KenTO

I was just at the track in a base Targa, and my buddy had a Turbo S Cab. I have much more track experience than him, but he was killing me (it was raining pretty hard). I now really want a Turbo S, but I have a Targa GTS coming up for delivery in a few weeks. Should I cancel and get a Turbo S? ( I would be out $5000 and would have to wait about 4 months+ for a car). Will the GTS be enough car? I could lease the Targa GTS for 2 years and then get a Turbo S, or should I wait for the 992 Turbo S to come out? Any suggestions?

Code

If it were me I'd cancel the GTS and get the Turbo S, no question.

996AE

Pulling the turbos to do spark plug change. If youre okay with that buy the T.

Not an expert but my shop just told me about maintenance exp on 991 T be careful.

9914s

S...

Benedict14

I must be missing something - Why would he care ? It'll be a brand new car. Are you saying that normal scheduled maintenance on a Turbo S is exorbitantly expensive compared to a 991.2 GTS (which is also turbocharged) ?

I also don't understand why the OP would lose $5000.00. The deposit isn't normally non refundable. Is this a Canadian thing ? If so, it's clearly the French Canadians fault

pfbz

A top heavy RWD base targa is spanked on a very wet track by a Turbo with a 160HP and AWD advantage?

Not exactly a surprise, and not exactly a great reason to cancel a GTS purchase.

The AWD and huge horsepower of the Turbo can mask a lot of driving sins. But get it right in a RWD GTS and it will feel much more rewarding. IMHO of course...

erdrff

I'd get the Turbo S. I currently have the 991.2 S MT and it's a fast fun car. I love it. I just wish it had more power. I know that a lot of people will say that that is blasphemy but you can never have enough power. I personally will be switching up to the 992 TTS when it's released. For now I want to enjoy the MT as much as I can.

996AE

My mistake.

Disregard.

Confused prior year.

KenTO

The funny thing is my buddy who got a Turbo S was initially going to get a C4S, but it was only about $30G more for the Turbo S, so he told me it was better financial decision to go for the TTS. My fully optioned GTS Targa is about $191,000. I'm sure I can order a well-optioned Turbo S for only $30,000 more, which on a 3 lease only works out to only $ 5G per year. The problem is that my trade in for the GTS was a Ferrari 458, so I won't have to pay tax on the GTS lease. I'm not sure I can do that on a TTS that I haven't ordered yet. Live and learn.

Al.Fresco

Aren't all Targa's AWD?

raclaims

They are totally different cars...you could just do an exhaust and flash the ecu on the targa and that will help it...nothing will compare to a turbo S but do you need all of that power or do you prefer the open air top and fun of a targa...really it's up to what you will use it for

3Series

Did you lose the DE race....last time I checked, there were no winners in a DE

But yeah on a track with some longish straights, the Turbo S is going to walk all over a non-turbo. I'd bet an average amateur (Advanced DE) would have a faster lap time in a Turbo S than a pro driver in a GTS on a long fast track.

In the end, buy what you want. Both are great cars and very capable. They are sports cars, not race cars.

Mufus

I have a '14 Turbo. Not turbo S. I love the power, and stability. If money are no problem, or not of a big problem, go for the Turbo S. you will love the car.

R_Rated

Bently GT-S - since you're asking how we would spend your money on very different cars.

3Series

Just go for the 991 holy grail. 911R.

Just one letter and everyone gets it.

No more alphabet soup nonsense, GT3 RS WXYZ 5.0 liter, Targa 8S Wagon Turbo 6 liter...