Interesting, full disclosure I’m not a Porsche Officianado like the majority you on this forum. I do not have years of experience driving the same cars you have been driving for years. No, my experience goes back with Corvettes which I have owned since the mid 70’s. My Porsche experience started when I bought my wife her 718 Boxster in January of 2017. I read all the forums and the opinions of how the the 718 was a horrible car compared to their beloved six cylinder 981. Even though the 718 was better in every comparison except the sound.

After driving her Boxster for a year I sold my cherished1967 Corvette Coupe that I owned for 18 years and bought a 718 Cayman GTS. I will miss that car but I’m not looking back. I truly enjoy the GTS. every time I drive her. In reading this segment of the forum, it is interesting to read the same 981 vs 982 comments 991 and previous year owners have for the 992 model. Maybe because I’m still an outsider compared to long time Porsche owners, plus not having ever owned a 911, makes my words quickly dismissed. However, it is still strange to me how the 992 is being ripped by other Porsche owners on a car that has not even been debuted yet. It is also strange to me how the 718 is also quickly dismissed, as stated above, by 911 owners even though it is regarded by many magazines and videos as one of the best handling cars in the world. My GTS makes me feel happy every time I fire her up. Isn’t that what a premium sports car is supposed to do? I’m pretty sure the 992 will be a Porsche in every way.

Gentlemen, thank you for your thoughts and opinions. I have spent very little time in a 911 and the last time that I drove one was over 30 years ago, so I will not give an opinion on a car that I really do not know. I did look at a Carrera before I purchased my GTS but decided I wanted the two trunks more than the small back seat. Also it is a smaller car than the 911, more intimate and just “ spoke to me” more than the 911. All cars have grown in size. The 911 compared to the 956, the first Cayman to the current 718 Cayman, the C2 Mid Year Corvette to the current C7 Corvette. Even the first Honda Accord compared to the current model, they all have grown in size. Actually the 718 is almost the exact same size as my previous C2 Mid Year Corvette.

If you had told me two years ago that in the future I would own two Porsche’s and sell my 67 Vette, I would have told you that you were on serious drugs! Coming from from a long history of Chevrolet/Corvette cars I truly find Porsche cars unique. Every Porsche dealer has a display of how the PDK selector is milled. I spent a lot of time looking at the four pieces in the display realizing that Chevy would never spend that much time and money to make that part. I do believe that the majority of Porsche parts and engineering under go the same process. Although I will say that I do not understand the way Porsche thinks on a lot of things.

I do understand that if you are used to shifting with the selector instead of the paddles and lose that ability, it would be a negative. I understand that change can be difficult to accept and sometimes change is not always for the best. I’m still not sure about the new Mid-Engine Corvette coming out even though Chevy has been talking about making one since the mid sixties. I will wait to see and drive one before I make a decision. Also, Chevy bought a Cayman and a 911 to benchmark their upcoming mid-engine Corvette. Maybe they learned how to make a better car from Porsche. Thanks again for your insightful responses, I appreciate them.