By the sounds of things you want a slice of Pork that offers a more involving drive, but also the ability to whisk the good lady out to dinner.... while depreciating very little!

If your priority is weekends away, an awesome state cruncher that warps time and space when you press the loud pedal - offering addictive fairground style thrust with all the toys then the Turbo S (or even the standard Turbo) is wonderful. The turbo really is a super GT, point to point it is right up there with the fastest (wet or dry!) and what it lacks in driver involvement it makes up for with g-forces and all round ability. The Bose tickles your ears the top-spec interior feels special, it is two cars in one - cruising with a whisper in comfort and then you put your foot down and all hell lets loose! careful checking of ceramics a must on the S.

If you want to have a weekend toy that will urge you to take it out for a back road blast, be eager to complete a few track days but also offer perfectly acceptable (if slightly compromised) regular driver credentials then the GT3 is hard to beat. With the introduction of PASM the hardcore drivers car of the range became daily drivable, it really is win-win, with fabulous interactive handling and acceptable ride quality for the restaurant trip. The engine is a masterpiece, it grumbles in the lower range, bellows in the midrange and screams like a demon banshee as the needle approches 8,400rpm (8500 in gen-2’s). This car will make you grow horns, you will end up driving everywhere like your pants are on fire. The combination of pin sharp handling, involving steering, fantastic brakes and that snarling howling flat six beast behind make it very special indeed. careful checking of consumables and for accident damage (due to track work) a must.

Ultimately it depends on what tickles your fancy (and your lady’s), both are fantastic if different slices of top quality pork, drive them both and decide what best fits into your life... it’s a nice decision to have