MY997

I hear ya as my DD is between 20 and 45 minutes depending on traffic and on the days it is 20 minutes my car is barely warmed up so not much spirited driving...but there is a nice exit ramp on the way into work that I can usually hit fairly hard...LOL

Para82

Haha nice

My best commute was in Washington DC/Northern VA actually. I lived in the city and the work site was about 40 miles outside so I pretty much had the highway to myself while the other side was gridlocked going into town. It was a twisty smooth road and would take between 36-52 mnutes (depending on my mood)

MY997

Oh that sounds awesome...what part of Florida are you in now?

FullThrottle64

One thing that hasn't been mentioned that actually works against the 997 as DD - the gas tank is pretty small, so you end up stopping for gas more often than in most "commuter cars" that have longer ranges. It's a minor gripe when compared against the pure driving experience, but it's still a bit of a pain.

Petza914

Tank should be around 16 gallons and on the highway you should be seeing 20-25 MPG which is a 320-400 mile range - pretty standard on most cars, trucks, and suvs, not the ecoboxes though. Maybe it's different if you spend a lot of time sitting in traffic.

MY997

Funny this was brought up as I am reading my manual...yes I am reading it as I don't want to ever get a on one of my post...LOL

I noticed that the AWD models get a bit larger fuel tank (see below from the manual)...why?

Petza914

Just a guess, but Porsche must want to have the cars keep the same range capability and the AWD models probably get slightly lower MPG since they have additional drivetrain assemblies to turn. I would have thought that because of the additional drivetrain hardware that there would be less space for a larger tank, but that does not look to be the case. I wonder what those cars lose in order to have the larger tank - maybe some front luggage space area.

I'm curious to know the answer now though...

I didn't even know there was a RTFM emoticon - uh-oh!

MY997

I thought maybe for the same reaosn (range) because the AWD models weigh more so probably don't get quite the MPG???? But like you where the heck did they find the space???

Para82

Gulf Coast (Fort Walton Beach)

StormRune

As some point during the time I had the C4 I discovered that the tank on the AWDs is shaped differently that the tanks on the non-AWDs. They are both oddly shaped, but the AWD one has the problem of avoiding the drive shaft tunnel and ends up with even more bulges. I'd guess that the difference in capacity is just due to the differences in shapes and that the AWD just happened to end up larger once they figured out how to fit it into the available space. Here is a drawing, the c2s do not have that extra section in the back.

FullThrottle64

Finding the space isn't the issue - the GT3 has a larger tank option. I don't understand why they don't make this option available for the "standard" models....

Wayne Smith

The frunk liners are the same for the 2 and the 4. Space was lost for the CD magazine on the .1 cars and the frunk liner won't work for those cars. But for the 2 and 4 I can't see any storage compromise for the different tanks.

MY997

Oh man nice area... I worked in Panama City for about a year (company was bought by company in Tampa) and when I was in the USAF I had a buddy stationed at Hurlburt Field and I use to go visit sometimes...that coast has some of the best beaches in Floirda!!!

Para82

I love it here and agree on the beaches. It's also a nice central location to other major cities - fairly easy to drive to Atlanta/New Orleans etc. I've spent a lot of time on Hurlburt

baddogz28

If that thing has OEM Guards Red gauges... Please, for the love of god, don't touch.