I have been a fan of Porsches for a very long time, but needless to say other priorities dictate that I cannot own one at the present. Anyway, I finally decided I wanted to drive one or at least get a ride in one so I made an appointment at the local Porsche dealer - http://www.pfaffporsche.com to test drive the new 997.

Anyway, coincidently the day I went it was raining cats and dogs and I did not trust myself driving this beast, so the salesguy took me out for the spin of my life! We went out in the Carerra S. 355 HP and the car weighs only 3100 lbs!!! Official numbers for this car are - 0- 60 MPH in 4.6 seconds!

It was an absolute blast!!! The sales guy obviously had taken some performance driving courses and he drove it as if he was completely unaware that it was raining so heavily. He drove it so fast around a bend onto the highway, I was screaming inside my head getting ready for the crash that was inevitable. Needless to say we did not crash and those 295 mm wide rubber in the back were just glued to the road!

Absolutely incredible. I could not believe how safe the car felt in pouring rain!!! I absolutely loved the active suspension and the sports chrono package! The traction control in these cars so just amazing. It must have kicked in a quite a few times because of the slippery roads, but I never felt it or heard it even once! The salesguy was driving like an absolute maniac!

I have the Tein Flex with EDFC in my car and on the soft setting it felt exactly like the comfort setting in the 997. Incredible car. For those that don't know, this 997 has an active suspension and you it has two main settings - sport and comfort. However it is more sophisticated than the Tein Flex with EDFC in that it adapts to your driving style. If you drive hard and have it set in the comfort setting, it will automatically stiffen the suspension and likewise if you drove it gently it would automatically select the comfort setting.

It also has another very cool feature called Sport Chrono option. This option increases the thresh hold of the traction control and the stability mnagement system so that you can have more fun at the track for example!

Can someone remind me again why I am modding my car to handle like a Porsche? It seems pointless after driving this car. The Porsche 997 is the real deal.

I gotta have one of these beasts .........................

I have to make an appointment and go back on a nice sunny and dry day and drive it myself. However considering how stable it was in the wet, perhaps I can be brave enough to go back regardless of the weather and drive it!

 

you can never mod a GS to drive like a Porsche chassis...don't know why you would think you could.
Good luck getting a 997.

 

You obviously don't know me otherwise you would have realized I was just joking.

Thankfully I am not stupid enough to think I can mod a GS to be a Porsche. [sigh of relief]

 

what's the sticker $ on that bad boy?



















and I know, "If you have to ask you can't afford it"

 

In Canada it's $115K which is about US$96K

 

I was joking too.

 

Some pics

 

if you like the S try giving the Turbo a test......it will blow your mind!

CEO

 

Thats exactly the same thing I was thinking before I got rid of my GS. Grant it, I got a 350Z (apples/oranges) but the lexus no matter what i did was just too luxury and not enough performance for me. Great car for what it is, but definetly not a Porsche no matter what they do to it. My buddy has a 9114s, and lemme tell you, it is one nice machine even in the rain.

 

when in comfort mode, is it nice and soft, and the engine very quiet?
i saw some 01+ porches' with loud engines(they sound very old), is that just the nature of the porche engines? that once it's passed, say 40K miles, it sounds very very old??

 

I really like the 997.
Hope to have a drive in one also.

 

Nice story Hameed! When you gonna buy one and come to NJ so we can cruise? LOL

-Anthony

 

The one I was in was very quiet on the inside. On the outside it sounds very nice and throaty!

Keep in mind that one of the reasons that most people buy this car is because of the sweet music from the exhaust. As a matter of fact they have a factory option for a sports exhaust and it sounds so sweeeeet! If I got a Porsche some day I would definitely go for that option!

 

The 997 Turbo is not out yet so you must be referring to the previous generation. Now after seeing this 997 and reading reviews from owners of the 996, I don't think I would want a 996. The 997 is so much better - the chassis, suspension, quality and fit of the materials etc.
After that make sure you drive it too bud!
How about next week?

 

Read this review from an owner on 6speedonline.com
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/s...5&pagenumber=1