With all due respect, most of the comments on this thread and other threads about these cars might as well be kids on a Honda board talking about Porsches in general. Nobody here owns a car like this and hardly anyone has even been in one.
I've been in and out of the Porsche scene for 30+ years and have been in one of these cars. I also had a young lady friend w/ a brand new turbo cab back in 1989 that was generous w/ the keys. She never felt like driving and let me drive it all night including long Malibu runs, canyons, etc. I can remember being not all that impressed w/ it in stock form compared to other 930s I'd driven. Maybe it was heavier(?)
997 turbos have 200+ HP on that car and it feels like more than that. The G-forces of a new turbo on the track will make a lot of passengers puke. The grip/power/braking is devastating, even when compared to other cars in its class.
Everyone is entitled to their personal preference in cars/bikes/spaceships/whatever but when people with old 911SCs or similar just blow-off this car it's like someone w/ a 1980 Yamaha Seca knocking a new R1 or Ducati 1098S (that they've never ridden) because "I like my old POS better..."
