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I drove a stock 2001 tt when I was looking for my current Porsche. I think the '01 had 415hp stock. I didn't really get to "play" on the test drive and was mostly going in a straight line on the freeway, but it was REALLY boring to me. It didn't even feel that fast and it didn't have the feel that I'm used to and was looking for, I assume because they are heavier with the turbo and AWD.

Maybe with a bunch of power upgrades it would come alive.

My first 911 was an '88 targa, then I had 2 miatas, now I'm in an '08 Boxster S. The driving feel and dynamic between all of those cars are similar (despite the differences in the engine location). They all felt light, lively, communicative. The '01 tt didn't have any of that. Maybe it did, but maybe you've got to be closer to the limit, which in a tt might be a problem since I assume the limit is much higher. But, to me, you can drive any of these other cars far from the limit and you get more enjoyment because of the lively, communicative nature of them.

I wouldn't take my one short experience as gospel either.