The most satisfying 911 I own has the least horsepower. It is also the lightest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfYHCbyo6CE&t=379s (start at 5:28)
"Driving an early 911 is an experience on it’s own:
It’s 1000 kilos. Today we’re driving 1,600 and the 500 horsepower that we use today feel different to the 130 we drove at that time because the extra weight, the 60% more weight is not really compensated by the extra horsepower because there is no compensation for extra weight. There I nothing better than saving weight in an automobile."
Alois Ruf