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A few years back, I drove a fairly low mileage, well-kept 993 3.6L NA back to back with a 981 *base* 2.7L 981. The doors and locks felt expensive, heavy and special. Handmade almost. But after a moderately hard drive... The 981 wiped the floor with it. Even my e46 m3 (driven to that test drive) wiped the floor with it. The 993 was smooth and vaguely torquey as in - could keep up with fast suburban traffic but could not trounce it -felt ancient, smooth, soft, not precise at all. And those pedals coming off the floor... I thought maybe something was wrong underneath with the handling, like some unseen bushings had perished. I remember my 996 feeling sharp though that was also ages ago and my reference point for that car was my long-term b5 a4. So maybe they really are not that sharp. The interior beats the 996/986 in my view, narrow, sharp, not as busy.
I've driven a 964 C4 once and that 993 C2, both coupes, both manual.. Air-cooled is not for me, though they are a pleasant sight and sound.
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