05-10-2024, 12:00 PM | #6111 |
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Are there any options that you could now do without or wish that you had added? What do you think about the shifter since it does not have the SSK like the T or GTS.
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Other options. Hmmm. Let me think. There’s so many dumb options that I/we chose which are fun to have, but not really need to have. Like paint matched rear engine vent (parallel to 3rd brake light). Or aluminum pedals. The 360 view is really helpful in tight spots but could you do without it? Sure. Burmester —probably kind of a waste in a cabrio, but I still dig it. If there is a HUD, I’d dig that (is there one?). The 18 way seats are good. But better than the typical Porsche 4 way seats? Doubtful. No need for PCCBs. I have not (but likely will) run into issues without FAL. These 21” Spyder wheels are okay. I don’t like the matte grey finish, but that’s me. I’ve never had an interior this nice and it got a lot of compliments on the drive home. I will say this —now owning an S and getting it how I want it, I don’t really see the appeal of the Carrera T. I’m an ex-East Coast asshole and fully admit it, but I don’t see the point of the T or the GTS. Get an S or get the GT3. Otherwise, the standard 911 with PDK is damn quick.
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I was the one that recommended that you spec the aluminum pedals. I spec’d them on the T and I currently have them spec’d on the S. I really like the look, but the driver is the only one that notices them when getting in the vehicle. What are your thoughts on the LED Matrix headlights that are watered down in the U.S. thanks to USDOT? I love the way they look, but they perform no differently than the PDLS+ headlights.
No HUD available for the 992.1, maybe the .2 will offer it? For me personally a manual 992 is the only option. The PDK might come into play in another 10-12 years when I am in my mid 60s. Last edited by SCA; 05-11-2024 at 07:01 AM. |
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To be honest, I’m still driving a 15 year old 987 a lot of the time and those ancient projector lens work great so I feel like spending for the top headlights is way overkill.
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The Carrera S is pretty amazing. I’m happy. It’s solid and underrated in a lot of ways that the Carrera T seems oversold to many. The only thing is that it is so refined now. Very few if any rough edges. But that’s why you keep something like a 997.
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Zuffenhausen is building pre-production 992.2 units. Surely the announcement is coming soon?
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Development of the first 911 with hybrid drive completed successfully
Porsche Newsroom re 992.2:
https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2024...ted-36153.html Reveal to be on May 28th. 2025 Porsche 911 HYBRID (992.2) Development Film: https://youtu.be/Tlk3POseiyo?si=1UTSyHGiMR7bs5An A 992.1 with full ICE and a manual set to be a future classic? Last edited by SCA; 05-13-2024 at 09:05 AM. |
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That would be interesting, I guess.
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