997 Turbo Gen I Vs. Gen II Significantly better? Faster?

[pdj81]

Perfect then I have wanted one badly for a while but now I must have this weapon in my life....

[s2000db]

Great, but have a test drive first !

[rimkah]

Having had all thre turbos, no comparison really miss my turbo S - if you can afford then go for it

[pdj81]

Rimkah, amazing that you have had all 3 including the S - can I ask why you got rid ? Would you say the difference between standard gen II and S is significant speed wise or is it more about the whole experience, noise etc ?

[spareparts]

Based on your posts in this thread, I think you will regret not getting an S if you went for one of the earlier Turbos. With regards to noise, yes the 7.2TurboS is significantly more orchestral when you decide to hoof it and deploy the afterburners...

[79TurboS]

Turbo s all the way if you can stretch to it, monumental performance, especially off the line and very easy and docile enough to use everyday.

[pdj81]

Thanks guys, any owners of the gen II and S have good / bad things about the centre lock wheels? Visually they are great design etc but heard of issues with them and a potential recall tho I'm not sure if this limited to gt3 owners only? What does one do with a flat tire if without tools and are these supplied as standard. Apologies if asking a v. Obvious question!

[mollytherocker]

Koln-RS said:

And surely all Porsches benefit from the racing development.

I suppose you could argue that all Porsches have benefited from racing in some way or other.

But the 9A1 engine was designed for the road only. The mezger was always a racing engine, which is why it is strong enough to take more power in its stride.

[Geneve]

I've had Centre Locks - no issues, think there was an 'inspection' that took place at the annual service and received a clean bill of health. I believe they changed the torque settings. I never have any reason to remove my wheels.

[rimkah]

pdj81 said:

Rimkah, amazing that you have had all 3 including the S - can I ask why you got rid ? Would you say the difference between standard gen II and S is significant speed wise or is it more about the whole experience, noise etc ?

Only had a gen 2 turbo S.

Started with 996 felt dated then bought 997 gen 1 turbo which I loved until I test drove gen 2 turbo S.

Only changed as I wanted a bigger car so got a panny S