718 GTS, 718T. Less is definitley more.
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In the last 3 weeks my car has been in for an oil service and a plug service. The first car I had was a Boxster GTS and the second was a Boxster T both with PDK and after driving both I honestly think the T is the better of the two. My overall conclusion from the GTS was that it was too fast and felt more boosty than the T which actually drives more like my 997.2 Carrera in that you have to wring its neck a little to get the best out of it and it certainly feels as quick as the 997. Due to its boosty nature I also think the GTS is better suited to the PDK and the T more suited to a manual. With the PDK in the T I felt I needed to run it in sport mode all the time as it was always needing to kick down whenever you wanted a bit of power whereas the GTS seems to have a lot more power on offer lower down the rev range.
I took the T towards Hebden Bridge from Bolton and the front-end grip is unbelievable I’m not sure if any of the options that come with the T are responsible for that but it certainly felt more precise than the GTS and my 997.2. With PSE enabled the GTS and T make different noises. The GTS seems louder with more pop and bangs and the T just seems to warble. The noise inside both cabins is a lot different to what you hear outside and I don’t mind either.
The one thing I do love about both is the interior. Sitting in the T feels exactly the same as the GTS but both require the leather dash. When I took the T back I was seriously impressed and asked Bolton to see what kind of deal they could do. Unfortunately, though that all went out of the window within 5 minutes of being back in my car. Sat at the traffic lights with the front seat vibrating with the engine I realised that no matter how good the 718 is its never going to have the character that my car has. If I had arrived at Bolton in any other car then I’m absolutely certain I would have bought the 718T.
The issue of the noise the 718 makes both inside and outside the cabin was bugging me so I setup my GoPro with its external mic stuck to the rear number plate and took the car on a local loop just so I can hear what it sounds like from the outside. I then did the same loop in my 997. There is nothing to see because the camera was in the boot/engine compartment but it’s a good comparison of the two. Sadly, I think the 718T sounds a lot like a Golf DSG or any other 4 pot turbo.
https://youtu.be/6vnrHoP9rd0 - 6 minutes in is where the action happens.
https://youtu.be/PKkSPQVdc2A
20190405_181905 by Paul Monaghan, on Flickr
20190405_181824 by Paul Monaghan, on Flickr
20190405_164928 by Paul Monaghan, on Flickr
20190405_182241 by Paul Monaghan, on Flickr
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I took the T towards Hebden Bridge from Bolton and the front-end grip is unbelievable I’m not sure if any of the options that come with the T are responsible for that but it certainly felt more precise than the GTS and my 997.2. With PSE enabled the GTS and T make different noises. The GTS seems louder with more pop and bangs and the T just seems to warble. The noise inside both cabins is a lot different to what you hear outside and I don’t mind either.
The one thing I do love about both is the interior. Sitting in the T feels exactly the same as the GTS but both require the leather dash. When I took the T back I was seriously impressed and asked Bolton to see what kind of deal they could do. Unfortunately, though that all went out of the window within 5 minutes of being back in my car. Sat at the traffic lights with the front seat vibrating with the engine I realised that no matter how good the 718 is its never going to have the character that my car has. If I had arrived at Bolton in any other car then I’m absolutely certain I would have bought the 718T.
The issue of the noise the 718 makes both inside and outside the cabin was bugging me so I setup my GoPro with its external mic stuck to the rear number plate and took the car on a local loop just so I can hear what it sounds like from the outside. I then did the same loop in my 997. There is nothing to see because the camera was in the boot/engine compartment but it’s a good comparison of the two. Sadly, I think the 718T sounds a lot like a Golf DSG or any other 4 pot turbo.
https://youtu.be/6vnrHoP9rd0 - 6 minutes in is where the action happens.
https://youtu.be/PKkSPQVdc2A
20190405_181905 by Paul Monaghan, on Flickr20190405_181824 by Paul Monaghan, on Flickr20190405_164928 by Paul Monaghan, on Flickr20190405_182241 by Paul Monaghan, on FlickrP
Edited by moonigan on Saturday 6th April 22:20
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