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997.1/.2 :: List of (professional) reviews

Reorganized & updated the Buyer's Guides...

[*]Piston Heads - Buying Guide - http://www.pistonheads.com/features/ph-buying-guides/porsche-911-997--ph-buying-guide/32793
  • Covering both the 997.1 and 997.2
[*]Honest John - General overview explaining the pros & cons, etc, of the various Carrera models. You have to click on individual sections (e.g. "Model History") to expand the text (slightly annoying)
[*]Grant Neal - The Definitive Guide to Porsche 911 - 997 Series
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Added...

  • Top Gear - James May compares his 997.2 C2S to Richard Hammond's 997.1 C2S - YouTube
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  • October 2011
[*]Evo Magazine - Sport Classic Coupe (6MT) - YouTube
  • Chris Harris reviews the ~£140K Sport Classic coupe...
  • January 2010
[*]888MF - Sport Classic Coupe (6MT) - YouTube
  • A fond look back at this rare and special model...
  • July 2016
[*]/DRIVE - Modified 997.2 Turbo S Coupe (PDK) - YouTube
  • BBi Autosport tuned 997 Turbo S Coupe making 650 HP...
  • January 2012
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Karl.
 
WOW....that is my bathtime reading for the next few weeks :floor:

Excellent work :thumb:
 
Hmmm... something is cropping the end of the list in the first post...

What you're supposed to see is at the tail end is:

997.2 GT2 RS reviews[*]Fifth Gear - GT2 RS Coupe (6MT) - YouTube
  • Jason Plato reviews, and gives his thoughts of it against the Ferrari 458 Italia
  • S18E7 (November 2010)
[*]Autocar - GT2 RS (6MT) vs. Base C2 Coupe - YouTube
  • Jamie Corstorphine compares two 911 models in Porsche's lineup, with a £100k price difference...
  • December 2010
[*]MOTOR1 - GT2 RS (6MT) - YouTube
  • December 2010
[*]Edmunds - GT2 RS (6MT) Road Test - https://www.edmunds.com/porsche/911/2011/road-test-5/
  • April 2011
[*]Edmunds - GT2 RS vs. Lexus LFA - YouTube
  • April 2011
[*]Car and Driver - GT2 RS (6MT) - http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2011-porsche-911-gt2-rs-road-test-review
  • July 2011
[*]Motor Trend - GT2 RS (6MT) - YouTube
  • Analysis of how this car takes a corner
  • October 2011
[*]Top Gear USA - GT2 RS (6MT) - YouTube
  • Tanner Foust reviews...
  • May 2013
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Instead it gets cropped, and you see what's captured in the attached image.

Have I hit some cap on the size of a given post?

Karl.
 

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997.2 GT3 RS reviews
  • Evo Magazine - GT3 RS (6MT) - YouTube
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  • Chris Harris reviews...
  • November 2009
[*]Evo Magazine - GT3 RS (6MT) meets François Delecour - YouTube
  • François Delecour (former WRC driver) takes Chris Harris for a trash...
  • March 2010
[*]Evo Magazine - GT3 RS (6MT) vs. Ferrari 458 Italia (DCT) - Chris Harris compares...
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997.2 GT3 RS 4.0 reviews
  • Evo Magazine - Chris Harris interviews Andreas Preuninger about the GT3 RS 4.0 (6MT) - YouTube
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  • Andreas Preuninger was the Project Manager for the GT3 RS 4.0
  • April 2011
[*]Auto Express - GT3 RS 4.0 (6MT) - YouTube
  • June 2011
[*]Car Magazine - Jethro Bovingdon reviews the GT3 RS 4.0 (6MT) - YouTube
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997.2 GT2 RS reviews
  • Auto Express - GT2 RS (6MT) - YouTube
    [list:ff43d229cb]
  • September 2010
[*]/DRIVE - GT2 RS (6MT) vs. Ducati 1199 Panigale - YouTube
  • July 2012
[*]Evo Magazine - GT2 RS (6MT) vs. Mercedes SLS AMG Black (DCT) - YouTube
  • April 2014
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And then lastly, but not least, from dan!'s post:

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Karl.
 
GRRR... the top post is still getting cropped at the end.

It looks fine when you preview, but a significant chunk at the end is getting lopped off.

Karl.
 
Until a new site software update that fixes the post-size-limit is installed later this year, the Moderators suggested a work around of splitting the single large post into two separate ones.

So now the list is split between post #1 and #2, and it seems to be all there...

Karl.
 
Added...

Buyers' Guides
[*]Porsche Club Great Britain - Buyers' Guide - https://bit.ly/2d6axrS
  • By Peter Morgan
  • Unknown publication date
  • PS: Using a bitly link because when this list is posted on 911uk.com, the actual URL to that article causes the entire post to be rendered 'blank'. I'm assuming there's some bug in the rendering code when parsing that URL.
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997.2 Carrera S
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997.2 GT3
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997.2 GT3 RS
  • Motor (Australia) - GT3 RS (6MT) vs. Lamborghini Gallardo 570-4 Superleggera (auto-manual) - https://bit.ly/2Ea6qVi
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  • July 2010
  • PS: Using a bitly link because when this list is posted on 911uk.com, the actual URL to that article causes the entire post to be rendered 'blank'. I'm assuming there's some bug in the rendering code when parsing that URL.
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Karl.
 
Added...


997.1 Carrera S reviews
  • Excellence - Group test with a supercharged C2S Coupe (6MT) - https://www.excellence-mag.com/issues/172/articles/3-non-gts
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  • Test also included a S-Car-Go tuned 997.1 Turbo Coupe (6MT) and a SharkWerks RS350 987.1 Cayman S (6MT)
  • 6 pages (scroll down to click through...)
  • Issue 172 - April 2009
[*]Excellence - Supercharged C2S Coupe (6MT) vs. 997.1 GT3 (6MT) - https://www.excellence-mag.com/issues/172/articles/take-two
  • Same modified SC car as above is then compared to a GT3
  • 2 pages (scroll down to click through...)
  • Issue 172 - April 2009
[*]Number27 - C2S Coupe (Tip) vs. Maserati GranSport (auto-manual) - YouTube
  • November 2017
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997.1 Turbo reviews
  • Drive.com.au - Turbo Coupe (6MT) - YouTube
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  • Published in May 2012, but presumably the review occured back in 2006
[*]Excellence - Comparing two 700 hp Turbo Coupes (6MT) - https://www.excellence-mag.com/issues/183/articles/the-700-club
  • Article reviews TPC Racing's 775 Blitzkrieg (6MT) and Pit AWE's 750R (6MT)
  • 5 pages (scroll down to click through...)
  • Issue 183 - June 2010
[*]Excellence - Turbo Coupe (Sequential) - https://www.excellence-mag.com/issues/243/articles/on-the-shoulders-of-giants
  • Brumos tribute built by Five Nine Design
  • 7 pages (scroll down to click through...)
  • Issue 243 - February 2017
[*]Number27 - Turbo Coupe (6MT) vs. Lotus Evora S (6MT) - YouTube
  • March 2018
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997.1 Turbo Cabriolet reviews
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997.2 Turbo reviews
[*]Drive.com.au - Turbo Coupe (PDK) vs. Holden V8 Supercar (Sequential) - YouTube
  • December 2011
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Multiple GT3 Models
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997.1 GT3 reviews
[*]Drive.com.au - GT3 (6MT) - YouTube
  • Published in March 2012, but presumably the review occured back in 2007
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997.1 GT3 Cup/RSR reviews
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997.2 GT3 reviews
[*]European Car Magazine - GT3 (6MT) - http://www.superstreetonline.com/how-to/project-car/epcp-1004-2010-porsche-911-gt3/
  • Doug Neilson reviews
  • March 2010
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997.2 GT3 RS reviews
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997.2 GT3 RS 4.0 reviews
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Karl.
 
As regards comparative lap times, both Motor Trend and Car and Driver have accumulated a large number of lap times at Laguna Seca and VIR respectively.

The attached tables show how the 997 models stack up against other Porsche models.

Karl.
 

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Books

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Buyers' Guides/Recommendations

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Karl.
 
There's a classic Best Motoring International video review of the 997.1 Carrera and Carrera S. It's one that has come, but then gone from YouTube.

But I just stumbled across this version and at only 72 views in the past ~2½ years, has been hiding away in the deepest corner...
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  • Best Motoring International - Group test with C2 & C2S Carreras (6MT) - YouTube
    [list:be82c9c72e]
  • The test also included a Ferrari 360, 996 Turbo, Honda/Acura NSX-R and Nissan 350Z
  • Technical overview, an honest to goodness 5-lap race (with professional drivers), etc.
  • And we get to see Motoharu Kurosawa ('Gan-san') express a kimi-raikkonen-like statement the 5m10s mark :)
  • Japanese language, with English voiceovers and subtitles
  • Unknown broadcast date
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Karl.
 
Added under Multiple GT3 Models models...

  • Fifth Gear - 997.1 GT3 RS (6MT) vs. 997.1 GT3 Cup (Sequential) - YouTube
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  • Tiff Needell laps both models around a racetrack
  • Unknown broadcast date
[*]Motors TV - 997.1 GT3 (6MT) vs. 997.1 GT3 RS (6MT) - YouTube
  • April 2007
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Karl.
 

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