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OPC 992 Preview nights

easternjets said:
I got a bit of a surprise when the salesman told me the performance figures for the S and the 4S. The torque of the Gen 2 Turbo is a lot higher and especially in Sport. Whether or not they have the same mid range remains to be seen when I hopefully get one for a test drive.
Not just that but the handling is supposed to be improved greatly, especially if you go for RWS which I know a lot of people won't bother with unless they're tracking them.
I do prefer the shape over the 991 and I'm looking forward to seeing the Turbo in the flesh, should be a world class supercar.

Just spec'd up a std Carrera S to what most of us would like/want and it comes out at £112,073. Plus a 4S is only £5300 more.

Agreed on the shape, they seemed to have achieved the impossible! Would never be tempted, the 991.1 wins the sound battle hands down, that's the only reason I binned the 997.2. Seems the only gripe on the reviews is the sound. Otherwise looks a 5 star car.
But if I was :grin: 3 years down the line there will be some well priced examples where someone else took the depreciation hit :thumb:
 
A few photos from last nights preview at Reading OPC :thumb:
 

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Interesting to see that both cars in the pictures have the standard exhaust. Wouldn't have thought many ordered without sports exhaust. :?:
And how happy is the dude in the silver car :grin:
 






















MC
 
Good to see some different pics Martin, the two air cooled beauties made an appearance at Hatfield on Tuesday.
 
Anybody else spot the strange long slot hole in the passenger door cill?
 
6appeal said:
Anybody else spot the strange long slot hole in the passenger door cill?
Yep side intrusion mechanism in the door. Added safety for the good I'm tbone
 
only in the passenger cill though, not drivers. most odd.
 
MisterCorn said:

Daft thing was I was more excited about about seeing a mint 996 than anything, that car didnt have a stone chip on it. I liked the non standard wheels too. My wife keeps wanting me to get a newer one, but I would never sell mine. Too much emotion in it.
 
i got my 991.1 C4S from Wilmslow (not new) and heard sweet FA from them, so got myself invited to OPC Hatfield. I arrived just as the whole area ground to a halt because of the amount of people trying to get into their carpark! Had to go to overflow across the road. I parked and about another 10 Porches came in behind me. As it was underground everyone had their exhaust valves opened. My Wife quipped do all Porsche drivers do that also :grin: :thumbs: . Anyway the car park was better than the reveal (which is indeed whipping a sheet off the new cars (x3 992's). There were all sorts of 911s old, new, TURBO TURBOS, GTs. Personally I still need to warm to the front design and the inside still :?:
 
MLB9911 said:
i got my 991.1 C4S from Wilmslow (not new) and heard sweet FA from them, so got myself invited to OPC Hatfield. I arrived just as the whole area ground to a halt because of the amount of people trying to get into their carpark! Had to go to overflow across the road. I parked and about another 10 Porches came in behind me. As it was underground everyone had their exhaust valves opened. My Wife quipped do all Porsche drivers do that also :grin: :thumbs: . Anyway the car park was better than the reveal (which is indeed whipping a sheet off the new cars (x3 992's). There were all sorts of 911s old, new, TURBO TURBOS, GTs. Personally I still need to warm to the Estes front design and the inside still :?:

Hmm I thought the inside was the best. They've finally simplified it AKA 993. Be interested to hear another, as the one the other day was sowing machine quiet. :nooo:
 
GT3ZZZ said:
6appeal said:
only in the passenger cill though, not drivers. most odd.

Its storage for an umbrella, always used to be a feature on 997's

Pmsl... I assume that's an April fool.
 
pzero said:
Good to see some different pics Martin, the two air cooled beauties made an appearance at Hatfield on Tuesday.

We had this little row to ogle at Tonbridge.



 

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