The key is great, shaped and moulded to look like the silhouette of a 911. The seats are too narrow across the shoulders. pDK may be technically impressive but you do lose a significant part of the driving experience without a gear lever. Sport plus mode demands you use the (buttons rather than paddles on my car) and its too keen to change down. May make more sense on track. Who takes a £90k car on track?
Sounds epic. No PSE on this car. PCM 3 is nice. Touch screen, play music through your iPhone direct through Bluetooth. Bose is so much better here. It gets bad press generally, but you can't replicate the overall quality with aftermarket components- not in my 993 anyway and I've thrown a lot of cash at it.
Auto stop/start is frankly irritating. It may be nigh on instant but sat at a junction waiting to pull out its uncomfortable having the engine die. You can turn it off and I have.
The dial that would be the clock in a 993 houses a scrollable display which can include nav-map or a g-meter, which is surely a rip,off of that found on a Gtr? Novel, but ultimately a gimmick.
It's seriously fast. So fast that I'd question, really, why you would reasonably need or want more. I know some say you can never have enough power, but I disagree. It feels like you are holding a Catapault with the elastic drawn right back just waiting to release. Every time you do release you swiftly have to reign it in as you either rapidly run out of road or you realise if captured you will be deemed most naughty by those in authority.
Frankly other than the shape and the name this has nothing in common with a 993. You can't look over your shoulder and easily see what's coming as the pillar is massive and the rear window is further back. The leather feels thinner than in my 993.
More room in the back and the ride is way, way better than my car. The stiffer suspension mode is still too firm, like I thought it was in a 997s, serving to hump the secondary ride quality and make the car feel brittle.
I do like it, I'm lucky to have it over a bank holiday. I saw a polar 993, L reg peel past me at Tescos Purley Cross yesterday, don't know if that was anyone here.
In short you couldn't not like it or fail to be really impressed by it. I haven't got the money for one either. Personally I don't like PDK. I've tried it quite a few times in 911s now and in some other cars as well. I can see its a great auto. But it is still an auto. I'm surprised I don't really, achingly want a 991 though.
Off to play now!
Sounds epic. No PSE on this car. PCM 3 is nice. Touch screen, play music through your iPhone direct through Bluetooth. Bose is so much better here. It gets bad press generally, but you can't replicate the overall quality with aftermarket components- not in my 993 anyway and I've thrown a lot of cash at it.
Auto stop/start is frankly irritating. It may be nigh on instant but sat at a junction waiting to pull out its uncomfortable having the engine die. You can turn it off and I have.
The dial that would be the clock in a 993 houses a scrollable display which can include nav-map or a g-meter, which is surely a rip,off of that found on a Gtr? Novel, but ultimately a gimmick.
It's seriously fast. So fast that I'd question, really, why you would reasonably need or want more. I know some say you can never have enough power, but I disagree. It feels like you are holding a Catapault with the elastic drawn right back just waiting to release. Every time you do release you swiftly have to reign it in as you either rapidly run out of road or you realise if captured you will be deemed most naughty by those in authority.
Frankly other than the shape and the name this has nothing in common with a 993. You can't look over your shoulder and easily see what's coming as the pillar is massive and the rear window is further back. The leather feels thinner than in my 993.
More room in the back and the ride is way, way better than my car. The stiffer suspension mode is still too firm, like I thought it was in a 997s, serving to hump the secondary ride quality and make the car feel brittle.
I do like it, I'm lucky to have it over a bank holiday. I saw a polar 993, L reg peel past me at Tescos Purley Cross yesterday, don't know if that was anyone here.
In short you couldn't not like it or fail to be really impressed by it. I haven't got the money for one either. Personally I don't like PDK. I've tried it quite a few times in 911s now and in some other cars as well. I can see its a great auto. But it is still an auto. I'm surprised I don't really, achingly want a 991 though.
Off to play now!
