Yes, I did
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If you were interested in my thoughts after coming from a Cayman, firstly how sexy does a 911 look from rear 3/4. I think the Cayman is a really nice looking machine but the 911 has that certain something. This one is meteor grey, with black wheels (not centrelocks) and it looks both classy and quite menacing actually, which is how a 911 should look for me.
On the drive, the first thing I noticed again was the rear weight obviously around the corners, after the Cayman's perfect mid engine balance. Strangely though, I actually quite enjoy it, it makes it slightly trickier on the way into the corner, but when firing it out again almost feels stuck to the road with the rear traction, no other car I've driven has that sensation. Rewarding when you get it right.
The extra speed was nice of course, nice torque at the bottom end which makes it feel nice and twitchy at low revs. I liked the noise particularly towards the red line, quite a bassy bark, certainly an improvement over the previous 997 Carrera's I've driven without sports exhaust. Also the alacantra was really nice on the wheel and certainly more grippy, and definately make the car nicer to steer for me.
The biggest thing I noticed and was not expecting and was very impressive , was the suspension and the PASM. My Cayman had no PASM and 19" and was always a touch on the hard side, although not really too bad. The GTS though is very smooth on normal setting, but even with PASM enabled felt softer than the Cayman, but still seemed nice direct steering, how on earth have Porsche achieved that?! With the B Roads I drive on around Norfolk, that will certainly be well appreciated.
I didn't drive the car very long unfortunately, it was about 15 mins, but it seemed long enough to get the feel of it, and it was great. I've thoroughly enjoyed all 3 of my previous Porsche's and I'm sure I'll really enjoy this one, roll on pickup hopefully next Saturday
