Hello All,
I am new to this forum. I have read a couple of posts wondering about the 991.2 S and the 982. I have both so I thought I'd add my 2 cents for what it is worth.
First off I love sports cars and all of mine have been stick shifts. I drive aggressively and typically seek out curvy backroads in the western states and Canada. My daily driver is a 1962 Morgan +4. I have had it for 29 years and over 200K miles of sunshine, rain, snow and sleet and cross-country trips. In addition I have had seven Porsches from 994s', 968, 996's, 997's and a 2015 Cayman S. All coupes.
The new 718BS is my first Porsche convertible. I must say you guys know a great car. The 718 in my humble opinion is the finest car I have owned. It is one I plan to live with for a very long time and if I only had one car this would be it.
So here is the 991.2 S vs the 982BS discussion. My 2017 991.2 is a bit quicker, yes. It is more refined and is a great GT in my POV. However, I don't think it can match the Boxster S for sheer visual entertainment. The reason I mentioned he Morgan above is that the Boxster S is as much fun to drive as the Morgan in my opinion, and I love the Mog. The Mog is elemental in a way I have not felt in any of the cars I have owned to day. The closest would have been the 1994 968 with the M030 suspension, close but not there, While the Boxster is a little slower than the Carrera and revs higher at most highway and above speeds, it is as close to the elemental feeling of the Mog as I believe any new can be. When you throw it into a corner, push it on mountain roads at 7200 feet elevation or negotiate that set of preferred reference S curves I believe it has a more elemental mechanical feel than the Carrera. You the road and the car, that's the feeling I get. Decreasing, increasing, off-camber or sweeping corners it feels right to me.
It seems to have the finest cable shifter I have ever used. The input from all the systems, steering, brakes etc. are near instantaneous and linear. While the Carrera is close it is not this good.
Don't mistake this for criticism of the Carrera. It is truly a great GT. Wonderful, but not as direct in the feed back loop in my opinion. I took the Carrera on a drive this year. I went from San Francisco to Mid-Ohio race track to visit some friends, to Wyoming to pick up my wife from an bike ride, to British Columbia to see some other friends and them home. The trip was over 8K miles in two weeks and 1/2 of it with a road bike on top. Many portions were through the mountains and with nice 7th gear runs. But now that I have the 718, well that is the one I will take on the next trip.
Don't know if this helps anyone, just my thought.
Good choice on the 718 platform guys!
K
I am new to this forum. I have read a couple of posts wondering about the 991.2 S and the 982. I have both so I thought I'd add my 2 cents for what it is worth.
First off I love sports cars and all of mine have been stick shifts. I drive aggressively and typically seek out curvy backroads in the western states and Canada. My daily driver is a 1962 Morgan +4. I have had it for 29 years and over 200K miles of sunshine, rain, snow and sleet and cross-country trips. In addition I have had seven Porsches from 994s', 968, 996's, 997's and a 2015 Cayman S. All coupes.
The new 718BS is my first Porsche convertible. I must say you guys know a great car. The 718 in my humble opinion is the finest car I have owned. It is one I plan to live with for a very long time and if I only had one car this would be it.
So here is the 991.2 S vs the 982BS discussion. My 2017 991.2 is a bit quicker, yes. It is more refined and is a great GT in my POV. However, I don't think it can match the Boxster S for sheer visual entertainment. The reason I mentioned he Morgan above is that the Boxster S is as much fun to drive as the Morgan in my opinion, and I love the Mog. The Mog is elemental in a way I have not felt in any of the cars I have owned to day. The closest would have been the 1994 968 with the M030 suspension, close but not there, While the Boxster is a little slower than the Carrera and revs higher at most highway and above speeds, it is as close to the elemental feeling of the Mog as I believe any new can be. When you throw it into a corner, push it on mountain roads at 7200 feet elevation or negotiate that set of preferred reference S curves I believe it has a more elemental mechanical feel than the Carrera. You the road and the car, that's the feeling I get. Decreasing, increasing, off-camber or sweeping corners it feels right to me.
It seems to have the finest cable shifter I have ever used. The input from all the systems, steering, brakes etc. are near instantaneous and linear. While the Carrera is close it is not this good.
Don't mistake this for criticism of the Carrera. It is truly a great GT. Wonderful, but not as direct in the feed back loop in my opinion. I took the Carrera on a drive this year. I went from San Francisco to Mid-Ohio race track to visit some friends, to Wyoming to pick up my wife from an bike ride, to British Columbia to see some other friends and them home. The trip was over 8K miles in two weeks and 1/2 of it with a road bike on top. Many portions were through the mountains and with nice 7th gear runs. But now that I have the 718, well that is the one I will take on the next trip.
Don't know if this helps anyone, just my thought.
Good choice on the 718 platform guys!
K
