Hey rojo, there are a number of former/current 981 owner/drivers on the forum so you should get some feedback specific to the previous generation.
My path went 996.1>996.2>987S so I jumped a couple generations to my 718S. I had my Boxster S for 12 years so you know I found it an almost perfect car. The 718 feels like an evolution of that mid-engined platform but at the same time feels dramatically different, as the performance envelope is just so much expanded in every dimension.
For me, that's to a large extent because of -- not in spite of -- the turbo-4. (I came across that turn-of-phrase in a review, but I think it perfectly captures the reality of a situation largely obscured by the frenzy of irrational derision directed at the one 'disruptive change' in the new car which really threatens the status-quo). Honestly, I think the debate which ought to be raging around the new engine is just how much horsepower did Porsche really pack in there above-and-beyond its way-understated factory rating (the 2.5/VTG gives the S real-world performance in line with 390 Porsche horsepower as compared to contemporary same-weight PDK-equipped turbo Carreras, slotting in right between the base 911 and S).
Despite having skipped over the 981 generation, I have a world of admiration for that model as the basis for the 718 (both aesthetics and platform dynamics). I reckon the 718 recipe could be: "start with 981, sprinkle in platform upgrades from Spyder/GT/911 Turbo, add splash of 918 styling touches; infuse with power from 991.2 served up in 919-sized helpings topped with VTG from 911 Turbo".
So I'm always keen to read what 981 drivers around here have to say. Please continue to share your impressions.....
My path went 996.1>996.2>987S so I jumped a couple generations to my 718S. I had my Boxster S for 12 years so you know I found it an almost perfect car. The 718 feels like an evolution of that mid-engined platform but at the same time feels dramatically different, as the performance envelope is just so much expanded in every dimension.
For me, that's to a large extent because of -- not in spite of -- the turbo-4. (I came across that turn-of-phrase in a review, but I think it perfectly captures the reality of a situation largely obscured by the frenzy of irrational derision directed at the one 'disruptive change' in the new car which really threatens the status-quo). Honestly, I think the debate which ought to be raging around the new engine is just how much horsepower did Porsche really pack in there above-and-beyond its way-understated factory rating (the 2.5/VTG gives the S real-world performance in line with 390 Porsche horsepower as compared to contemporary same-weight PDK-equipped turbo Carreras, slotting in right between the base 911 and S).
Despite having skipped over the 981 generation, I have a world of admiration for that model as the basis for the 718 (both aesthetics and platform dynamics). I reckon the 718 recipe could be: "start with 981, sprinkle in platform upgrades from Spyder/GT/911 Turbo, add splash of 918 styling touches; infuse with power from 991.2 served up in 919-sized helpings topped with VTG from 911 Turbo".
So I'm always keen to read what 981 drivers around here have to say. Please continue to share your impressions.....
