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Agree with earlier posters. Take your time and do your research first. I did some research but not enough before buying my first 911. Fortunately the salesperson steered me well and I ended up with a 997.2 C4S (although the difference is subtle, I love the wide body look - instead of long & lean I consider it wide & lean). I ended up with pretty much all of the options I would pick again - just missing sport exhaust which can be added after. If I update the car I will try a PDK next time as the 6MT is a blast but turns into real work in stop & go traffic. Do your homework, then take your time and be a little picky. Wait for what you want, don't jump too quick just because you are finally realizing your dream of acquiring a 911. My 2 cents.
Most definitely. Wide body combined with being lower gives it more Stance.
In terms of performance, wider makes the car a tad more stable during high speed turns and improves under steer. On the other hand, some argue that the wider body 911s loose a touch of the classic 911 "inverted pendulum" feel (and more so with heavier awd models). I believe Chris Harris may have said once, the best 911 one can buy for pure driving pleasure is a manual 911S coupe. If so, I'd agree. He said that before the 991. Having driven many 911S variants..I'd add to that opinion and say the 997.2 911S manual coupe..is arguably, the purest 911 in terms of driving pleasure as well. I still think the wider body look and added stability is worth the slight loss of classic 911 feel.
Last edited by love2drive; 01-16-2017 at 03:25 AM.
Do some research and go with what you want. At first a WB was a must have but now except for the Turbo I wouldn't buy a all wheel drive wide body. More parts to maintain, heavier, higher price, and tires size restriction.
But if 1.5" wider is a "must have" then go for it...honestly I couldn't distinguished the difference.
Agreed...Wide body is obvious even to a lady....We took some pics side my side and a buddies wife who knew nothing about 911 said that my T4S looks fatter!!! I ike big Butts and I can not lie!!
Also I can't afford a turbo. My buddy says a turbo on a car that gets almost 400HP isn't needed. Your thoughts.
no offense but your “buddy” is dead wrong. Wide body manual turbo. Drive it a year and you’ll be looking for more, trust me. These cars are detuned from the factory.
Holy thread resurrection Batman, back 2 years later.
There is not that much difference between an NB and a WB - 1" per side.
There's also nothing narrow about a narrow body 997, like this one.
997s it's easy to list the NB models - there are only 3 and everything else is Widebody. NB models are the C2, C2S, & regular GT3 (not the RS). Everything else is WB.
996s are more confusing as the S models are widebody like the C2S and and the C4S whereas the C2 and C4 are NB. This is different than the 997.
Holy thread resurrection Batman, back 2 years later.
There is not that much difference between an NB and a WB - 1" per side.
There's also nothing narrow about a narrow body 997, like this one.
997s it's easy to list the NB models - there are only 3 and everything else is Widebody. NB models are the C2, C2S, & regular GT3 (not the RS). Everything else is WB.
996s are more confusing as the S models are widebody like the C2S and and the C4S whereas the C2 and C4 are NB. This is different than the 997.
01-14-2017, 10:59 AM
Other Wide Body 911's Dont forget the Targa 4 and 4S
