Interesting. As I've suspected, beyond marketing bable, hardly anything between them in the real world.

 

Really, wow..

 

Interesting very close #'s, what is the price difference of the two?

 

Here in the UK; 22,000 $.

 

How do the differences look technically? Is it something like in our 996s? Different turbos, coolers?

 

Minor bits...

The twin-turbocharged 3.8-litre engine of the regular Turbo model has been subtly tweaked to boost performance.

The engine receives a nominal 1.0bar of boost (against 0.8bar on the standard version) along with lightly modified turbocharger vanes and a carbonfibre air manifold to endow the S with 530bhp and a continuous (not overboosted) 516lb ft of torque. That’s 30bhp and 37lb ft more than the Turbo.

The S also gains Porsche’s excellent seven-speed PDK dual-clutch gearbox, with paddle shifters behind the steering wheel, and SportChrono package for more aggressive throttle, damper and stability control settings at the press of a button. Other developments include the latest 911 Turbo’s four-wheel drive hardware and PTV, or Porsche Torque Vectoring, which varies the drive to each individual rear wheel for more neutral cornering.

 

I'm wondering if the difference between a 996 TT and a 996 TT x50 is just around the same neighborhood...

 

Close..

 

Are you sure the turbocharger is different? The part number for the Turbo and Turbo S are the same. The expansion air manifold is also the same part number. The only thing that is carbon fiber is the air filter box.

 

My friend's X50 when bone stock was identical in performance to my regular turbo already fitted with Gemballa Exhaust, Gemballa flash, evoms v-flow intake and dv's.

When he added techart exhaust, flash, dv's and turbo inlet pipes it made a huge difference and his car with similar mods to mine is now WAY faster.