Car and Driver Road Test 0-60 4.0 seconds, Q/M 12.6 113 mph. (Pretty much in the better range of major mag published 997S test #'s).

Highs: Stunning street presence, awesome exhaust note, brilliant dynamics.

Lows: Over-the-shoulder blind spot.

The Verdict: A beautifully realized example of the genre.

 

I'm surprised they are selling for 80K over MSRP here in LA.

 

50 over MSRP in Phoenix.

 

99% of quickness is the driver. Of course a 911 driver would have it over a "audi" driver.

 

I think PSE is pretty much the heaviest option available, making you roughly the same weight as a non-PSE S. So I'm not 100% sure of your ability to bend the laws of physics.

 

Not sure what a S stock weighs but I am sure its more then my car. An other thing I can't figure out is why my reg states the cars weight is 2910 but Porsche claims its higher. Which is the right number.

 

Not sure what the S weighs but I am sure it is higher then the non S. One thing I can’t figure out is my registration states the car weighs 2910 but Porsche claims it’s higher, which one is right.

 

this tells me that my Cayman S should run with an R8 then?

 

for non S - curb weight 3075 lbs (1395 kg), unladden weight 3241 lbs (1470 kg), GVW 3990 lbs (1810 kg)- for manual transmission.

for non S - curb weight 3164 lbs (1435 kg), unladden weight 3329 lbs (1510 kg), GVW 4090 lbs (1855 kg)- for Tiptronic S.

for S - curb weight 3131 lbs, unladden weight 1470 kg, GVW 4012 lbs - for manual transmission.

for S - curb weight 3219 lbs, unladden weight 1510 kg, GVW 4112 lbs - for Tiptronic S.

These specs are taken from Porsche Manual for 2007/2008 997.

 

I saw one last year at McKenna for 55k over sticker.

 

Do you know why My reg is 165lbs off

 

20 gallons of fuel is about 160 pounds more weight. Maybe the weight doesn't take into account fuel tank full or empty.

 

That makes sense

 

does it really matter? why are you going with your reg. rather than Porsche? this argument could go all year.

 

The standard Carrera is in my opinon underrated. At a track in Germany I tested a roling start against 4S with power kit. Ok, he had a passanger, but I got the better of him (track was dry), then he came to my door but couldn't get away. When straight wash finished, its long, I was still in front.

I would be nice to say that the driver did the differece, but not in this case.