go for the gt3.

 

I did the very thing you are considering. I had a heavily modded tt and every 16 year old in a mustang would race their engine at every light. 500hp is not real practical around town. All that being said, I do miss the power but I love my c2cab more.. Maybe a gt3 in a couple of years.

 

I traded my 2002 996TT for a 2005 997S. Both are daily drivers. I had over 30K miles on the turbo. I already have 26K on my S. I enjoyed the Turbo very much, but absolutely LOVE my S. The new car is 500 lbs lighter, rear wheel drive, higher revving. It is more of a driving experience!

I would constantly hit the rev limiter in the Turbo. Redline was only 6250. Just when things were moving and starting to sound good...shift!! The Carrera S has a 7200 rpm redline. Steering is lighter, faster, more precise. The rear-wheel drive makes for more control in turns. It is more involving.

I cannot comment on accelleration. The turbo had gobs of torque. However, the S is no dog. Both are great cars. You cannot go wrong.

 

So do you feel the downgrade in performance or is the S really not that far behind.

 

I do not notice a difference in performance.

 

996TT is faster than 996GT3, 996GT3 is good deal faster than 997S, they arent comparable no matter how much you think one "feels" as fast as the other! BTW 996TT revs out to 6750 stock, not 6250, not evne a 500rpm diff from C2S, and with an ecu upgrade they bring it up to 7k redline!

997S is an awesome car, i liked it alot, reminded me of my old M3 just more performance oriented! If you are looking for a change 997S is an all around awesome car, lots of fun and daily driveable!

FYI you can hav eyour turbo fully dialed in to your liking though, without the numb steering feel and without it feeling heavy, JIC and sways properly setup make the car feel very smooth and flat!

 

Keep the Turbo! It has more prestige, it's better looking, faster and rarer. If you want the car to be more "tossable" get the suspension revamped and lighten it! GT3 seats, carbon hood, LW battery, 2wd conversion....

 

Must be a small town my 700 hp is daily driven without issue.

 

Not too often you hear someone hating their modded 996TT which can be tuned to your liking. However, black can be a pain to keep clean and you can't beat that new car smell. Drive what utimately makes you happy since it's your hard earned money. Go for it...

 

I went through similar thoughts...but as much as I liked the 997S...The TT was just something I was i love with...really a work of art..I even prefer it in many ways to the new TT.

I finally 'settled' on a 996 GT-3 which I am loving...

I can understand why you would want a 997S, they are great cars but the TT is just very special...

Good problem to have.

 

No, I am saying the 3.8 X51 launches much faster than the Turbo ever did because the engine has no turbo lag--both mine were tips--X51 is very capable, free reving compared to the Turbo. I loved my Turbo but I wouldn't trade back now, for any amount of money, believe me.

 

I guess it boils down to the definition of "launch".

 

Buy a 997S and Supercharge it. That solves all your problems. New, daily driveable, and power.

 

that's what you should do

 

my vote is get the 997TT with tip. The cost of a 997S with bells and whistles will come out close to the 997 TT. (20K diff)