Revisiting the 997

Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
03/07/2020 at 16:20 • Filed to: None

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I was really harsh on it last time around, I tried it another time... With better weather conditions I was more comfortable poking i t .

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I’m starting to realize this gearbox needs a better driver than me to really get everything out of that flat six. I started driving like I drove my WK2; modulating the throttle before and after the shift to insure the smoothest power delivery, and I’m left wanting a better connection with the powertrain.

On the other hand, I think now that it behaves differently than the 993... Much more than I knew last time around... It understeers a bit less.

Im sure that, if I spent a week with it, I could get to know it better... But in reality if I was in the market for a 997 I’d avoid the five speed auto even if it’s the cheapest way into a 997...or even a 996.


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Kinja'd!!! gettingoldercarguy > Spanfeller is a twat
03/07/2020 at 17:20

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The best thing about that transmission is it was designed by Mercedes.