Automotive

Thanks all for sharing your views and insights, after hours and hours (even a few sleepless nights) of playing with the configurator i settled on the dark blue with Carrera wheels... but then visited the Porsche Zentrum Zug (next to Zurich, biggest dealer in Switzerland) to place my order... and went for a different scenario

The minute I saw it I knew it would be shark blue! I wasn’t fully convinced by the pictures but it’s stunning in real life.

Main spec of my car: Carrera S with 7 speed manual transmission , sport chrono pack, PASM suspension (-10mm vs stock), sport exhaust, RS wheels, race tex (some kind of alcantara) interior, aluminium trim, no extra driving assistance (except speed limit reminder, mandatory in Switzerland , metallic silver “stripe” on the side as finishing touch. The sticker is clearly not necessary but I like the reference to earlier Carreras which often had side writing.

I did a quick test drive and what can I say... even if hp and perf is very close to my current RS4 on paper... driving experience is very different! The 911 is 300kg lighter, getting back to the Audi felt like driving a wet sponge in comparison

One word on the purchase experience which was the best ever. The salesman booked a full 2,5h for us and started by giving us a tour of the “warehouse” where they keep their “special cars” and some customer cars for me to choose the color and wheels I like in real life: they had >100 cars including GT3 in almost every color, a GT2 RS, and even a 918 Spyder. No choosing from paint chips here

The salesman was extremely knowledgeable and gave good advice on what option to take or remove, no “hard push” for higher invoice.

Now counting the minutes until august

Cheers

Seb