Well since my car was one of the ones sent back for remanufacturing, my dealership let me take their demo car (unit 173) home for the weekend to drive. It is almost the exact spec that I had ordered - Plateaux Grey, but this unit has the black interior with orange piping and black wheels with orange calipers vs mine the Red Tech-Lux with Titanium color wheels and black calipers.
I've driven the car for about 2.5 hours now and my impressions from before are confirmed
1)build quality appears to be excellent. No creaks or groans or signs of any slop
2)paint and interior finish is commiserate with this price level if not better
3)chassis is unflappable - I drove over rough Houston roads and some serpentine highway sections and the car sticks like glue and feels exceptionally solid. It handles this level of power without any issue and feels like it could even handle another 100hp
4)handling and steering weight and feedback is beyond my stock 992TTS, my 997TT with modified suspension. In track mode it approaches my 944 turbo track car with Motons and solid bushings. It almost feels like a manual rack
5)drivetrain is also flawless from what I can tell. The torque fill is amazing. It approaches the instant response of my old E55 with supercharged 5.5L - there is NO lag and the acceleration is like a catapult. Transitions from EV to Comfort to Sport are seamless. Its plenty fast stock and I can only imagine what M-Engineering can do with a ECU flash.
6)aural factor - the engine noise and exhaust note are really really good. This will be one of the few times I leave the exhaust alone
I've driven the car for about 2.5 hours now and my impressions from before are confirmed
1)build quality appears to be excellent. No creaks or groans or signs of any slop
2)paint and interior finish is commiserate with this price level if not better
3)chassis is unflappable - I drove over rough Houston roads and some serpentine highway sections and the car sticks like glue and feels exceptionally solid. It handles this level of power without any issue and feels like it could even handle another 100hp
4)handling and steering weight and feedback is beyond my stock 992TTS, my 997TT with modified suspension. In track mode it approaches my 944 turbo track car with Motons and solid bushings. It almost feels like a manual rack
5)drivetrain is also flawless from what I can tell. The torque fill is amazing. It approaches the instant response of my old E55 with supercharged 5.5L - there is NO lag and the acceleration is like a catapult. Transitions from EV to Comfort to Sport are seamless. Its plenty fast stock and I can only imagine what M-Engineering can do with a ECU flash.
6)aural factor - the engine noise and exhaust note are really really good. This will be one of the few times I leave the exhaust alone
