I purchased a new Carrera T recently. I liked the idea of a lightweight 992 with manual transmission. When I mentioned that to the salesguy, he agreed then proceeded to try to shame me into buying every unnecessary weight increasing option on the list. I resisted and have ehded up with a low spec T. It is a wonderful car and I can assure you, i am not embarrassed at all. I am having too much fun driving it to miss leather covered air vents, headlights that do your taxes, rear axle steering, the additional 40 lbs of 18-way adjustable seats. I feel I own a unique 992, unlike most 911 buyers who have loaded theirs with expensive add ons.
Great choice in car, the T really is the best overall version of the 992. Just a shame that so many on the used market are specced up to the prices of a base GTS, in the uk at least.
Yea and it’s a bad idea for Porsche to do this as Ferrari will forever be far more desirable than a Porsche. They simply won’t be able to compete, even if they use similar business tactics.
The spec worshipping is INSANE! It didn’t used to be like this, now you have people buying a Base Carrera because it has full leather over a GTS with the standard interior. It’s no longer about the drive, but about the clout.
Porsche are aware that there's still a core of authentic 911 drivers - those who're after the unique driving dynamics of the car. However, they need to make money, too. They have to cater to the other bunch who don't really know what a 911 is about. Never mind, let's just continue enjoying the drive.
I don’t mind if Porsche wants to make cars for people who aren’t enthusiasts. My main issue is that they don’t seem to make any at all. It’s all just specs, performance, track times etc. which are important to some degree, but who cares if your GT3 RS has X amount of downforce at 100MPH when all it does is sit in the garage. Porsche needs to make a back to basics 911. It would sell unbelievably well, as does anything with a Porsche badge.
After long periods of meditation. Ive come to the conclusion that the spiritual successor to the 911 is the Alpine a110, rear engine? Check lightweight? Check affordable(ish)? Kinda Problems? Yes, its french. Its either that or a turbo miata hardtop
I agree but there is a gt3 touring that looks so much better than a porsche 911 gt3 RS is just overhyped but they don't make much horsepower. The porsche gt3 RS is so much money for a 518 bhp car
@@KaneTurney GT3 RS is just for generationally wealthy car channels or car collectors who pitch a tent when they see someone spent 1 gazillion quid on the stitching. The gt3 touring is for people who are ashamed to pay the money for a overpriced VW beetle The 718 cayman GT4 manual is the car for connoisseurs, there really is no need for anything else. The GT4 is the best Porsche there is. Thanks for watching!
I’m not talking about branding, I’m talking about how I can’t stand how obsessive Porsche buyers are about specs. It’s a drivers car for crying out loud
Great vedio ❤ Everything is great But one thing need to change The background Great background but if you change to for example : You talke about porsche So make bring a porsche image with the with wojak ❤❤❤
Just buy a (used) Cayman/Boxster 981/982(718) and be happy.. Best driving (midengine layout) pure oldskool but still modern Porsche's for affordable reasonable money.. All the rest of the Porsche lineup can be left to the SUV/EV lovers and "special edition" Turbo S GT RS lovers and posers.. Unfortunately the Cayman/Boxster platform will be sacrficed next year to become EV's as well.. Enjoy the current one while you can..
@@inflatable2 Yep, I’ve always said this. The cayman/boxster has always been the Porsche to have. The engine layout of the 911 is objectively flawed. The 718 cayman GT4 is just peak Porsche. Anything else is just bought to brag about. Yea it is sad that they’re going electric. I just wish Porsche would make a SUPER base version of the new 911. With cloth seats, manual, sub 300HP, no infotainment or fancy assists. Just back to basics motoring in order to compensate for the loss of the Cayman/boxster. But nope, Porsche is now no longer for the driving enthusiast as such. It’s for instagramers who just care about the stitching and contrast leather options.
0:27 no i didn't wanted that stupid GT3 that is not claimed to be a stupid car like the 997 gen, it's brilliant and so does not require a lot of skill for the average person that opt with the PDK, okay only the touring manual, but i'll stick to a 997 at best.
@@adrianomari9820 the price some people pay for their VW beetle they could get a Ferrari, which is superior in every way. I don’t see why people pay such outrageous money for the specs anyway. All you need is the PCCB, weisach (if available) the buckets and maybe the front lift system. That’s literally it. But nope, Porsche buyers MUST have their £9999999999999 contrast leather and optional £50,000 paint job which they could have just spent a few grand on a wrap to replicate. All in all, just buy a used Ferrari 296 and if you really want a Porsche you should just get a cayman GT4.
@HowToSpec Ferrari superior to Porsche? (Ahem, overpriced Fiat superior to overpriced VW Beetle?) Not with their customer service, reliability records, track performance, ergonomics (especially current infotainment design with entire interior being 1 giant touchscreen) and whatever else I forgot to mention lmao. There's no excuse (other than financial one) for what Porsche is doing with their brand image but it doesn't mean we should deny all the engineering that goes into their current products (however unattainable they are) and glorify an even worse offender of even more crimes which was always guilty of them but is still mythologized to the next galaxy and back
U cant fault them for making cars better then ferrari and lambo then realizing it. Everyone wants a turbo s , gt3, gt3rs .. its called supply a demand. U probably cant even name a single lambo or ferrari road car capable of beating a porsche gt3 or gt3rs around a track. Even the turbo s smokes lambos and ferraris in a straight line until recently when they all went hybrid. Now porsches new 992.2 will probably smoke them all again.
Just traded my 991 for a 997.2 - the sports car it was meant to be
Based.
I purchased a new Carrera T recently. I liked the idea of a lightweight 992 with manual transmission. When I mentioned that to the salesguy, he agreed then proceeded to try to shame me into buying every unnecessary weight increasing option on the list. I resisted and have ehded up with a low spec T. It is a wonderful car and I can assure you, i am not embarrassed at all. I am having too much fun driving it to miss leather covered air vents, headlights that do your taxes, rear axle steering, the additional 40 lbs of 18-way adjustable seats. I feel I own a unique 992, unlike most 911 buyers who have loaded theirs with expensive add ons.
Great choice in car, the T really is the best overall version of the 992. Just a shame that so many on the used market are specced up to the prices of a base GTS, in the uk at least.
Good work !
Keep it up
@@Huskyfullgazz thanks!!!
I called Porsche a wannabe Ferrari and that the 911 is no longer a sports car but a GT car and I got a lot of shit for it whenever I bring it up
Yea and it’s a bad idea for Porsche to do this as Ferrari will forever be far more desirable than a Porsche. They simply won’t be able to compete, even if they use similar business tactics.
As a Porsche fan I agree. I used to love modern 911s just a couple of years ago. Now I'm all about the classic, 930 and 964.
Thats not necessarily a bad thing
The spec worshipping is INSANE! It didn’t used to be like this, now you have people buying a Base Carrera because it has full leather over a GTS with the standard interior. It’s no longer about the drive, but about the clout.
It really is sad. If you wanna care about the spec, get a Bentley or rolls Royce or something. Not a sports car lol
@@HowToSpec well said!
Porsche are aware that there's still a core of authentic 911 drivers - those who're after the unique driving dynamics of the car. However, they need to make money, too. They have to cater to the other bunch who don't really know what a 911 is about. Never mind, let's just continue enjoying the drive.
I don’t mind if Porsche wants to make cars for people who aren’t enthusiasts. My main issue is that they don’t seem to make any at all.
It’s all just specs, performance, track times etc. which are important to some degree, but who cares if your GT3 RS has X amount of downforce at 100MPH when all it does is sit in the garage.
Porsche needs to make a back to basics 911. It would sell unbelievably well, as does anything with a Porsche badge.
Me who realized the true to form sports car is a Miata with a supercharger on it.
Ehh, not a fan of forced induction. Naturally aspirated is always superior
230 subs is CRAZY, good job!
@@SpeedyAuto thank you very much!
After long periods of meditation. Ive come to the conclusion that the spiritual successor to the 911 is the Alpine a110, rear engine? Check lightweight? Check affordable(ish)? Kinda Problems? Yes, its french. Its either that or a turbo miata hardtop
That's why nfs Porsche unleashed exists, so we can all dream together to have a Porsche, me included
Dreaming ain’t gonna get me or you a Porsche, gotta put in the effort to get one irl
@@HowToSpec true
I agree but there is a gt3 touring that looks so much better than a porsche 911 gt3 RS is just overhyped but they don't make much horsepower. The porsche gt3 RS is so much money for a 518 bhp car
@@KaneTurney GT3 RS is just for generationally wealthy car channels or car collectors who pitch a tent when they see someone spent 1 gazillion quid on the stitching.
The gt3 touring is for people who are ashamed to pay the money for a overpriced VW beetle
The 718 cayman GT4 manual is the car for connoisseurs, there really is no need for anything else. The GT4 is the best Porsche there is.
Thanks for watching!
Its only purpose is to perform on the track and their its pure masterclass
Legendary video
Blud Porsche has always made special edition cars with lots of branding. 1973 Carrera RS
I’m not talking about branding, I’m talking about how I can’t stand how obsessive Porsche buyers are about specs. It’s a drivers car for crying out loud
Great vedio ❤
Everything is great
But one thing need to change
The background
Great background but if you change to for example :
You talke about porsche
So make bring a porsche image with the with wojak
❤❤❤
@@ZhiraSb-ow9zd thanks for the suggestion!
Just buy a (used) Cayman/Boxster 981/982(718) and be happy.. Best driving (midengine layout) pure oldskool but still modern Porsche's for affordable reasonable money.. All the rest of the Porsche lineup can be left to the SUV/EV lovers and "special edition" Turbo S GT RS lovers and posers..
Unfortunately the Cayman/Boxster platform will be sacrficed next year to become EV's as well.. Enjoy the current one while you can..
@@inflatable2 Yep, I’ve always said this. The cayman/boxster has always been the Porsche to have. The engine layout of the 911 is objectively flawed.
The 718 cayman GT4 is just peak Porsche. Anything else is just bought to brag about.
Yea it is sad that they’re going electric. I just wish Porsche would make a SUPER base version of the new 911. With cloth seats, manual, sub 300HP, no infotainment or fancy assists. Just back to basics motoring in order to compensate for the loss of the Cayman/boxster.
But nope, Porsche is now no longer for the driving enthusiast as such. It’s for instagramers who just care about the stitching and contrast leather options.
Hold up, he’s got a point
the mothefkin 992 is oversized af, look bigger than 991 and their GT3 RS is as big as a boat.
Yea it’s way too wide, we need a back to basics slim body version of the 911!
0:27 no i didn't wanted that stupid GT3 that is not claimed to be a stupid car like the 997 gen, it's brilliant and so does not require a lot of skill for the average person that opt with the PDK, okay only the touring manual, but i'll stick to a 997 at best.
I think it has a place with the outrageous political option. I know guys whose 30% of the price of their Porsche as options
@@adrianomari9820 the price some people pay for their VW beetle they could get a Ferrari, which is superior in every way.
I don’t see why people pay such outrageous money for the specs anyway.
All you need is the PCCB, weisach (if available) the buckets and maybe the front lift system. That’s literally it.
But nope, Porsche buyers MUST have their £9999999999999 contrast leather and optional £50,000 paint job which they could have just spent a few grand on a wrap to replicate.
All in all, just buy a used Ferrari 296 and if you really want a Porsche you should just get a cayman GT4.
@HowToSpec Ferrari superior to Porsche? (Ahem, overpriced Fiat superior to overpriced VW Beetle?) Not with their customer service, reliability records, track performance, ergonomics (especially current infotainment design with entire interior being 1 giant touchscreen) and whatever else I forgot to mention lmao.
There's no excuse (other than financial one) for what Porsche is doing with their brand image but it doesn't mean we should deny all the engineering that goes into their current products (however unattainable they are) and glorify an even worse offender of even more crimes which was always guilty of them but is still mythologized to the next galaxy and back
If you would stretch this video up to 10mins, you‘d have more views def.
Yea true, I’m just not sure how I’d make long form videos with my current style
Boxster better
Cayman mogs
Based
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Porsche not Porsch-a
U cant fault them for making cars better then ferrari and lambo then realizing it. Everyone wants a turbo s , gt3, gt3rs .. its called supply a demand. U probably cant even name a single lambo or ferrari road car capable of beating a porsche gt3 or gt3rs around a track. Even the turbo s smokes lambos and ferraris in a straight line until recently when they all went hybrid. Now porsches new 992.2 will probably smoke them all again.