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Originally Posted by Charlie Brown
With all the tech in the M5 it is hounds down the better daily. My F10 was much more comfortable and relatively quite. NVH is less in the F10 but then again that's expected. The F10 is not a sports car no matter how fast it is. In the turbo I don't even have a front facing camera much less surround view and no heads-up display, The turbo does have rear wheel steering which makes maneuvering quite easy and of course cornering at the track is phenomenal.
If I were not tracking the turbo 10-12 times a year it would be an easy decision to get the M5C. The turbo never sweats. I'm up over 150 mph in 3 areas at RA and well over 160 mph before braking into turn one every lap, lap after lap and the turbo never sweats. ( although I do 
Bottom line for me is that the turbo feels more special because of what it doesn't have and what it can do on track. I run with GT3s on fast tracks like Road America, Autobahn Country Club, Mid Ohio, Road Atlanta, etc. Many racers give me the nod when they see what a turbo can do and that I drive it 1000 miles and back to do it. I've done the same in my F10 just not quite as fast. 😎 |
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Originally Posted by robotk
I did a Porsche Experience where we did ride alongs with instructors going hard in Turbos around Barber, lap after lap in 90 degree weather; later doing launch control a dozen times in a row. The car did it without skipping a beat.
That experience alone convinced me to buy my own. These are tough cars with vicious performance.
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This is literally the reason I am going with the 991.2 Turbo S winter 2019 (as the 992.1 Turbo S is likely out for Spring/Summer 2020 - I really like the body - the interior not so much - although I am sure the performance will be insane).
The Turbo S run 10.5.10.7's at 131-133 MPH bone stock and can race all day - drags and road course - while still being completely livable and luxurious to drive (so says every Mag write up by every reviewer.).
Some of the new tuning work coming up is also pretty impressive - FBO packages looking to touch 9's at 145 MPH. And the stock internals - trans and clutch are so solid. It is a difficult platform to beat for the price point.