991.2 C4 GTS 1,000 mile review

MacanArif · Post by **MacanArif** » Tue Apr 03, 2018 11:13 pm

MacanArif wrote: ↑Tue Apr 03, 2018 11:12 pm Thanks for posting VanB - I think the fuel consumption on the newer 911s is really impressive and thats what really surprised me too moving from a Macan Turbo.

I think the GT3 might have a higher fuel consumption!

VanB · Post by **VanB** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 6:06 am

Particularly at 9k rpm! I imagine the sound was epic though

Nuclear Nick · Post by **Nuclear Nick** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 8:10 am

Yep, PDK. Love it!

MacanArif · Post by **MacanArif** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 8:30 am

VanB wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 6:06 am Particularly at 9k rpm! I imagine the sound was epic though

I can't tell you how good it sounded!

VanB · Post by **VanB** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 4:44 pm

Wing Commander wrote: ↑Tue Apr 03, 2018 10:24 pm Great review, VanB. Thanks for sharing. Your pleasure with your new steed is evident from every word that you write.

Am pretty sure that Nick has a PDK. (Mine will be a manual transmission.)

Regarding Normal mode, I think it would be more accurate if Porsche called it economy mode, as it is super-keen to change up through the gears from one to eight.

WingCo - you are quite right about economy mode rather than normal mode. I tend really only to use this on the motorway or in stop start traffic. I find fuel consumption to be about 10% more in sport v economy but well worth every drop of fuel!

Dandock · Post by **Dandock** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 5:41 pm

Ahhhhhgggg! I seriously need to avoid this thread!

Ian.g · Post by **Ian.g** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 5:45 pm

Dandock wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 5:41 pm Ahhhhhgggg! I seriously need to avoid this thread!

I know what you mean!

VanB · Post by **VanB** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 5:52 pm

I have felt the same way before about other 911 threads but it always ends up in the same place - a 911!

Ferdie · Post by **Ferdie** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 6:54 pm

Hmm, time for a sweepstake on who in the "Waiting Room" is the next 911 owner: Paul/Dandock/Ian.g/ ...?

Nice report VanB:-
- You seem to get the same fuel economy as my 3.4C2, which I though was OK for 345BHP! - so that is great

;
- I agree with WinCo on normal mode, I don't think it is so much turbo lag (have briefly driven a couple of 991.2s and did not notice it) rather the throttle/gear-change response is softened. You can say it’s for economy (which you are proving works) but I would also say to accommodate the less attuned driver to help stop them being torpedoed into the back of the car in front .

Apropos of nothing - I let the missus have a drive on the weekend, and she affirmed that it was as easy (and similar) to drive as her Mini

(don’t think we saw much over 2000RPM).

MacanArif · Post by **MacanArif** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 7:12 pm

Dandock wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 5:41 pm Ahhhhhgggg! I seriously need to avoid this thread!

Do it - you know you want to!

991.2 C4 GTS 1,000 mile review

Porsche Macan Owners Club

Follow Porsche Macan Forums