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      02-10-2020, 11:29 AM   #70
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Originally Posted by Funf6cyl View Post
I’ve owned many M cars and many Porsches. I currently have a 991.2 Carrera T and would tell you that while Porsche doesn’t give you the pure HP numbers in any car besides the turbo S or GT2RS they far exceed their paper specs. A base 991.2 with 370 on same tires would be faster than the M4 GTS (bmws fastest track car). I owned multiple e92 M3s and has a current gen M3 and M4 and I would say I found the 997 or 991 NA engines to be much more special than the e92 M engine and if you are considering a GT car, no comparison. As for turbo motors, the 911 again beats BMW by a large margin IMO. Beyond that, the build quality of the Porsches are much better as well. At the same time, you pay a price for the Porsche and BMW certainly offers a lot of value.
I disagree with this.

My brother has a 991.2 911 with the 6cyl turbo.
I will take the S55 in my M3 any day. It pulls harder, revs higher, and sounds better actually.
As far as interior - he has the full leather interior which was like $5k option. I think quality is about equal but the tech in the M3 with Idrive is well superior to 991 generation.
Handling wise - 911 shines here. You really notice how light it is on its feet. No body roll whatsoever. Taking turns on tight backroads is a pleasure with no understeer where my M3 would just need to be wrestled into the turn.

For the money - i would take M3/M4 over 991 base 911 for sure.
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