dpAtlanta
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- Atlanta, GA
- First Name
- Dave
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- 2019 GT350 (#K2503), 2017 Cayman
After owning a base 718 Cayman and a '19 GT350, I can give feedback from actual experience. Both vehicles sticker for about 70K after taxes.I have owned a '72 911 for over 20 years. Love it. Will never sell it. But I can't envision a scenario where I would pay $143K for a new 911. Never, ever, ever. As others have stated, they really should compare comparably priced cars. The GT350 competes with a base Cayman. The Cayman is great too, but I'd take the GT350 without question. No contest.
Owned the 718 for 2 years before getting the Shelby. My last performance car before the 718 was a '03 Cobra. I had been out of the performance cars for 15 years. Starting in 2017, I got used to the 718 handling and performance.
Once I ordered the GT350, I was expecting to be disappointed in the handling and the acceleration of the Shelby since I was used to the 718, and had not been in a performance car in 15 years. I was buying this car for the exhaust sound... I really needed the flat plane crank exhaust note...!!!
I have logged 2700 miles on the Shelby in just 7 weeks... thanks to the drought in the Southeast since I took delivery. I LOVE this car...!!!
I went to put fuel in the 718 after no seat time in the Porsche for many weeks... I was a bit shocked at the 718. The brakes had always felt great (compared to my 2011 GMC Sierra). The first thing I noticed was the difference in the brake feel and performance as compared to the GT350. The Shelby brakes are better than my 718 brakes.... by a long shot!
The handling of the 718 is Porsche perfection... but the GT350 steering and handling seat-O-the pants meter says I like the Shelby better. It might be the seat bolstering, it just feels tighter, and that might be what is the difference that I am feeling.
I NEVER thought I would have said that the Shelby GT350 is a better car than the Porsche 718 Cayman.................. but I think it is & this is my OPINION, not a fact based of scientific A2LA or ISO testing.
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