Porsche 911 Carrera 996 C4S
The everyday 911 — rear-engined flat-six, and still the yardstick every sports car gets measured against.
3 reviewers · 14 videos · 2 hours watched
Reviewers strongly agree on its performance and handling, but split on value.
across 3 reviewers
"forgo the turbos and the price drops to 93,965 for the Carrera 4S Cabriolet"
MotorWeek · ▶ 8:27"I can not on paper justify the 911s extra price"
JayEmm on Cars · ▶ 13:23Performance
3.5/53 of 3 reviewersstrong consensus“The C4s was more reserved but still real quick... the C4s doesn't fare quite as well with Tiptronic the transmission robbing it of too much low end punch”
mixed · MotorWeek · ▶ 4:02“this car feels much much punchier than I can remember it feeling in mine... you put your foot down and it's just instant response even in fourth gear”
positive · JayEmm on Cars · ▶ 11:42“It's no slouch, and actually the naught to 60 between the two, there's only a difference of a tenth of a second.”
9WERKS TV · ▶ 13:23Handling
4.5/53 of 3 reviewersstrong consensus“it is the steering that dominates things in the 911 and that front end just bobbing and weaving”
positive · JayEmm on Cars · ▶ 12:58“the feel is tight and responsive in both cabriolets”
positive · MotorWeek · ▶ 5:10“These cars will always understeer quicker than the C2s, the rear-wheel drive cars. You can geo some of that out, but you can't eradicate it.”
mixed · 9WERKS TV · ▶ 12:23Fun to drive
4.0/53 of 3 reviewersstrong consensus“it certainly feels like the more special experience just every time you touch that wheel it's just talking to you”
positive · JayEmm on Cars · ▶ 13:37“It's super grippy, but it just lacks that extra sort of 10% of agility, really, over the narrow-bodied car.”
mixed · 9WERKS TV · ▶ 12:45“both of these amazing Porsche 911s offer the high performance and drop top Freedom”
positive · MotorWeek · ▶ 8:38Daily drivability
4.0/53 of 3 reviewersconsensus“It's a more refined drive, I think, with a slightly softer ride. It just feels a bit more grown-up and maybe more of a touring car.”
positive · 9WERKS TV · ▶ 15:32“The ride in this car is really really nice very very Supple very very well suspended”
mixed · JayEmm on Cars · ▶ 9:07“The interiors are typical Porsche that means roomy for such a small car very well equipped and logically laid out”
positive · MotorWeek · ▶ 7:23Value
3.5/53 of 3 reviewerssplit“I can not on paper justify the 911s extra price”
critical · JayEmm on Cars · ▶ 13:23“forgo the turbos and the price drops to 93,965 for the Carrera 4S Cabriolet”
positive · MotorWeek · ▶ 8:27Hear it in the reviewer’s words
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