I'm not sold on the the rear wheel steering. I think the risks induced by its very rare failure out weigh its benefit.

What does "137 hp/liter" mean? Looks like a unit is missing - shouldn't that be hp/hour per liter or something?... oops - scratch that - I just worked it out. That's litre (cubic engine capacity), not litre (of fuel)...

4wd Honda Prelude 1987 , I still have one ,unbeatable

They have spent 50 years and billions of $ and had hundreds of engineers sticking Band-Aid after Band-Aid on this glorified over priced VW beetle, sorry Porsche. But i guess no mater how bad a design is at first if you spend that long and that much effort and $ on it instead of admitting its wrong guess it has to improve, but this new 911 Turbo (transformer) must be the best one yet? i cannot what to see just how they shorten up the wheelbase by (9.8 in) and then extend it by (19.6 in) all this as you drive, quite the trick. I guess Hollywood got nothing on those guy's in Stuttgart, i have to say they are some pretty slick boys.

Porsche needs a face lift. Time to abandon that worn out body style. Fire the designers if necessary.

...or you can get a GT-R for 100K and get the same 2.9 0-60 time. The upcoming Track Edition will be even quicker. ...if it's really that important to you.

GT-R for 100K same 0-60. However the huge difference between a GT-R and a 911? Depreciation.... The GT-R is a great car, but it's value drops way too fast. I've never been in a 911 turbo, but I have riden in a few of the "lesser" models. I've also riden in a GT-R. Again, the GT-R is an amazing car but the quality doesn't even come close to the Porsche. Road noise alone shows the gap in build quality. I liken the GT-R to a modern day muscle car.

I used to love Porsche's but it's way too out of line on price, insurance cost not of this earth, tires 305x30's about $450.00 each for a left & right. The Shelby Mustang with the new 5.8 Liter 660 HP 32 valves DOHC and it's torque mind blowing, American made too..The Boss 302 is lots of fun to drive, rev's up to 7500 RPM's, thousands of aftermarket wheels, tires, parts you get the point.

I run a 911 Carrera 4S (997 ).
Never thought I'd end up with a Porsche but to all the people who say the design needs to be changed I'd recommend you actually take one of these cars out if you have the chance and drive one.
Once driven you soon realise there is nothing else quite like it, yes the Nissan GTR is a quick car but it's a Nissan at the end of the day and suffers terrible depreciation. Also, Porsches have unbelievable brakes. Due to all the weight being at the back the front brakes don't get overloaded like all front engined cars, this leads to totally amazing late braking ability on any corner.

After 2 GT-R's I am done. I first got the 2008 enjoyed it for about a year and after the second launch (yes as in 2) the transmission started skipping. I went to the dealership and for two weeks got the run around and a crappy Altima as a loaner. (By the way that sh!t would ever happen at Porsche, Audi or VW) So after the GT-R sat at the dealership for nearly 2 months I got a friendly letter from Nissan literally accusing me of mismanaging the launch system. Wow! Really? It turns out that Nissan will try anything and everything to back out of transmission or motor warranty work on the GT-R. After I thteatened to sue they finally agreed to get to work on the car but not after they "let me know" that they're doing me a favor. Hahaha. Whatever. Enter 2013 I visited 7 Nissan dealers in my area to trade in the 08' for a new 13' mind you an ultra clean unmodified GT-R with 18,443 miles and I get a slap on the face trade in offer of 47,800 top offer. The first one was an even 40k. Pffft! I put on e-bay and a guy from Indiana gave me $52K so whoever says the GT-R depreciates well. Ain't lying or kidding. I decided to lease the 13' GT-R Track edition and thought about modding it BUT there's the question of voiding the warranty, the lease clause, and the jerk off's at Nissan so I left it stock and threw a set of matte Vossen 3-piece forged. All the hype you hear of the GT-R is exactly that. Pure Hype mainly by people who only fantasize about owning one. Because a true GT-R owner will tell you that there is more to this car than a 0 to 60 in 2.9 sec. In all actuality in takes more like 3.2 sec. Plus there are plenty of cars that can best the GT-R in many other departments and not just speed. I've always had an admiration and a deep respect for Porsche (Afterall they did inspire Nissan/Infinity) but until recently just haven't been able to afford one. As of May 2016 I am turning in the GT-R and walking away from Nissan. Not so much by choice but necessity. I have my eye on the 2016 Porsche Cayman GTS Sapphire Blue of course. : D.