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Originally Posted by basscadet
The Carrera S is a sports car, the M3/M4 is a sporty luxury car. Two entirely different performance capabilities.
The Porsche is MUCH more expensive because, part-per-part, it has more expensive components and is built to higher standards with better materials. Porsches are the best built cars money can buy. Period. Are they worth the $50k premium? I do not think so. But just don't ever get behind the wheel of one because it will ruin you.
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Not sure about the "best built"part.
Having owned a few recent 911s, my current 2012 M3 is it's equal (or superior) in build. Take a look at the M3 suspension and subframes relative to the 911. I would actually say the M3's are nicer. Fully forged and boxed. The 911 doesn't even have rear fender liners for chrissakes! 8 throttle bodies on a hand built engine Vs. a single plastic throttle body on the 911. Which one costs more? I can't even think of a part on my 911 that would stand out against any car in it's class. But what they do with all of those chintzy mass-produced parts is what is amazing...
The engineering that porsche displays is the awesome part though.....Yes, the 991S is perfect. It sickens me how amazing it is. I could not find any nits to pick on road or track. Maybe the high shifter might have bothered me a bit. But that is more my problem than the car's.
Porsche also has a whole other concept on pricing that is not related to quality or engineering. A CF roof on a porsche would be a $20,000 option. I mean, even the M steering wheel would be a $1K upgrade (deviated stitching-$600/Thicker rim-$250/muti-function-$450)....Even the GTI has a nice wheel than porsche. you want a porsche symbol on you wheels...cough up another $250. Floor mats, forget it. Power seats? Nope.
You want to see well-built? Look at some bare-frame schematics of an R8. And it costs less than a C4S. It brings tears to my eyes to watch them hand-build an R8......