I used to be a big fan of that website, autoextremist, when the previous editor ran it. They delighted in skewering all the manufacturers for stupidity, and described the offenses in hilariously biting detail. The previous editor was a real 911 guy who also liked the 996 as I recall. I exchanged emails with him a time or two. But they have been relentless in pounding Porsche over the Pepper-truck. And now this.
I love my 88 and if I could add to my stable I'd buy Dino or something like it and make it a full-time track car. But I certainly respect the 996 as a highly developed descendent of the original 911. And they look really cool as they whiz by and recede into the distant horizon from my windshield at SP, WGI, VIR ...
- Bill W.