The purists' favourite stopped being cheap a long time ago. But there's a good reason for that...
I've made comments in the past about preferring the Porsche 996 to the 993. It's true, in many ways I do, and I am not alone. Tiff Needell has been quoted saying similar things; that he doesn't care how the engine is cooled, because the 996 was the model that brought the 911 into the modern era, with its more progressive and controllable chassis.
Being air-cooled gives it that distinctive sound as well. Because there's no water jacket absorbing some of the noise, the air-cooled cars have a richer and crisper note, and anything that releases more flat-six harmonics is fine by me. To prove this point, the noise was one of the reasons cited for the cooling change. As well as struggling to make the air-cooled cars meet ever-more stringent emissions regulations, noise regulations were another factor in Porsche's decision to switch.
Other than the fundaments, very little was shared with the 964. The 993 had a completely redesigned multi-link alloy rear suspension arrangement bolted to an alloy subframe. The G50 manual gearbox also gained a sixth ratio, and the Tiptronic S auto came with steering wheel-mounted change buttons. The range was expanded to include a glass-roofed Targa, along with the usual Coupé and Convertible bodies.
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