Picked up my HSE at the weekend. Corris grey

Very pleased with it. Went for pano roof, grand black, load through, meridian, metal pedals, heated steering wheel, the new Park assist with exit control and privacy glass plus a few other bits and bobs. Ordered early September so it was a long wait.

First thoughts generally very positive. Everyone knows the ride and interior are great so will not spend too long on them other than to say I was pleasantly surprised at its turn of pace, probably easier to get done for speeding in than my previous 911s as it is just so smooth and zips along from 40-80+.

I went for the ivory, ivory, ebony interior, photo below, with a pano roof this is a really bright interior and I am very pleased. Pano sun roof definitely worth the wait, I reckon it could feel quite low roofed without that.

Living in London the park assist is vital if like me you are used to smaller cars, though it does seem to leave you an inch or two from the curb each time. The new parking exit and 360 surround feature is really helpful too - if a little temperamental as to when it comes on (could just be me getting used to it).

The thing I was most worried about, reading reviews etc was the infotainment system. It really is not that bad, a little slow to respond to, especially with all of us used to ipads, but certainly a lot quicker and more functional that my Porsche ones. Early impressions of voice control are good too - this will be useful to avoid long finger pressing sessions when driving.

Meridien is good enough though not spectacular, cannot imagine what the standard sound system would be like. Has anyone else found it sounds better in pro dolby rather than Meridien trifield setting?

Interior is beautiful and dangerously comfortable - it is a pity there are not a few more drawers and storage compartments though - would imagine the center console cup holders will always be used to stash keys, wallets and sunglasses etc which is a bit messy.

Finally having the central arm rest down in the back is essential for rear viewing - the integrated headrest hammers visibility otherwise

Thanks to everyone for their help on here, hope you all enjoy yours as much as I will mine 2010 997 Carrera S
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Nice interiror . Would be nice to see what it looks from the outside!

Let me know how you get on with the parking aids. Have resisted specifying that stuff as one's first impression is that they might be superfluous, but if it helps greatly might go for them, especially for the missus who loves kerbing alloys!!

Looks nice! I've been enjoying mine immensely over the last month and have just passed 1000 miles.

Look out for the seats bulging, the front passenger one has begun to bulge already!  Arrived: MY16 A/B SDV6 in Aruba, Ivory interior, piano black trim, black panoramic roof, spare wheel, blind spot monitoring, mudlaps and more...

Gone but not forgotten:
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Great to hear your thoughts, I finally pick mine up Wed. or Thursday this week and almost identical spec!

Im more worried about driving it home from central London being unfamiliar with such a big different car. Must say though very excited and having ordered around the same time as yourself Im glad to hear you feel its worth the wait. I have one last decision to make and that wether to have a tracker fitted or not.

Well I really hope you enjoy the car and look forward to seeing more pictures soon.

Regards Tom1s

Outside photo as requested

Outside of London I can't imagine park assist is worth having

I parallel park the whole time living with on street parking and it have used it every time so far.
The new park 360 (I think it is only available MY14.5 with the £900 new park assist feature) is particularly useful as it shows the car on the dashboard with little bars all the way round which flash when in range of objects.

Seat bulging sounds interesting! 2010 997 Carrera S
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Hi, I am collecting my corris grey RRS HSE on Saturday. Mine has the same interior, but 21" HSE Dynamic wheels. I didn't go for the pano roof as I only ordered it in Feb as my local dealer got allocated another car for April, but no pano roof option.
What other options did you go for?
Seeing yours makes me wish it was Saturday tomorrow.
Great looking car

I have had my 5.0 SC for 7000 miles now and i have never used the Park Assist function. It is the same with all the camera surround stuff. The picture is distorted so before you figure out what is what you have hit something. Park distance control and a rear view camera would suffice on my next car.
The panoramic roof is a must have and contrary to a lot of people on here i quite like the auto high beam assist. The Meridian Audio is fine and I'm ok with the infotainment system (which feels proper "new age" if you are used to Astons).

The most important option is the 5.0L SC engine - what a beast. I don't do an enormous amount of mileage so mileage is not a mayor concern and going on the Autobahn is proper fun.

Hi Red One
Think I listed the options in my first email on the thread.
Be interested to hear what you think of the 21s, suspect they would look a little better but having had years of harsh, loud rides from 911s I was keen for a change. Have also heard about humming on the bigger tyres.
I hope you will be as pleased with the interior and corris grey as me - I think they work really well and without the pano roof should keep it nice and bright inside 2010 997 Carrera S
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Looks great - not too blingy. Looks understated in the grey. In the outgoing model IMO black is the only colour that works; but think the grey looks very nice in the RRS2 - probably my choice. 2001 Black Porsche 911 turbo
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Car looks great in that colour - thanks for posting a picture!

Interesting comment made about the seat bulging by Chrisr1806 - what is that about? Surely seats are not supposed to bulge after a 1000 miles?

No they're not, but there has been similar problems with the Evoque. Weirdly it's the passenger seat which has bulged slightly, I noticed it when I first collected the car but it has bulged more over 1000 miles. It's not very noticeable but I know it's there and it's annoying. I will mention it to my dealer when it goes in to have the rear windscreen replaced.

You can see it in this picture when the car was new;



Sorry for hijacking your thread Sammyf, enjoy your car, it looks lovely. Arrived: MY16 A/B SDV6 in Aruba, Ivory interior, piano black trim, black panoramic roof, spare wheel, blind spot monitoring, mudlaps and more...

Gone but not forgotten:
2014 RRS2 SDV6 HSE in Loire Blue
2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE in Santorini Black

Seat bulging...... what´s that all about... where exactly are they bulging..... I assume on the base at the sides ??

Glad to hear the infotainment wasn´t too bad....

I rented an Opel insignia in Germany yesterday..... the infotainment system on that was spectacular....made my just sold MY12 infoTainment seem like it was created in the stone age !!! 2014.5 SDV6 AB Dynamic ... Fuji /Santorini Pan roof and 22's
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