I respect both companies immensly. You cannot rag on the Ultimate driving machine nor can you down grade the porsche. If I had both cars in my stable I would be on cloud nine. I would use the Bimmer as a daily driver (sport sedan) and the Porsche on the weekends. Screw corvettes. If I wanted a speed burner ...I would get the 996 twin turbo. If I wanted an SUV I would opt for the X5. Keep it in the family : ^ ).