What was "lost" from the 986?

[Flavor 987S]

The 986 and the 987 are great cars. The 987 is better. Just like the 987.2 is better than the 987.1. Porsche is very good at doing this.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by Flavor 987S

The 986 and the 987 are great cars. The 987 is better. Just like the 987.2 is better than the 987.1. Porsche is very good at doing this.

That depends on your point of view and definition of "better".

More options, more refinement, more weight, more isolation, all could be considered better or worse depending on what you're looking for.

I personally prefer the 1978-83 911 SC to any 911 that came after, I think it's "better" from a driver's car standpoint, most would probably disagree.