nberry:

A true sport car is fun to drive at any speed. It should be electrifying to drive. It should arouse the passion as soon as you turn the key. Recently with the 911 Porsche in its quest to attract a larger audience has compromised the very attributes which made the 911 special. 

Today the 911 is quiet, comfortable and fast. Its styling changes very little and one is hard pressed to distinguish between model years. It reminds of another car on the market today. Tesla. I could not see myself buying another 911 that isn’t a GT model.

+1

And the quest to attract a larger clientele could backfire. Because equally, in the absence of the customary 911 emotion current and aspiring Porsche customers could move to other top quality brands and save a lot of money in the process.

The GT models are themselves too expensive for their potential use. Unless someone tracks the car regularly there is no point having a GT3 (never mind an RS) as a road going car.

IMO the most balanced 911 in terms of cost-benefit was the 997.2 with the 991.1 a close second.


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