Too much power. Too expensive. Too damn fast. Some see these as criticisms, but for buyers of the new Porsche 911 Turbo S they’re probably non-negotiables.
Let me put it this way. Porsche offers a perfectly ballistic 911 in entry-level form. The 911 Carrera delivers 283kW, hits 100km/h in 4.2 seconds and nudges 300km/h when asked. For your $236,300 (before on-roads) you have an engineering and technological tour de force.
“For a base model, there’s insane performance,” former F1 driver Mark Webber told me when this latest ‘992’ generation launched last year, all the while…
