Porsche are now just investment pieces , sadly. It does not seem to even be a question if it is worth £350k - because it is not. However, it is an excellent way to give good Porsche customers a nice ££ boost that is also Tax free. Lol.
A Rolex Sports watch for the road. Unobtainium unless you’ve spent 6 figure sums with the approved dealers every year, for the last handful of years 😵💫
It does look special and I agree the interior is also lovely. The price however, is a bit extreme. Does it really look much better than, for example, a 992 GTS with aero kit? Appreciate they’re different cars but just looking at appearances, they both look so good and I can’t see the desirability with this, especially when other 911s can and do look almost as good.
A used one is going to cost you that much, the dealers raise these prices unnecessary. if you buy it from porsche itself, it'll cost you 220k only but you'll have to wait 5-7 months for it.
A 100k porsche and a 350k porsche look the same and yes i know the diferentes and that but overall look the same, with others you get a completely different car
As a ex 991.2 T owner I can’t wait to see what you think of the new T. I passed on my allocation and got a 991.2 GT3 instead and boy is it awesome. Still think the new T is on the radar though😊
Another great review, Joe. I always enjoy your thoughtful perspective. Looking forward to the Carrera T review--as soon as I heard you say the base Carrera is your fave, I wondered whether you had driven the T yet...
While I agree the 992 Turbo S is the best car ever made, you're not going to get one for that money new. Go spec one up... and then there's the whole problem of getting an allocation.
@@billnorblat4047 in auto trader right now theres 2 turbo s brand new for less than £180k all the rest are less than £215k and thats 173 cars. The only odd one out is brabus carbon 820bhp one for £320k but even that is still about £40k less than this car.
A specced-up Turbo S isn’t far short of the Sport Classic’s original list price. The gap only opens up with Used values, which of course is the only way to get a Sport Classic in the UK with our tiny allocations.
@@neilturner6749 a specced turbo s is a siff gravy to a stock classic. Only way a specced classic can conpare is to spend about £150k over the asking price. Day light robbery
Its cool but it doesn't seem to offer more than a manual GTS or even 4S. Its detuned and RWD compared to the turbo, but its still heavy. Nick Murray did a comparison between this and a GTS and found that to be the case. This seems to be a cool collector car rather than a truly amazing driving experience like the Dakar and S/T
Great review as always. I think it’s no secret that you are a BMW guy, and with good reasons, it’s great cars in most cases. But I am a bit surprised that you haven’t tested the current Toyota Supra, I believe that is as close to a BMW you can get without buying a BMW?? Is there a specific reason for this, or did you try one and I missed it?
I’d say it’s worth MSRP, but I get why they are so highly valued. There is a feeding frenzy for the GT and Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur special edition cars. Same will happen with the S/T. What I don’t get is people spending $100k for regular 5 year old 991.2 Carreras. Those cars should be depreciated down to $60k-75k yet people keep buying at stupid prices.
Without doubt the most exclusive and individual 911 and worth every penny of the overs. The 7 speed box matches that of the PDK 7 speed in the Turbo S. once you driven both you will get that. A great video as many review videos missed the point of the car. It’s not a GT car you it’s Porsches finest non GT 911 todate. 👍🏻
What you're describing at 9 minutes onwards is the difference between high power and high torque. High power figures are always the headline attention grabbers, like in the R8 you mention, but it's high torque that catapults you up the speedo
I just don't get it. The interior stuff is fine, but the ducktail, RWD and manual shifter are just weird next to the turbo and carbon roof. It's not light, it's not high tech, and it's very, very expensive. Just buy a normal turbo S.
Of course it isn’t worth that much, all Porsche’s are way overpriced. The designs and engines are really old tech, the big wheels and tyres are just there for aesthetics but they do look good. When browsing on car sites it appears most of the Porsche’s for sale have far more previous owners than most other makes indicating that owners don’t keep them very long before off loading.
Joe, do you know if theres a sway to disable the autoblip in this or the gts? Great cars, but i think that some of the shifting engagement is stolen by that module
Another amazing Porsche, il stick with my 981 2.7 boxster until I win the euros😮. Great video joe. If you wanna do a video on mine your more than welcome. At 22k at least most people can afford one😂 x x
It's a lovely car, but I don't understand what thrills you are missing from a standard 911 that makes this worth so much money. It's a good 'investment', but that means you need to have the capital in the first place. Completely unattainable for most of us. I can't see £250k+ value in this vs. for example a 997 or 991 CS.
Can't wait for the 'T' impressions Joe - mine arrives January anyway (I believe it WILL be the sweet spot) to complement my (recently landed) M3cT and (now 5 years old) M2c.
This is definitely a very special car. Porsche is the all time master in bringing special editions on the market and getting all potential buyers to freak out and pay any premium just to add this next car to their collection. To me this is totally ridiculous and people should not support the Porsche market strategy. I remember the days back in the 90‘s when the Porsche dealer rolled out their red carpet for any buyer. All this is history and forgotten. 😢😢😢
Wasn’t a fan of Porsche but after watching Joe’s various videos about 992I did fell in love with it. The sport classic is an absolute beauty, especially the interior colour combination, forget about those alcantara damn I just love the leather! what an art! It’d be great if they also offer red body colour.
Amazing content always and have been subscribed to you for a while really unique and great reviews and love the format. Also featuring a lot of BMW and Porsche content which i'm a big fan of definitely the go to.
