Verdict

We hitch a ride in the fastest production Porsche 911 yet

‘THE FIRST FAT, HEAVY DROPS FALL LAZILY FROM the sky and drum on the roof of the Porsche like dried peas on a biscuit tin; clearly, there’s no sound deadening behind the roof lining.’ Not my words but

= new entry this month. Cars in italics are no longer on sale. Issue no. is for our most recent major test of the car (D = Driven, F = feature, FF = Fast Fleet). Engine shows details of the car’s comb

PORSCHE’S RECENTLY RETIRED 911 Turbo S is one of the fastest point-to-point road cars ever built. Ruthlessly quick with a steely, cold-blooded character, the delivery is all about immense torque and f

Carrera S always a strong selling 911 ...

The persistent (and ultimately unfounded) rumours that cabriolets would be banned in the USA in the aftermath of Ralph Nader’s landmark 1965 book Unsafe at Any Speed crops up in the story of virtually