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and its ducktail, so I feel particularly fortunate to be back in Zuffenhausen, just a couple of months later, driving the latest in the ducktail dynasty. After all, this swoop is as synonymous with tasty 911s as Nike's swoosh is with its sneakers, so it has to be something special. And it is. It’s the latest Porsche 911 Sport Classic.
Perhaps you’re not that way inclined. Maybe you’re reading this thinking it’s all a bit cynical. A Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur car harking back to the ‘glory days’ simply to squeeze a few more coffers out of the easily creamed super-rich. I mean, why not. Screw on a few bits of brass and sew in some strips of classic cloth on to what’s basically a, then ramp up the price to £215,000. And, if all of them were snapped up in an instant, as we were told, the policy’s a good’un.
Then there’s the drivetrain. It has the Turbo S’s 3.7-litre flat-six and it’s been detuned. Now, if that sounds contrary to what you’re expecting from a special model, here’s the clincher: 550hp is absolutely all you need when it’s now thundering through just two oh-so-fat 315/30 21 Pirelli P Zeros at the rear. Yep, there’s no four-wheel drive here. And no PDK, either. This is the most powerful road-going manual 911 to date.
And speaking of heavily boosted, let’s talk about the power delivery. It turns out it’s not a 3.0-litre. Unleashed, the Sport Classic’s more fervent top end confirms that. There’s something retro here, too – as retro as the houndstooth – and it just about fits with the early 70s theme. The lag reminds me of the 930, which came out in 1975, and the days when turbos took an age to spool.
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