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Porsche 9 11 S/T

provide both compliance for daily driving as well as track performance, and weight savings allow this 992-generation 911 to tip the scales at the lowest of Porsche’s constantly expanding lineup. The S/T builds on the recipe last seen on the 2017 911 R, and as perhaps expected, Porsche will only produce 1,963 examples — meaning that those few buyers who manage to snag an allocation can certainly expect to enjoy constantly appreciating values on the secondhand market. But the rare owner who actually drives their S/T will no doubt enjoy every minute behind the wheel even more than the sheer fi nancial considerations suggest. From $291,600, porsche.com

It takes a lot for a new Porsche to leave almost everyone who slips behind the wheel convinced that this, fi nally, is the greatest 911 ever. And yet, that’s exactly what Porsche managed with the new 911 S/T, which harkens back to factory supported customer racing cars of the 1970s. The 911 S/T therefore prioritizes a level of analog driving so often lost in the modern era, with a tighter steering ratio and no rear steering to muddy the water, a shorter fi nal drive ratio for improved wheel torque, and a lightened single-mass fl ywheel for faster revs. But beneath the skin, modern tech supports the retro theme, allowing the dry-sump 4.0-liter fl at-six engine borrowed from a GT3 RS to crank out 518 hp and 343 lb-ft of torque on the way to a 9,000-RPM redline. Porsche’s development team for the S/T spent months fi ne-tuning the suspension to

It takes a lot for a new Porsche to leave almost everyone who slips behind the wheel convinced that this, fi nally, is the greatest 911 ever