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It’s not very often that the hero photo shows the rear of a car, but for this model, the Porsche 911 Sport Classic, it is the view that best informs what this car is about. The Porsche PR department was a bit light on with pics of beancounters smoking a post-coital cigarette, even though that would have been appropriate for this story.
That’s because, essentially, the 911 Sport Classic is a grab for cash. There will only be 250 of these cars made, ever, so demand will be high. That said, the Sport Classic is based on the Carrera S, which costs around £70K in the UK. However, once the lads at Porsche Exclusive have had their fun making this car Porsche is asking almost double the Carrera S asking price for the 911 Sport Classic. Yep, that’s right, £140,000. That makes it the most expensive 911 on sale, even more than a GT2.
So, what does the P-car enthusiast get for all that extra cash. Well, as the pic above shows you get old skool touches in the form of a ‘ducktail’ rear spoiler and ‘Fuchs’ style 19″ alloy wheels. There’s also the Carrera GT inspired domed roof and a revised front spolier, too. I have to say, these touches look absolutely brilliant!
But it’s not all cosmetic add-ons, the engineers have their fun too. The bodywork is taken from the all wheel drive 911s, so you get a wider rear track. A bit of extra thought on the intake manifold increases power from the 3.8 litre flat six to 408bhp (up from 385bhp). That’s 300kW for those of us who speak 21st century. The suspension has been fiddled with, resulting in a 20mm drop. You also get an LSD and your choice of transmissions. Well, that’s assuming you would choose a six speed manual. The zero to one hundred dash takes just 4.6 seconds.
There’s a few other tasty morsels thrown in too, all of which are covered in the Porsche UK press release. (It was much longer and detailed than the one sent out by the fatherland, so the UK notes are the ones you’re getting.) Right at the end of the press release is a tidbit about Porsche Classic. If you do happen to be a P-car nut, then you probably already knew about this off shoot to the Porsche website. If not, make sure you check it out and knock your cotton socks off when you see you can download parts catalogs for pretty much every Porsche from the early 356 models up to the 993 911 series.
Plenty of pics after the break, too. Oh, do take the time to have a look at the 911 Sport Classic microsite as well. It’s pretty cool.