In final year’s edition of the evergreen 911-vs-Corvette comparo, we noted, “With its outrageous styling and bawdy exhaust note, the Corvette is pure performance art. It is new and it is not possible to ignore, so the 911 merely disappears in its presence.” Some Porschephiles no doubt felt slighted by this assertion. Porsche itself might have as properly, because they really feel the require to offer a more visually outrageous Neunelfer that can not be ignored. It’s the new, restricted-run Martini Racing Edition, a Carrera S for these who find Porsche’s Sport Exhaust alternative too subtle and its neo-Fuchs-style wheels lacking enough retro panache.
Purchasers are limited to the decision 2 body colors—white or black. Whichever you pick, the paint will cover Porsche’s Aerokit Cup racy-appear front fascia and fixed rear spoiler. Stainless sill panels study “911 Carrera S – Martini Racing Edition.” Porsche Communications Management and Sport Chrono packages are regular on the Martini, as are the Sport steering wheel and Bose sound system. The gray tach face provides way to a black one, in line with this 911’s older-college pretensions. And then there are the decals. Produced super-renowned by the Helmut Marko/Gijs van Lennep 917K that delivered Porsche’s second all round Le Mans win in 1971, Martini stickers big and small have a time-honored tradition of becoming slapped on Stuttgart sportsters over the years, most lately as an offered choice on the 918 Spyder.
The engine’s unchanged, which is largely all appropriate in our book. The 400-hp 3.8-liter flat 6 is a ripping sweetheart of a point, even though it seems as although a light juice-goose would pair nicely with the far more sportlich intent of the decals and aero bits. Americans, however, need not apply, as Porsche’s not offering the car in the United States. Which kind of blows a whole in our original thesis—Unless they’re just getting petty. On the bright side, we spoke with Porsche Automobiles North America nowadays, and they confirmed that you can basically construct your own if you’re so compelled. The Aerokit Cup components will run you about $ 6K. The decals, which Porsche will begin promoting later this year, will undoubtedly cost a lot more than the examples you had printed at Sylvester’s Sticky Vinyl Emporium, but hey man, Zuffenhausen stuff. Zuffenhausen stuff, y’know?
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