A few years ago now a very good friend and co-author of this blog proclaimed his adoration for the Porsche 911 GT3RS. At the time I had to concede, it was pretty tasty but I still wasn't endeared to the 911. Now I do like a pioneer, a reaching for more and in the turbo and particularly the GT2, the 911 always had some leverage with me, but the base models, I felt, were never particularly special. I have to say my view is changing, I liked the 998, and the 991 is reinforcing that view. A well known motoring show (with the exception of its shorter presenter) claim the Porsche 911 to be an unevolving incarnation of a prehistoric concept. Now I'm a firm believer in sticking to your guns and being proven wrong rather than meekly accepting defeat, but I do think Porsche may be right on this one. I would argue the 911 is the epitome of evolution, Porsche have taken a concept (rear engine rear drive) with blatant flaws (erm understeer much) and run with it. Now I haven't had the luxury of driving a 911 but must reviews seem to agree the handling is sublime and the sales figures do little to counter that argument. So what Porsche have done is evolve a technology over years to a state of refinement. Then they have offered variants of this model to appeal to many tastes, from the kid who pours over car magazines to the people lucky enough to be rich enough to own one. I'm a convert now but even if you do not like the 911, you have to respect the ethos of its development.
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