[imcarthur]

He doesn't hate Porsches. He just likes to make fun of them.

from Timesonline

Now, though, after 40 years of constant development, the rear is held in place as firmly as Lake Mead. Which means the latest models are sculptured proof that in a battle for supremacy between God and German engineering, beardy is always going to finish second. A modern 911 shouldn’t work but it does. Brilliantly.

There’s a lightness to the steering that you just don’t get in any other car. It whispers information to your fingertips about what the front wheels are doing and how they’re feeling. Driving a 911 is like making love to someone you care for in the bridal suite of the George V hotel in Paris. It makes my GT feel like a knee trembler among the empties outside a Rotherham nightclub.

And on top of this a 911 is beautifully made and small, so you can use it every day. Also, it has two small seats in the back, a useable boot and prices start at under £60,000.

This, then, is a 177mph car that you can choose with your head and your heart. It’ll make love to your fingertips and stir your soul. There is no part of your body that it will not stimulate and caress. But don’t, whatever you do, buy the convertible, because this won’t stroke your penis. It’ll make you look like one.

ian