Originally Posted by Shaun Leahy

Were our 993's built to be slower than something else?

Originally Posted by Total 911 Magazine

Porsche Cars GB had a 911 Sport Classic in the UK for just one day and Total 911 was one of a select group of journalists invited to drive it. Here is just a handful of our photographs. There’ll be a full feature in the magazine very soon. Suffice it to say, it was a true thing of beauty and we were honoured to spend time with it. Apparently, 32 cars have been sold in the UK, but we suspect they’ll rarely appear on the road.

Originally Posted by Louis J.

"It's a concept car that you can buy".

So that's how they get away with charging the cost of two GT3s...

I think it's stunning but not $250k stunning.

Originally Posted by future

We are building a 993 based upon the new 997 Sport Classic which will feature:

• New blistered roof skin as per 997 Sport Classic
• Rear Bumper and Duck Tail modified to look the same as per named P-car
• Painted same colour scheme with the twin strips and rear engine cover decal/badge
• 993 RS side skirts and probably a 993 Turbo front PU plus a few other bits and pieces
• 17 or 18" replica Fuch wheels
• interior trim in the same Espresso Leather

Originally Posted by autoBlog.com

250 copies. While Porsche never priced it for the North American market, the sticker in Europe was a steep €169,300 – nearly $220,000 – and only slightly less than the cost of acquiring the range-topping turbocharged Porsche GT2 on the same continent.

Originally Posted by autoBlog.com

Running the full Le Mans circuit in a 911 Sport Classic was unforgettable, but the real eye-opener occurred on the public roads. The Carrera S is a fine automobile, yet the subtle mechanical upgrades found on this very low production model (especially the sport exhaust) completely transform its character from exciting to exhilarating. It's a mathematically perfect equation of wheelbase, curb weight, horsepower, torque, transmission gearing, contact patch, ride comfort and driving position. In terms of sheer driving enjoyment, it could be the best street car on the planet.

Originally Posted by autoBlog.com

Sitting stationary next to a red Carrera GT and a black 959, the Sport Classic had a magnetic effect on passersby. With fingers pointing and cameras aimed, they were drawn to the gray Porsche like gnats to a spotlight. Europeans recognized the car – an occurrence that would repeat itself often over the next couple days.

Originally Posted by autoBlog.com

But it does come at a cost. The original sticker price of this limited edition 911 was absurd, especially when you consider that Porsche offered a handful of cars with much more performance that were significantly less expensive. Yet this car has absolutely nothing to do with logic or rationality.

The Porsche 911 Sport Classic is all about emotion.

Originally Posted by Ian Kuah

408 hp, which arrives at 7300 rpm. Incredibly, this output matches the European 1996 993 Turbo’s peak horsepower figure — without the help of two turbochargers. It’s also 28 horses more than the 8200-rpm 2004 996 GT3, and just 7 shy of the 8400-rpm 2007 997 GT3, while being more economical and cleaner than all of them. While the 3.8 can’t match a Turbo for torque, it still offers 310 lb-ft from 4200 to 5600 rpm.





Out on the road, the Powerkit 3.8 is noticeably stronger than the 3.8 S, and more eager, too. Under full throttle, its deeper lungs let it sing longer and harder to redline. Its signature exhaust note is pitch-perfect all the way from idle to the 7500-rpm cut-out — you can’t help but think this is how all normally-aspirated 911s should sound! Porsche’s engineers say they would have liked to make it even louder — certain markets like SwitzerStrekland have strict noise regulations that dictated otherwise — but this Porsche’s inspiring song suffers little from being a few decibels softer.





Then there’s the rest of the car. After just a few miles, it’s clear that the old saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” really is a cliche. For one thing, pictures fail to convey this car’s presence. More important, neither photos nor the factory press release even remotely begin to convey how this 911 adds up to more than the sum of its parts. The car delights on several levels, the visual and tactile delights of its interior and the way its revised 3.8 engine spins up with such enthusiasm and smoothness being just two of them.

Originally Posted by timothymoffat

truly special.

Originally Posted by ExcMag

We knew two American collectors were bringing the 2011 911 Sport Classic into the U.S. on their own, but now two more have shown up.

Cars 111 and 244 have landed in the U.S. and were quickly offered for sale at Road Scholars.
One look at the old Dodge van or Ram pickup in the background of some photos is enough to know they’re both on U.S. soil — and both have already been sold.





Opinions within Excellence differ on this car — ranging from enthusiasm to cynicism. You can read European Editor Ian Kuah’s first drive here.


Car number 116 was first to arrive in August, and there’s at least one more known to be on the way, bringing the total to four.