The new Porsche Speedster looks like the rolling embodiment of a thank-you letter to Porsche fans. Clean lines, lean cockpit, naturally-aspirated, individual throttle bodies and a manual transmission–seems pretty much as perfect as a Porsche could get in 2019.
Powered by a naturally-aspirated 4.0-liter flat-six from the 911 GT3 and 911 GT3 RS, the $274,500 Speedster will get individual throttle bodies which is supposed to aggressively sharpen the response of the engine’s claimed 502 horsepower and 346 lb-ft of torque.
Porsche’s promising a 192-mph top speed and a stopped-to-60 mph time of 3.8 seconds.
Back in 2018 Porsche teased a new sleek Speedster concept, taking design cues and a lithe aesthetic from the company’s first really well-known sports car and applying it to the new 911.
A production version of that car was confirmed at last year’s Paris Motor Show, with the caveat that only 1,948 rebuilt. The significance of that number being that the first Porsche 356 Speedster was built for 1948.
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This is not the first Speedster variant of a new 911 and it most likely will not be the last. As most people who were paying attention anticipated, the showroom-ready rendition of the new Speedster is pretty close to the concept car that was trotted out almost a year ago. That’s definitely not a bad thing–this car is absolutely gorgeous; quintessential Porsche; fan service on wheels.
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