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Written by Rowan Horncastle
Let"s start with an irrational but completely possible situation.Imagine you"re someone who has, I don"t know, just retired from a successful career in dentistry or something. Over the years, you"ve put so many fillings and veneers in people"s gobs, your wallet is overflowing with one hundred and fifty-ish thousand pounds. You want a car, a fast one, but what should you go for?Before you start, there are a couple of must-dos from your new car. You don"t want anything overly ostentatious, or the same colour as a children"s lunchbox, so that automatically discredits anything from Italy. The McLaren 570S and its flashy doors is a bit fancy. Audi R8? Oops, I forgot. You have young children that you"d like to take along with you, so that"s a no-go too. "The Nissan GT-R then! Surely?" Sorry, too cheap. Hashtag first world problems and all that.There"s only one sensible car left: the Porsche Turbo S. It"s the original gangster of the everyday supercar. A car that offers effortless GT appeal and pulverising performance, all within a purposefully muscular yet wonderfully austere and mature package.With a 3.8-litre twin-turbo lump slung over the back axle, both the new Turbo and Turbo S have had a power bump of 20bhp compared to the last generation. That means 533bhp in the Turbo and 572bhp in the Turbo S. That makes the latest 911 Turbo S capable of tipping over the double ton with a blistering top speed of 205mph.Big, scary numbers those. But on the road, when driven normally, it"s an incredibly docile car. Slot the PDK gearbox down to Drive, keep everything in its factory setting, and you can cruise in comfort for hours. Even with a wide track and tyres, it"s well-mannered on our pitted roads. Plus, with the new intuitive and ergonomic PCM entertainment system starring Apple CarPlay your creature comforts are easier to use than ever.
Date written: 19 Apr 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 3038
Let"s start with an irrational but completely possible situation.Imagine you"re someone who has, I don"t know, just retired from a successful career in dentistry or something. Over the years, you"ve put so many fillings and veneers in people"s gobs, your wallet is overflowing with one hundred and fifty-ish thousand pounds. You want a car, a fast one, but what should you go for?Before you start, there are a couple of must-dos from your new car. You don"t want anything overly ostentatious, or the same colour as a children"s lunchbox, so that automatically discredits anything from Italy. The McLaren 570S and its flashy doors is a bit fancy. Audi R8? Oops, I forgot. You have young children that you"d like to take along with you, so that"s a no-go too. "The Nissan GT-R then! Surely?" Sorry, too cheap. Hashtag first world problems and all that.There"s only one sensible car left: the Porsche Turbo S. It"s the original gangster of the everyday supercar. A car that offers effortless GT appeal and pulverising performance, all within a purposefully muscular yet wonderfully austere and mature package.With a 3.8-litre twin-turbo lump slung over the back axle, both the new Turbo and Turbo S have had a power bump of 20bhp compared to the last generation. That means 533bhp in the Turbo and 572bhp in the Turbo S. That makes the latest 911 Turbo S capable of tipping over the double ton with a blistering top speed of 205mph.Big, scary numbers those. But on the road, when driven normally, it"s an incredibly docile car. Slot the PDK gearbox down to Drive, keep everything in its factory setting, and you can cruise in comfort for hours. Even with a wide track and tyres, it"s well-mannered on our pitted roads. Plus, with the new intuitive and ergonomic PCM entertainment system starring Apple CarPlay your creature comforts are easier to use than ever.
Date written: 19 Apr 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 3038