TDinDC
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Porsche just released the 718 Spyder RS: https://www.porsche.com/usa/models/718/718-spyder-rs/
I want it. I want it almost as much as I want the GT3 RS or the 718 Cayman GT4 RS or the 911 Dakar or even just the GT3 Touring.
For each of these cars, I would want to load them up with the Weissach options and everything else to make them beasts.
The problem is that each one of these cars would be awful for the way that I -- and I imagine most of us -- would actually use them.
Most of these cars would be miserable on the streets, or at least not nearly as comfortable and practical as their "normal" counterparts, like the regular Spyder, Cayman or 911.
If you were racing on tracks, then a dedicated race car would be a better choice. In my experience in amateur racing, what you are racing matters far less than just making sure you are in a series where everyone is racing the same thing with the same capabilities. In fact, I had much more fun in the "cheaper" series because you didn't worry about damage as much: It's a lot more fun to drive like a wanna-be Verstappen in a $25K car than in a $150K car (at least for me).
If you are driving on the streets, the cars I crave most would be far too harsh in terms of suspension and noise than better alternatives. I think a base 911 probably has more capabilities than you can fairly use on the streets and would deliver maybe 90% of the fun, although I do think that a Turbo S is soft enough that I could convince myself that it makes sense.
Maybe if you do a lot of track days (i.e., not racing but just car club), then a GT3 or Cayman GT4 would be fun and maybe make sense, but only if you did it regularly.
I have come very close to pulling the trigger on a Dakar, but, let's be honest, I'm not likely to take a car like that out to Rally.
Which brings me to the Spyder RS: I really want it but it makes no sense whatsoever to have a car that "hard" in this convertible format. Why do I nonetheless want something so stupid? I feel the same way about Ferraris when I get the itch every few years to pull the trigger on one.
Anyone else really want a car that you know would actually be awful for the way you would use it if you actually bought it?
I want it. I want it almost as much as I want the GT3 RS or the 718 Cayman GT4 RS or the 911 Dakar or even just the GT3 Touring.
For each of these cars, I would want to load them up with the Weissach options and everything else to make them beasts.
The problem is that each one of these cars would be awful for the way that I -- and I imagine most of us -- would actually use them.
Most of these cars would be miserable on the streets, or at least not nearly as comfortable and practical as their "normal" counterparts, like the regular Spyder, Cayman or 911.
If you were racing on tracks, then a dedicated race car would be a better choice. In my experience in amateur racing, what you are racing matters far less than just making sure you are in a series where everyone is racing the same thing with the same capabilities. In fact, I had much more fun in the "cheaper" series because you didn't worry about damage as much: It's a lot more fun to drive like a wanna-be Verstappen in a $25K car than in a $150K car (at least for me).
If you are driving on the streets, the cars I crave most would be far too harsh in terms of suspension and noise than better alternatives. I think a base 911 probably has more capabilities than you can fairly use on the streets and would deliver maybe 90% of the fun, although I do think that a Turbo S is soft enough that I could convince myself that it makes sense.
Maybe if you do a lot of track days (i.e., not racing but just car club), then a GT3 or Cayman GT4 would be fun and maybe make sense, but only if you did it regularly.
I have come very close to pulling the trigger on a Dakar, but, let's be honest, I'm not likely to take a car like that out to Rally.
Which brings me to the Spyder RS: I really want it but it makes no sense whatsoever to have a car that "hard" in this convertible format. Why do I nonetheless want something so stupid? I feel the same way about Ferraris when I get the itch every few years to pull the trigger on one.
Anyone else really want a car that you know would actually be awful for the way you would use it if you actually bought it?
