Porsche Launches New Lightweight 911 Carrera T Model, How Would You Build Yours?
Do you want your ‘T’ as a unique sporty comfort experience, or a stripped down driver-focused lightweight? It’s your choice.
Porsche has launched another new 911 variant, and this time it’s meant to evoke a sense of what the 911 used to be ‘back in the day’. The 911 Carrera T stat sheet looks a bit like a mix between a GT3 Touring and a Carrera GTS, but with the standard Carrera’s 3.0-liter turbocharged engine producing just 370 horsepower. It’s got the traditional Porsche lightweight features, including a rear seat delete, radio delete, door pulls instead of handles, and thinner lightweight rear window glass. Throw in a set of cloth-center sport seats, and you’ve got all of the trappings of a traditional Porsche driving experience. The configurator is now live, so how would you build yours?
If you want a serious driver’s car, you can keep the option sheet limited and keep the car lightweight. The manual transmission with a shorter set of gear ratios is obviously the way to go here. A no-cost color like Guards Red lets people know you’re serious about performance driving, and deleting the side script gives the car a clean look to go with the grey side mirrors and grey wheels. You’ll have to decide between the standard sport seats and the ultra-light carbon “full bucket” option. It’s an expensive option, but considering the lack of rear seat, we might opt for the carbon jobs.
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If comfort and exciting options are more your bag, you can get the 911 Carrera T with the Premium Package Plus interior, featuring 18-way adjustable heated and ventilated sport seats, LED lighting, and auto-dimming mirrors. You can option the full-thickness glass back in, the PCM back in with Burmeister hi-fi audio, and the rear seats un-deleted. You can choose a PDK transmission or carbon ceramic brakes. Additionally, you can even opt for rear-wheel steering, which is not even an available option on the standard Carrera. Do you want illuminated door sills, because you can option those, too!
The Carrera T starts just $11,000 more than a base Carrera, and when you consider the standard equipment you gain with this model, it’s well worth the cost. This is a unique model, and it might just be the right 911 for your garage.
