Congratulations, an 85% vote for the V-12 has successfully talked me out of a Tesla. A 1% vote would have achieved the same. No surprise, right – The Tesla isn’t really for enthusiasts. You know what else isn’t? A 2024 Porsche 911 S/T.
Yup. Imma roast the rich folk.
The 2024 Porsche 911 S/T vs the 2008 Ferrari F430 Spider
“I don’t build cars, I build engines.”
Enzo Ferrari said that. He considered the engine the heart of the car, and everything else was secondary. If you’ve ever driven a Ferrari from the 90’s, you’d understand.
Modern Ferraris are different – they are real cars. But there’s another company that’s taken on this engine-first ethos: Porsche.
A 911 is never going to be considered an exotic car, but the engine they put in the 911 GT3 is exotic. Now this isn’t apples to apples – a modern GT3 is a brilliant car, while a 348 would trip all over itself in a turn. But there’s no denying that Porsche’s star in these cars is its engine.
Which brings me to price. They make sports cars. Then they make special editions of those sports cars. Then, they make special editions of those special editions. They seem to charge whatever they want for them, and then the second-hand market says “watch this!”. Prices are now stratospheric for many examples, and this 2024 Porsche 911 S/T is by far the worst offender.
They made just 1,963 of them, for the year the 911 was first introduced. It is a greatest hits of 992 911. Manual-only, with the GT3 RS’s engine and carbon fiber doors, and the Touring’s carbon-fiber hood. Carbon-fiber front fenders and roof are unique to the S/T, and rear-steering is deleted. It offers the best ride of all road-going 911s thanks to unique suspension tuning. Tons of other changes too – trust me, it’s the best 911 ever made. The attention to detail is incredible.
But, ahem, $1,000,000?!
The 2024 Porsche 911 S/T
Well if I’m going to pick one, I’m going to make it a color I like. Keep in mind, this car had a $290,000 base price six months ago, but once you start to add options…
- Original MSRP: $450,000
- Paint to sample: $20,960. I honestly can’t find the specific color name.
- Really tasteful inside – carbon buckets with black leather and cloth, and matching blue highlights
- 5 miles, so brand new. Clean CarFax obviously.
- A flat-six with 518 horsepower and 342 lb-ft of torque, bolted to a six-speed manual
- Listed for $1,000,000
It’s hard to believe that this car makes all other 911s seem like a good deal. But you could do to a Porsche dealer now and order a GT3 ($225k), GT3 RS ($241k), and a 911 Touring ($224k), and still have money left to buy another two GT3s! Does this car do anything that a nice 911 T would not?
It’s not just this example, they all go for that much. And since this car isn’t even a year old, it’s hard to say if the market on it will continue to rise, or how far it will.
The 2008 Ferrari F430 Spider
I get it – we want a soulful, naturally aspirated engine with a manual transmission. It doesn’t need to be track-attack fast, but real speed is good. So…
- Listed at $329,900
- Rare and coveted six-speed – the last Ferrari to offer it
- Convertible because you can hear that motor even better
- 16,500 miles
- 4.3-liter V-8 with 490 horsepower and 343 lb-ft of torque, nearly identical to the 911 from a car that’s almost 20 years old
- Grigio Silverstone over Cuoio leather.
- Clean title and CarFax
Is this car overpriced too? Yea, sure. But my God, it’s a bargain compared to the S/T. I think it’s also better-looking, and I like this V-8 better than that flat-six.
At the end of the day, spending a million dollars on a 911 is something only people like Jerry Seinfeld would do. No doubt, these cars will sit in garages and come out once a year. Perhaps that’s the biggest sin of all.
What would you do with a million dollars?
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