Things don’t look good for the new M5 Touring – just 39% of you want one over a custom E91 wagon. Time will tell. This week, let’s talk about selling your soul. A 911 T I reviewed is up for sale – is it a 911 you want?
The 2019 Porsche 911 T vs the 2020 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4
I do like the 911 T very much. If you want your 911 served more “under-cooked” rather than “raw” (think 911 GT3), this would be the correct choice. It’s also the only 991 to have a manual without the need to sell your children into coal mining.
The problem (if it’s a problem for you at all) is that this example is equipped with Porsche’s PDK. I love saying it…
Doppelkupplungsgetriebe!
I added the exclamation point. Whatever – it’s really good. Against it, we need to find something that has the same pedigree, for the same price.
How about another Porsche?
The 2019 Porsche 911 T
Jayson, the owner, says this is just one of 19 Lava Orange 911 Ts produced for 2019, so you won’t see yourself on the road.
- $115,000
- 14,500 miles
- PDK transmission, Sport Bucket seats, Carerra S wheels, Chrono package
- It’s very clean, with no accidents
- PPF on the front
- Recently serviced by Porsche
Looks good. Drives good (I can attest). Priced right too, although manuals go for just a bit more. Here’s one that recently sold with a 7-speed manual for $123,000, though the mileage was much less. Boring colors aren’t as desirable, while this Python Green one (brand new) went for over $137,000. Too much, regardless of the color.
But does it need to have the engine in the butt to be a “real” Porsche?
The 2020 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4
This remains one of my all-time favorites.
- $119,900
- 26,010 miles
- The color isn’t listed, but it looks like Gentian to me. Very nice.
- Six-speed manual
- It’s Porsche-certified, which can’t hurt
- Sport Chrono Pack, carbon ceramic brakes
The GT4 seems like a pretty standard offering, and the price seems fair from a Porsche dealer in Connecticut. Though they are priced on top of each other, the 911 T and GT4 offer very different driving experiences. I think you know which I’d pick. But then again, there’s only one 911.
Which would you take home?
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