Niche engineering by Porsche

Is the new 911 Carrera T a worthy addition to the hallowed sports car’s canon, or a marketing exercise to be ignored by purists?

The Porsche 911 Carrera T drops fripperies like back seats, noise dampening, and infotainment, but keeps the sporty performance upgrades
The Carrera T boasts the Porsche Active Suspension Management chassis – which drops the car by 20mm

In the Porsche 911’s early years, the company created a model called the 911T. The T stood for Touring and the Porsche’s 2.0-litre, air-cooled flat-six engine was detuned from 130hp down to 110hp – making it, still, the least powerful 911 ever sold.

That didn’t stop the 911T securing one of Porsche’s most famous motorsport victories, however: in ...