Photo: Porsche configurator
Porsche unveiled the 911 S/T as an anniversary special edition and put a $290,000 price tag on it. But there is an option that costs as much as a C-Class sedan or a BMW 3 Series.
The Porsche 911 S/T configurator is online just days after the German sports carmaker officially introduced the S/T, the lightest 992 yet, sporting the engine of the GT3 RS.
We browsed through the configurator on Porsche's website and ticked the most expensive boxes to see where this is going. You can, of course, go with either black or white for no extra money, or choose the most affordable paint option. Six special colors are available for $4,220, with magenta-ish Ruby Star Neo standing out.
There is, then, the Paint to Sample optional paint job at $20,960. And here comes the one that costs as much as an entry-level premium sedan. Customers who choose a paintwork from the Paint to Sample Plus palette must pay $43,390. They could almost buy a Mercedes-Benz C-Class, which starts at $44,850 in the United States, or a BMW 3 Series, kicking off at $44,500.
The development of the paintwork is carried out based on a submitted color sample. Customers have to take it to the dealer if they want to pay so much money for the Paint to Sample Plus option.
The forged magnesium lightweight wheels can be either Silver or – for an extra $1,290, Satin Dark Silver or Satin Black.
The Heritage Design Package adds $20,360, but then, the car comes in Shore Blue Metallic. $3,670 is the price of the front axle lift, while customers pay $4,010 for the LED Matrix Design Headlights in Black.
We played a bit more with the Porsche 911 S/T configurator, ticked the Bose Surround Sound System for $1,600, the Porsche Experience Center Delivery in Atlanta or Los Angeles for $2,000, and a few other extras, and we ended up with a car that costs around $350,000. That is Rolls-Royce Ghost money.
But no matter the options selected by the future owner, the new Porsche 911 S/T's secret is in the numbers. It is powered by a 4.0-liter naturally aspirated flat-six engine that it snatched from the GT3 RS, mated to a close-ration six-speed manual transmission for 518 horsepower (525 PS).
The super light, super fast 911 S/T does 0 to 60 mph (0-97 kph) in 3.5 seconds, being just 0.3 seconds slower than the GT3 RS, and hits a top speed of 186 mph (300 kph). Now those, together with the Porsche DNA, are things that is worth paying Rolls-Royce money. And if you’ve got money to spare, there is the $13,500 Chronograph 1 watch that comes along with the new Porsche 911 S/T.
We browsed through the configurator on Porsche's website and ticked the most expensive boxes to see where this is going. You can, of course, go with either black or white for no extra money, or choose the most affordable paint option. Six special colors are available for $4,220, with magenta-ish Ruby Star Neo standing out.
There is, then, the Paint to Sample optional paint job at $20,960. And here comes the one that costs as much as an entry-level premium sedan. Customers who choose a paintwork from the Paint to Sample Plus palette must pay $43,390. They could almost buy a Mercedes-Benz C-Class, which starts at $44,850 in the United States, or a BMW 3 Series, kicking off at $44,500.
The development of the paintwork is carried out based on a submitted color sample. Customers have to take it to the dealer if they want to pay so much money for the Paint to Sample Plus option.
The forged magnesium lightweight wheels can be either Silver or – for an extra $1,290, Satin Dark Silver or Satin Black.
The Heritage Design Package adds $20,360, but then, the car comes in Shore Blue Metallic. $3,670 is the price of the front axle lift, while customers pay $4,010 for the LED Matrix Design Headlights in Black.
We played a bit more with the Porsche 911 S/T configurator, ticked the Bose Surround Sound System for $1,600, the Porsche Experience Center Delivery in Atlanta or Los Angeles for $2,000, and a few other extras, and we ended up with a car that costs around $350,000. That is Rolls-Royce Ghost money.
But no matter the options selected by the future owner, the new Porsche 911 S/T's secret is in the numbers. It is powered by a 4.0-liter naturally aspirated flat-six engine that it snatched from the GT3 RS, mated to a close-ration six-speed manual transmission for 518 horsepower (525 PS).
The super light, super fast 911 S/T does 0 to 60 mph (0-97 kph) in 3.5 seconds, being just 0.3 seconds slower than the GT3 RS, and hits a top speed of 186 mph (300 kph). Now those, together with the Porsche DNA, are things that is worth paying Rolls-Royce money. And if you’ve got money to spare, there is the $13,500 Chronograph 1 watch that comes along with the new Porsche 911 S/T.
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