In the white corner is Porsche’s achingly desirable all-electric Mission E coupe. In red we have the all-petrol 911 GT2 RS (all 691bhp of it). Is Porsche’s future in safe hands? Oh yes…
WITH PORSCHE’S electric future, what you see is what you’ll get, and that’s a promise. When the Mission E – aka project J1 – goes into production in 2019, it will look like a pragmatic metamorphosis of the stunning concept here, first unveiled at the 2015 Frankfurt show. So it will have conventional B-posts instead of those eye-catching suicide doors, enough headroom front and rear for you to wear a helmet, and a more manageable width that won’t lead to quite so many precious wheels being kerbed in tight car parks. The basic shape, however, is pretty much cast in stone. Among the items due to reappear on the real thing are the four-eyed headlamps, the wrap-around tail lights, the striking proportions and the space-age interior.
With the 911 GT2 RS what you see is also what you get, but only if you happen to be among the chosen few. Pictured here is production model number 0001, which may end up with a lucky owner after its first life as a pampered test car – like its predecessors, the latest top-flight RS sold out long before the order books opened. While the ultimate 911 is particularly scarce in Germany and the UK, insiders suggest that a handful of the 600 units destined for North America may still be up for grabs. The red and black weapon featured here is the rarest of a rare breed because it is equipped with the optional Weissach pack, which takes out 30kg while adding £21,042 (£18,770 if you can do without the roll cage) to a grand total of £228, 548 (the base car is a trifling £207,506).
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