I especially appreciated this feature when testing the Carrera S out back at home, on a later date. Once again, Porsche
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| The Carrera S is a car that will reward novices and professionals alike. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) |
delivered an automatic equipped model, albeit fitted with a fixed head, and I was able to test the car out during everyday driving. My almost void driver's license will testify to my general lack of respect for road regulations, suffice it to say I believe in the spirit of the law more than the letter of the law, and therefore I was able to test the Carrera S at speeds just slightly over the posted limit through a few unpopulated areas with slim to no traffic. Yes, once again I charged up the mountain road behind my home and put the Carrera S to my personal litmus test. Its ability to soak up bumps on this fast but less than ideal stretch of tarmac is uncanny, never making me feel concerned about staying between the recommended white and yellow lines, no matter how tight the hairpin corners or how much road surface was eroding away the outer apex of a given
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| Whether puttering around town or slinging it back and forth through the curves, the Carrera S is always ready to deliver. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) |
bend. It's a car that will reward novices and professionals alike, taking to curves with unfathomable traction and, as long as PSM and PASM are engaged, remaining extremely stable at all times. And that, to me, is the Porsche 911 story. All of the classic cars are wonderful to drive, whether puttering around town or slinging it back and forth through the curves. Each car that leaves the factory is capable of being competitive on the race track, while at the same time proving to deliver stellar reliability and, now that the interior is as well put together as the exterior, resplendent luxury.
