Porsche 991 Carrera S

Porsche 911 Carrera S – fun wins over reason
Driving a Porsche and reason have about as much in common as chess and sport. Of course, for some people, a mental test of strength is also a sporting activity. And so the people from Zuffenhausen manage to portray driving a Porsche as a "combination of reason and pleasure". In any case, they cannot have been talking about the new 911 Carrera S , because the rear-wheel drive car is a thoroughbred sports car with plenty of driving fun and anything but sensible.
Porsche 911 in everyday lifeBut is the 911 Carrera (S) also suitable for everyday use? The answer is clear: yes – if you can afford it. The Porsche 911 Carrera could be suitable as a travel cruiser for country roads and motorways. Of course without the Sport Plus mode. It offers enough space for two people. The seats are surprisingly comfortable, but do not give the driver a millimetre of room to slide when cornering. You sit comfortably, but still feel like you are nailed to the spot. There is a back seat, but it is more of a decorative accessory or suitable for additional luggage. If the driver and front passenger are tall, there would not even be room for children to sit. To match this, the 911 offers 135 litres of storage space for the luggage of two people. However, due to the fit, the large suitcase should be left at home – the designer travel bag is clearly the better choice. The 911 is also conservative in terms of fuel consumption, provided you leave the early-shifting PDK transmission and the buttons for the "Sport" and "Sport Plus" programs alone. The dual-clutch transmission then shifts into the next higher gear very early. The engine switches off automatically at traffic lights. If you take your foot off the accelerator while driving, the PDK transmission separates the boxer heart and drive train and lets the Carrera coast along in neutral. When more power is required, the transmission engages so smoothly that the driver doesn't notice anything. Of course, the standard fuel consumption of 8.7 l/100 km (9.5 without PDK) is not really achievable. But thirteen to fourteen liters is realistic even for the "911" S and is fine with 294 kW/400 hp.

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