Porsche 911 S/T

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“Maximum rawness and engagement, a truly great driver’s car.” – evo magazine on the Porsche 911 S/T.

In August 2023, Porsche revealed the 911 S/T to celebrate the 911’s 60th anniversary, announcing that 1,963 would be built, that number referencing the original’s launch (as the 901) in 1963. Its designation was an homage to the original 911 S/T, an early lightweight competition version predating the famous Carrera RS and produced in limited numbers between approximately 1970 and 1972. These cars were conceived to exploit a provision in the FIA’s production sports car racing regulations that permitted wheelarches to be flared by 50mm (2″) to accommodate wider-than-standard wheels.

The modern version uses various components found in other Porsche models, the engine being the 518bhp naturally aspirated unit taken from the GT3 RS, while the body is basically the standard Type 992, featuring S/T-specific carbon wings, carbon doors, and the ‘double-bubble’ roof from the GT3 RS. Mechanically the same as that of the GT3 Touring, the suspension had nevertheless been extensively reworked electronically for the S/T. Porsche Carbon Composite Brakes (PCCB) were standard, while deletion of the stock rear-wheel steering meant that the steering had to be retuned, resulting in a marked improvement in feedback. Wheels were magnesium centre-lock: 20″ front, 21″ rear. Inside the cabin the fortunate S/T owner would find carbon bucket seats with fabric centres, acres of leather trim, and gold badging.

The S/T is also notable as the first model to combine the GT3 RS engine with a (six-speed) manual gearbox, as well as being the lightest of the Type 992 family. The transmission also featured a S/T-unique lightweight clutch and single-mass flywheel. For the S/T, the gear ratios were shortened to improve acceleration, which had the effect of reducing the top speed to 186mph (300km/h), while the 0-100km/h dash was covered in 3.7 seconds. “The shorter gearing lends the S/T an even greater sense of urgency than a GT3,” declared evo magazine. “But it still has long legs and you find yourself using the upper mid-range most of the time.”

Indeed, so impressed was evo with the S/T’s overall performance that it was voted their ‘Car of the Year 2024’. “With its manual gearbox, inertia-free flat-six and shorter gearing, the limited-edition 911 is in some ways more focused than even the 911 GT3 RS that won last year,” declared the esteemed British motoring magazine.