Vehicle Description
2019 Porsche 911/991 Speedster - Serial Number 848 of 1,948 Built -
Brand New - Carrara White Metallic - 6 Speed Manual Gearbox -
4.0L/502hp Boxer 6 Motor - Highly Optioned (Please note: If you
happen to be viewing this 2019 Porsche 911 Speedster on a website
other than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that you've
only seen some of our many photographs of this vehicle due to
website limitations. To be sure you access all the more than 225
photographs, please go to our main website: GarageKeptMotors.)
...the new 911 Speedster pays tribute to an idea that runs through
the history of Porsche like a long winding road. From Porsche.com's
Tribute to a Dream The 2019 Porsche Speedster offered here is one
of just 1,948 produced to commemorate the year Porsche went into
business. To assert that this is a special car is to state the
obvious. Indeed, every Porsche Speedster ever created merits the
accolade special. Earlier Speedsters have appreciated so
dramatically in value to record levels because, for legions of
Porsche fans worldwide, the Speedster is a holy grail model. So,
when the Zuffenhausen automaker decided to celebrate the end of the
manufacturing run of the beloved 991.2-generation Porsche 911 cars
with a commemorative Speedster, only a remarkable achievement would
do. This is that achievement. Ordinary automakers creating their
expressions of such celebratory models normally concentrate on the
superficial: unique colors, graphics trim packages, and other
purely on-the-surface accouterments. Here, on the other hand, is a
Porsche created to celebrate not only the Speedster name, but the
performance ethic that defines the Porsche brand. Porsche doesn't
do superficial. As Mike Magrath's Car and Driver review of the
car's launch makes clear, this is a Porsche tour de force in every
respect. His headline lead put it: An improved engine, sublime
ride, and manual transmission are a hell of a way to say goodbye.
On the engine: Derived from the GT3's, the 4.0-liter six-cylinder
has redesigned air- and fuel-delivery systems. It switches to
individual throttle bodies and boasts a 25 percent increase in fuel
pressure over the GT3's mill. The result is sharper throttle
response, more linear power delivery, and an emboldened wail from
6000 to 9000 rpm. It's a soul-gripping inner-ear enchantment that
makes most supercars seem more gelded than gilded. On the ride:
With the exception of the fact that the Speedster is a two-seater,
there's little compromise over a normal 911. ... the ride is never
harsh, and, at a sustained 65-mph cruise, it's a pleasant place for
a chat. Until you hit the accelerator. And ...this car redefines
the stability and confidence available from a convertible. Magrath
described the GT3 transmission in a single word: magnificent. Every
visual aspect of this extraordinary Carrara White Metallic-over
black leather Speedster-from its commemorative 70th Anniversary
identification emblem specifying it's the 848th of 1,948 cars; to
its Speedster rear badge and red-embroidered Speedster logos on the
seatbacks; to its yellow-caliper ceramic disc brakes; to the gently
arched carbon-fiber deck-lid out back, and bi-xenon headlights and
bespoke facia up front-is best appreciated with a long slow trip
through the more than 225 high-definition photographs, ideally
viewed full-screen, available on the GarageKeptMotors site. (Please
note that the photos include close-ups of the car's manufacturer
window sticker showing its extensive option listing.) As for the
audio joy of the 502-horsepower, 4.0-liter, flat-six boxer engine,
the short video also presented at the site will whet any
enthusiast's appetite. We welcome appointments to see this
Speedster up close, just don't expect test drives. With only 16
miles showing on the odometer, this is a brand-new, and as we've
noted several times, special automobile. Its next owner may choose
to hold the car for the virtually certain, significant fi
