A return to old values? The Porsche 911 T is back
A few days ago, Porsche announced the return of the Porsche 911 T (991). The six-cylinder entry-level models from 1968 to 1973 already bore the same name, with the "T" standing for Touring. Back then, the "T" offered less power (130 hp in the end) and fewer features for less money.
According to the manufacturer, the modern 911 T aims to revive the "purist concept" of the 911 T from 1968/1973. Accordingly, it is available with a manual gearbox and rear-wheel drive with lock. However, it is also lowered and has PASM sports suspension as standard. So it's not quite so minimalist in design, but the Zuffenhausen team didn't want to give it steel rims.
At EUR 107,553 or CHF 129,600, it is cheaper than other 911 variants, but still four times as expensive as its predecessor 44 years ago, if you compare francs with francs. It is even six times more if you think in German/European currency.
But you also get more car. The new model is 4.53 meters long, whereas the 2.4 T in 1972 was still 4.13 meters long. The increase in width is even more pronounced, with the new model measuring 1.81 meters compared to 1.61 meters for the old model. Only the height of today's 911 has shrunk by three centimeters. On the other hand, the increase in size and the comfort/safety requirements have caused the kerb weight to rise from 1050 to 1425 kg.
A lot has happened in 44 years, but the shape and basic concept of the 911 have remained more or less the same. For us "in-betweeners", however, the 130 hp of the air-cooled 911 T from the early seventies cannot be replaced by 370 water-cooled hp. Presumably we are cast-iron after all. As we wrote some time ago: 911 T - no one needs more 911s. And we stuck to that ...
P.S. Incidentally, a Porsche 911 T in condition 1 according to Classic Data(i.e. in mint condition without signs of use) costs more today than the current one, i.e. EUR 119,000 (as of fall 2017). Will the modern successor also achieve this increase in value?
