Manual, rear-drive sports cars are brilliant - and very rare now. Which of the best is better?
Every time we think PH has done its last rear-drive, manual, two-door sports car test, so another pairing comes together - thank heavens. There’simminent as well, which is encouraging. You'd hardly call it light at the end of the tunnel, but perhaps there’s life in a much-loved category of cars yet. Given their familiarity, it shouldn’t spoil any verdict here to say that bothare superb, and undoubtedly more satisfying driver’s cars with their manual gearboxes.
Alongside, even in Speed Yellow, the 992 just isn’t anywhere near as arresting. The T benefits from Carrera S wheels, and an ever-so-slightly lower ride height, but despite the decals it’ll resemble a Carrera to most. Because it largely is. But while that won’t draw anywhere near the eyeballs of the Emira, it’s worth pointing out that the outgoing derivative of 911 remains a handsome beast, cool and clean cut in time-honoured Porsche tradition.
It’s hard to know what to expect from driving the Emira. The initial prototype drive of a Tour chassis was hugely encouraging, albeit with the Hethel home advantage, only forto feel fidgety and overly aggressive. On the same roads again, the Tour V6 is, pleasingly, an absolute joy - the kind of driving experience that only Lotus delivers.
Despite a lower state of tune compared to the rest of the range and no hybrid assistance, the T’s twin-turbo flat-six remains a very good Porsche engine. It revs with greater enthusiasm than the Lotus, rushing to beyond 7,000 where the V6 abruptly calls time at 6,800rpm There’s also precious little lag to the flat-six, so it never feels at a disadvantage compared to the supercharged Lotus. The sound is reasonably exciting, if nothing on the shrieking rasp of the V6.
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