Cars.com Reviews the 2009 Porsche 911

Poor Kelsey Mays: Our intrepid reviewer had to go to the Miller Motorsports Park in Salt Lake City to test-drive different variants of the 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera and Carrera S on breathtaking mountain roads. Some guys can never catch a break, you know? Mays reports back on the Porsche flagship, which got a full update for 2009. Check out his full review to find out if this update will mean something to non-car geeks, and if the 911 can impress our reviewer with comfort and styling as much as it does with performance.

2009 Porsche 911 Expert Review

Comments

Interesting that an 80K 911 can look the same as a 200K 911.

or how a 2009 911 looks like a 1999 911.

Good points,

I just test drove 911 C4S (996) two days ago. It was parked next to 911 carrera 4(997). There were three people, apart from me, who all agreed that 996 looks much better.

My friend's 911 turbo (996) looks very similar to 911 C4S (996) no scoops on the side and there is a small extra wing in the back. For untrained eye $90k C4S looks very similar as $150k 911 turbo.

But one thing has to be aknowldged. Porsche company mastered selling less for more.

ilija,

I couldn't agree with you more about Porsche marketing less car for more money -even in their own lineup. For instance, the Cayenne all wheel drive SUV has a base sticker that's $4,000 under the base 911, which is a lot less vehicle. That proves that there's a disconnect between what you pay and what you get. As long as people are gullible enough to pay six figures for a hot rodded version of the original lowly beetle, Porsche will continue to crank them out with minor modifications that only the cult members can recognize.