Monday, June 24, 2019

Taking An Entirely Different Tack

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It kind of makes me feel like a trucker in a semi with a really, really amazing cabin and XM satellite radio. 80,000 SUV with a V-10 diesel is decadence that I imagine most people won’t consider no matter how cool it sounds. The oversize steering wheel reemphasizes the semi-truck feel and makes the interior seem slightly crowded. The driver and passenger temperature dials are strangely oversized as well. Not only are they about two inches in diameter, they protrude off the console an inch. This is odd considering that the volume dial for the radio, which is probably one of the most used controls in a vehicle, is quite small and strangely placed at the top of the central console. Holy second mortgage, Batman! 80K for this SUV? Lorio is right: this thing just doesn’t really belong. Other thoughts: That super smooth, growling torque is almost worth all that cash. This price tag reminds me of the other over-opulent VW, the Phaeton, with which the Touareg shares much of its circa-2004 switchgear. Also, the sideview-mirror-mounted blind-spot checkers are pretty nice, although I wonder how distracting they’d be at night. I do like the tough looks of the Touareg, but in this case, they’ve been undermined a bit by the white paint; the sharp interior hues make you forget about that once you’re inside, however.


One week after Ferrari launched the 430 Scuderia, Porsche has done the same with this 911 GT2. Like its bitter Italian rival, the GT2 is a highly evolved version of the standard 911 Turbo. The GT2 costs £131,070, some £31,150 more than the Turbo. If you’re after an ultra-high-performance car but need one that will handle the accrual of a high mileage in a short period of time, then this is the car, Porsche claim. For all its explosive performance and astonishing output, I don’t doubt that the GT2 will prove a thorn in Ferrari’s side. There’s no faulting the construction quality of the GT2, however, the striking similarity between its cabin materials and those of a standard 911 at less than half the price doesn’t help totting up my score board. Around the £60,000 mark the slightly gloomy and unimaginative cabin with its substantial plastic content may be acceptable, but up here in the thin air above £130,000 it’s probably not.


If you’re ever lucky enough to get your hands on a GT2 - and Porsche will probably only sell 50 or so in the UK over the next two years - please take a moment and think about your passengers. They will see the car and probably take a deep gulp especially at all of those wings, scoops and slats, but the moment they settle down in the cabin they will be lulled into an entirely false sense of security. The engine doesn’t thunder into life, but gently fires up and settles down to a nice even idle that’s probably quieter than that of a standard 911 Carrera - thanks to the noise-reducing nature of turbochargers. As you pull away, instead of the car pinging off every bump in the road you’ll discover that it rides with great composure and even some comfort. As speeds gently rise you’ll look around the near enough standard cabin and conclude that there’s nothing to worry about at all. But then the devil in you will not be able to avoid burying the throttle and clinging on for dear life.