I am not a Turbo S person. That doesn't mean that I do not appreciate or understand the Turbo S, as after many track days prior to receiving it, I knew exactly what I was getting. I was offered this build after many failed allocations to get a GT3. Everytime my order was either cancelled due to parts availability, or the build was continually pushed back. To keep me at bay, Porsche offered me a Turbo S configured however I wanted including Paint to Sample. I was able to get it below MSRP so I figured why not as I could sell it as the GT3 became close, make a few bucks and enjoy some seat time. Almost 28 months later, 9 lengthy delays, the car finally arrived at PECA in Georgia. Ralph Thorne and I took delivery of the car about a month later. We were given track time, a free lunch and the grand tour. I have had this experience a couple times, but it was nice to let a friend experience it as well. They even had his name on the sign in the delivery area, LOL. The day was great and the food even better.
The color is called Fire Red. It was a standard color for the 911R. It is the only Turbo S painted in this color and the last Porsche painted in the color as it was discontinued after my car was built. It is actually a Ferrari paint code. If you like red cars, it is the right color. As most of us are familiar with Guards Red, what separates the two is that Guards Red has orange in it and Fire Red has green. As a red car guy, I love it. It also has the lightweight package which gives you the carbon roof, carbon buckets and lightweight glass. It has the now discontinued Sport Design package and three pages of options. It was a fun build and it gets a lot of attention and is a monster. On my Dragy I have recorded a best 0-60 of 2.0 a handful of times. Top speed of 208 mph and 1/4 mile 9.9 three times. All in stock trim and at around 4,400 feet altitude. I have launched it everytime I have driven it and by far that is the most fun part of the car. Challengers and Chargers seem to always want to race it and it has yet to work in their favor.
I am now in a dilemma as this is where I should be letting go of it as my GT3 is scheduled to be built in the next few months. But I am at the point that doing suspension (which I have), wheels and a Stage 2 kit that puts the car at a reliable 920 HP. I love the car.