UK magazine Autocar taught us a valuable lesson by doing this video comparo between the latest Porsche 991 Turbo Cabrio
and its predecessor from many generations ago, the 930 Turbo Cabrio
from 1989. The lesson is that modern cars are technically better and
more competent, yet in becoming as competent as they have, they’ve lost
their soul.
It’s very obviously the
same lesson we keep on learning when we drive old cars and find that the
experience, while slower and more clunky, is more rewarding and
enjoyable. It’s even safer, if you will, since you’re not going nearly
as fast as you would in a new car and you’re aware that you’re at the
wheel of something not at the cutting edge, so focusing is a bit easier.
Reviewer
Steve Sutcliffe concedes, at the end of the video, that the 991 is a
technical marvel and a great drive, but that he’d still have the old
“Flatnose” 911, even though it is worse in every single measurable way.
