Most sports cars look pretty good in red. You may
get more tickets driving one, but you’ll feel pretty awesome until then, and
soon after. But Aasports car with a red interior? The folks at Porsche Exclusive know
that at least as well as the rest of us. Just look at this 911.
It’s a Carrera S Cabriolet, which (starting at US$ 117k) is hardly a cheap car. But neither is it the most expensive in the 911
lineup. A Turbo cabrio starts pushing US$ 200k, and a new GT2 RS starts nudging up
against the US$ 300k mark quicker than it reaches its redline.
It’s one step above the base Carrera. So
instead of 365 hp, the S model packs 414 hp. And that’s more
than the similarly twin-turbocharged flat six in the mid-90s 993-gen Turbo
offered (with its 402 hp).
This particular Cabrio is also painted a rather
understated shade of GT Silver Metallic. Which we don’t doubt looks great up
close, but it’s hardly the most eye-catching color. What sets this apart is
the interior.
Porsche Exclusive has upholstered this rear-engined
drop-top in Bordeaux. The deep shade of red is offset nicely by some touches of
black. Which is a good thing, because red leather can get to be too much rather
quickly. But in this case, it looks pretty damn good to us. And driving around
town in a six-figure European drop-top with a red interior is about as “money”
as money gets.
