RICHARD PORTER

OH BLOODY HELL, YOU MUST BE THINKING, WHY are car journalists always eulogising Porsche 911s? Well, the thing is, Porsche 911s are really, really good. And the 997 Gen 2 GT3 RS, for me, is the best of the lot.

For starters, it’s the 997 shape, the last of the petite 911s. Subsequent models are hardly massive but they’re not as compact as this and you feel it as soon as you get in. It’s usefully small. It fits around you. And it just gets better from there. The quality of the steering, the crispness of the gearchange, the power and range and sound of the engine. The way it digs into corners but has a slight edge that keeps you on your toes while reminding you that there’s always more to learn about what it does and when.

Personally, I’d want to make a never-sold Touring spec by deleting the rear wing. After all, how much downforce do you actually need on the