Though often far removed from the confusing world of algebra, arithmetic and geometry many of us struggled to wrap our heads around in school, an innate ability to use man maths when weighing up financial decisions seems to be hard-wired into every male-born being. The phenomenon is used in all areas of life, but perhaps none more so than when debating the viability of a new motoring purchase. A perfect example of this mathematical anomaly in action is where a car — or often an additional car — is bought, with the very real intent of either saving or making money. To a petrolhead's significant other, this scenario can seem borderline insane, but looked through the lens of man maths, all becomes crystal clear and utterly infallible. This was the very situation I found myself in when handing over the money to purchase my very first Porsche a few months ago.
My favourite sort of job? Spending someone else's money, fictional or otherwise. Even better when I'm being asked to choose between Porsches of the 991 variety. Welcome, then, to a bit of not-so-secret shopping. It's not hush-hush, largely because we're at independent Porsche sales specialist, William Francis, in rural Suffolk, where company boss, Charlie Wildridge, has invited us to debate the pros and cons of this modern 911 duo, though not before he talks to us about his plans for dragstrip domination in an Audi V6 Turbopowered 996. Rest assured we'll return to this bonkers build in a future issue of 911 & Porsche World.
To the pair of 911s, then. What exactly do we have here? Both are first-generation 991s, one being a 2012 Carrera S finished in Agate Grey, the other a 2015 Carrera GTS wearing Lava Orange. That's the meat and two veg of this contest, but there are, of course, subtleties, caveats and the not
