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£245,000. 1,060 HORSEPOWER. PERFECT FOR SITTING BEHIND A TRACTOR.
Someone spent over £165,000 making a Porsche even faster. Nobody told the tractors.
There are fast cars. There are very fast cars. And then there's this. A 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S, finished in Voodoo Blue, producing an utterly ridiculous 1,060 horsepower, is for sale at Cotswold Car Hub near Malmesbury for £245,000. To put that into perspective, a standard Porsche 911 Turbo S already produces around 650 horsepower. Which most people would consider quite sufficient for popping to Waitrose. But apparently somebody disagreed. They spent more than £165,000 on modifications, including TechArt upgrades, ES Motor tuning, methanol injection, a titanium exhaust and enough carbon fibre to worry the aviation industry. The result is a Porsche with the sort of performance normally reserved for things taking off from RAF Brize Norton. And where is this magnificent engineering achievement being sold? The Cotswolds. A place where your average journey involves a narrow lane, a horse rider, three cyclists and a tractor driven by a man called Nigel who has absolutely nowhere urgent to be. Harriet: "Why does it need 1,060 horsepower?" Dad: "It doesn't." Harriet: "Then why would anyone buy it?" Dad: "Because it's brilliant." Harriet: "You said that about the last car." Dad: "Moving on." With just over 14,000 miles recorded, this particular Porsche has clearly spent considerably more time being admired than collecting the weekly shopping. And at £245,000, it represents a remarkable opportunity to own one of the most unnecessarily powerful cars available in the Cotswolds. The tractor, naturally, remains unimpressed.
Why it's ridiculous
Because somebody took a Porsche 911 Turbo S — already one of the fastest road cars money can buy — and spent over £165,000 making it even faster. It now produces 1,060 horsepower. That's enough power to make a Lamborghini nervous, a Ferrari reconsider its life choices and a Cotswolds tractor remain completely indifferent. For £245,000, you can own an extraordinary piece of automotive engineering capable of astonishing performance. And then spend your Sunday afternoon doing 22mph behind a Massey Ferguson.
Dad's verdict
100
Bloody love it. ,1060 horsepower, Voodoo Blue, a titanium exhaust and completely unnecessary levels of engineering. I absolutely love it. Do I need it? No. Would I buy it? Obviously. Just don't tell Mummy.
Harriet's verdict
96
It's £245,000, has more than a thousand horsepower and still can't get past a tractor. Dad thinks it's amazing. I think somebody has spent a lot of money making a traffic jam louder. If it was pink I would give it 100!
Georgie's verdict
100
So cool daddy, can we get one
£245,000 buys you 1,060 horsepower. Unfortunately, it doesn't buy you a way past Nigel and his tractor
Ridiculous or understandable?
The five questions we all have to answer.
Dad
RidiculousBest thing about it
Over 1000 hp and everything else about it
Worst thing about it
nothing
What I'd actually pay
Full price
If someone handed me the cash, would I buy it at full price?
Yes — I'd buy it — Why not
Harriet
RidiculousBest thing about it
Looks mega cool
Worst thing about it
Its not pink
What I'd actually pay
Full price
If someone handed me the cash, would I buy it at full price?
Yes — I'd buy it — Could get it wrapped pink
Your verdict