“This process is currently unique to the 911 S/T,” said Moser, but we’d bet a significant sum that things won’t stay that way. Ridiculously excessive markups have plagued all sorts of manufacturers in recent times, and while we understand the principles of free market capitalism, such ludicrous price gouging defeats the purposes for which these special vehicles are built.
Porsche didn’t spend hours on the Nurburgring to create a static art installation. Dodge didn’t create the world’s quickest muscle car for it not to perform prodigious burnouts. Ford didn’t spend months in the desert punishing the Bronco for it to become as sheltered as a rare baseball card. And Honda didn’t keep the costs of the Civic Type R down just so that those with six-figure savings accounts could have bragging rights.
All of these machines were engineered with keen drivers in mind, and if more programs like this one are introduced, perhaps you and I, the true target audience, can someday buy the cars designed for us.