2009 Porsche 911 Carrera Review

Comfortable, year round sportiness
It's a forced state of relaxation, driving the 911 in the snow. With no speeding or exploring the car's limits possible, drivers are left only to sit back and enjoy the comfortable heated leather seats, automatic climate control and punchy Bose stereo with satellite radio.

I had no choice but to sit back and enjoy the inner beauty of the beast.

Of course, this semi-supercar isn't immune to skidding- nor to the wintertime annoyances that plague anything else on the road. Wipers still stick to the windshield, the engine sounds bothered when you start it cold, and it doesn't sweep itself off. It's light too- so if you're looking for the planted feeling of a machine that feels like it weighs 4 tons, this definitely isn't it.

911 is perhaps not what some would call an ideal way to get around in winter- especially as machines priced in and around the six-digit range go. It does, however, prove a beautiful driving experience that doesn't need to be garaged 40 percent of the year. Return on investment, or something.


Photo Credit : Justin Pritchard