There is a standard for performance, elegance, excitement, athleticism and sport. This standard is the Porsche 911 which has been dominating the automotive industry for over half a century. There have been many challengers over that time including most recently the Jaguar F-Type and for many years the Chevrolet Corvette, but the 911 has always come out on top as the perfect car to drive when you want a car that really is built for driving. The 911 has been as much fun to drive on the road as on the track, but certainly is more exciting on the track where it can unleash everything it’s made of.

What are you going to enjoy when you drive the 911? This is the perfect performance car. It’s balanced, agile, fast and easily able to be pushed to the limits and back. The 911 will give you a smooth and planted ride that is also soft and supple. Once you drive this car you will never want to drive anything else as you wonder how you ever lived without this car. For 2016 the 911 adds the Targa GTS and 911 GT3 RS to the lineup that already has several great models on hand for you to take advantage of and drive.

The engine if the Porsche 911 is set over the rear axle which does awful things to the balance and weight distribution of the car. Even though it’s the best place to have a RWD car so the engine is right above the driving axle, the challenge becomes balancing out the car to have a perfect ride. Porsche has put their engine in this position for many years to make the 911 one of the most fun to drive car with the best balance you can find on the road or track. You never hear any complaints about the 911 and its capabilities, it’s the perfect driving car for everyone.

There are three engine sizes used for the 911, but they are set up in seven different ways to give you a wide variety of powertrain choices to make. All of the engines use the seven-speed PDK twin-clutch automatic transmission or the seven-speed manual to be perfectly matched to the car. The base engine is a 3.4-liter flat six-cylinder engine that is found in the Carrera and Carrera 4. This engine brings in 350 horsepower and 287 lb.-ft. of torque to give you a great place to start your power run.

The second engine is a 3.8-liter flat six-cylinder engine which has the most variations to choose from. For the Carrera S and Carrera 4S this engine gives you 400 horsepower and 325 lb.-ft. of torque, For the Carrera GTS and Carrera 4 GTS the power is increased to 430 horsepower and 325 lb.-ft. of torque, the GT3 is tuned to 475 horsepower and 325 lb.-ft. of torque, the Turbo comes in at 520 horsepower and 487 lb.-ft. of torque and the Turbo S tops the chart at 560 horsepower and 516 lb.-ft. of torque. The other engine used is a 4.0-liter flat six-cylinder engine that is used for the GT3 RS which offers up 500 horsepower and 338 lb.-ft. of torque.

On the inside the 911 gives you a place that is low to the ground, easy to see out of and full of luxury and sport features to enjoy. There is a rear seat, but you should only use it for your bags and not for people. This is a car made to seat two and it does so in beautiful comfort to make it a fun place to have a date ride along or to show off to your buddies. This car has plenty of awesome features in the control area to let you see what luxury and sport should be.

When you look at the outside of this car you immediately know it’s a Porsche 911. There is no way to mistake it for anything else as it gives you the look and feeling you want to enjoy on the road. For this new model years we see a bit of a muscle increase with a lower roof and longer wheelbase to offer the look and feel that makes it an even sportier version of what has already been the perfect sports car for many years.

At the base model the Porsche 911 does offer you several great features. This includes the four-way front seats with manual adjustments, partial leather upholstery, a faux-suede headliner, bi-xenon headlights, dual-zone climate controls, 19-inch wheels, a seven-inch LCD navigation display, a nine-speaker audio system with USB and Bluetooth connectivity, AWD for the Carrera 4 and Turbo models, eight airbags, stability aids, high-performance brakes, four-piston calipers and thirteen-inch ventilated rotors. As you can see the main focus of this car is performance, but there are also plenty of great comfort features for you to enjoy and make part of your everyday drive and fun.

The way to order a Porsche has always been to add some items al a carte and Porsche has been more than happy to offer several different features for you to add. The options you can add include ventilated front seats, a twelve-speaker Burmester sound system, ceramic composite brakes, Porsche’s Active Suspension Management, the Sport Chrono package, the Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control, and several other awesome performance features that make for a car that you will want to drive, especially when you have scheduled some track time.

The Porsche 911 offers so many variations that it has to offer a wide range of prices. At the base model, the Carrera shows up with a starting price of $85,000 and the Turbo S Cabriolet that fills the top end is more than $195,000. The options that can be added will increase the price of this car greatly to make it hard to have two Porsche 911 models that are built exactly the same. If you are ready to drive the world’s perfect sports car you need to decide with Porsche 911 model is right for you. Will it be the Carrera, the Turbo S or something in between?