The Porsche 911 S/T is already one of the best sports cars that can be driven on public roads. The anniversary special is in high demand because there are only going to be 1963 copies made. Porsche has decided that buyers won’t be able to take ownership of the vehicle for at least a year after it rolls off a local lot to stop Americans from paying too much for cars because of how they flip them. Frank Moser, the vice president of Porsche’s 911 and 718 model lines, told The Drive about these odd limits at the Rennsport Reunion 7 event in California over the weekend. The executive said that a clause has been added to the 911 S/T purchase contract to try to limit the effect that dealers will have on the model’s market value. Customers of the Porsche 911 S/T will officially rent their cars from the company for a year, after which they will legally own them. Moser said, “We want to ensure that true car fans can get cars they can drive and enjoy for many years.” So, people in the U.S. who get a 911 S/T will have to keep the information for at least one year, which is the agreed-upon minimum. The car company likely wants to escape what happened with the 911 R from the 991 generation. At the time, the limited-edition model was the only way to get a GT3 engine with a manual transmission, so it was popular with fans and people who bought and sold cars. After realizing that 911 R prices on the secondary market were too high, Porsche released the GT3 Touring and gave the rivals back the manual transmission. Even though it was never said outright, lowering the number of flippers in the U.S. did not help. Prices for the 911 R are still high for a current sports car, but they are back to where they should be for a Porsche with less than 1,000 units made. It will be interesting to see if this method keeps the 911 S/T from becoming impossible.
