INNOVATIVE WET MODE

Seen for the first time is wet mode, where sensors in the wheel arches pick up significant amounts of water. It then advises you to switch to wet mode and turns off anything not required in the wet, and slows down everything likely to cause you, other road users, or the car any damage. But with a string of safety features that a top end car provides, even in the dry and at speed, you’re pretty much safely ensconced in the cockpit. You’d think that getting behind the wheel of a car such as this would require all sorts of switches and fancy settings, but not at all. A swift turn of the key fob and the exhausts jump into lively action, the dash lights up and everything is laid out in perfect unison – with a combination of digital and analogue.

And with tweaked seats that perfectly fitted my not-too-small frame and a steering wheel that adjusts for reach and rake, the 911 has “please drive me now” written all over it.

The driver’s seat can now be moved 5mm lower than previously and you would think that being a sports car, it could be a tad uncomfortable for us taller folk. This is not the case at all, as my driving partner Derek Watts will attest to.

The one thing you will notice though, is that there has been quite a radical change to the gear lever. Gone is the traditional one, now replaced by a lever that resembles a USB stick, so there’s no option to use it for manual changing but the paddles still work a treat should you so wish.