Carrera t: value for money?

To find out if the Carrera T really does represent good value for money, we used Porsche’s online configurator to build a base car as close to Carrera T specification as possible.

Some elements are simply not available: you cannot have the 20mm PASM Sport Chassis option that’s standard on the T, nor can you have the mechanical locking differential. Then there are the door pulls, lightened rear glass and the option to remove the rear seat – or the lightened Sport Chrono pack, which does without the dash-top clock on the T. If you want Sport Chrono on a Carrera, you have to have it with the clock. The Carrera T’s front apron, which comes with the Sport Chassis, also isn’t possible, so we’ve gone for the Exclusive front apron instead.

All in, that costs £88,565, making the T a no-brainer.

above Just like in the Carrera, a 7-speed manual lies at the heart of the t, though its shifter is stubbier