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It is also incredibly exhausting.                  the congestion of any parking lot. The PDK transmission
                                                                       with a newly-added eight gear never makes itself known
                    Fortunately, amid all the automotive angels serving their god   unless prompted, and all-wheel drive provides peace of mind
                    of ostentation, there also stalks a demon. One which prays   in all weather.
                    at the altar of ennui and excels in providing a calm, rational,
                    and downright normal driving affair. This plain-clothed   Of course, deep within the pedestrian personality lies a
                    pariah earnestly executes its purpose; which absolutely   redeeming heart of gold. A fewer than three second stomp
                    terrifies its peers.                               of the pedal rockets the Turbo S past 60 mph from a dead
                                                                       stop. Those fortuitous enough can keep their foot planted for
                    The 2022 Porsche Turbo S Cabriolet is devilishly ordinary—  several seconds more and approach 200; those not however
                    and is as a result, the holy grail of sports cars.   can lean on the 16.5-inch carbon-ceramic front brake rotors
                                                                       to shed speed in nearly equal measure—coming to rest in
                    Eschewing the need to exercise every single one of the 640   less distance than exotic machinery requiring exponentially
                    horsepower provided by its twin-turbocharged flat six-  more expense. On a backroad or racetrack, few of its
                    cylinder, the Turbo S putters along at five or 50 mph with   contemporaries—or lionized icons of automotive history
                    equal content. With top fully intact, whispered conversations   for that matter—can match its divine DNA, derived from
                    resonate throughout its luxurious leather-appointed   decades of motorsport dominance.
                    interior, and potholes are mindlessly absorbed by the
                    compliant, electronically-sophisticated chassis.   Yet the Turbo S remains maddeningly mundane, satisfied
                                                                       in speaking softly as others shout, and idling forward as
                    Most importantly, solar worshippers can practice their   its rivals sprint. Leave the scripture to the goody-goodies
                    sunrise salutations with the touch of a single switch.   with their bellowing exhausts and spoilers reaching toward
                                                                       the heavens; the 911 Turbo S is a proud sinner—and all the
                    Though sporting tell-tale rear vents and several subtle   better for it.
                    aerodynamic enhancements, the Turbo S can still blend into























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