![]() Porsche’s Turbo S version of the Taycan kind of sends my stomach for a loop off the line, and it’s got less than half the Pinin’s horses. The one fully electric vehicle in this roundup, the Battista boasts no less than 1,877 horsepower channeled to four electric motors, and is claimed to accelerate to 100 kilometres an hour in under two seconds. The 2021 Pininfarina Battista Photo by Automobili Pininfarina I’m pretty sure I’ll never get around any racetrack witch such alacrity, but I sure wanna give it a try. Porsche says it will lap the Nordschleife just four seconds shy of the magic seven-minute mark. In this case, its 1,415 kilograms should result is just 2.83 kilos of avoirdupois for every high-revving horsepower. Basically 493 horses of 992 GT3 4.0L flat-six strapped into the shorter, smaller, and lighter 718, the GT4 promises performance, like all the best classic Porsches, from light weight. I’m not sure if Porsche’s 718 GT4 RS qualifies as a serious supercar, but I sure do know I want to drive one. ![]() As long as it continues to handle like a 600-cc superbike on steroids, I’ll be a fan.Ģ022 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Photo by Porsche I don’t care if they make the styling all modern or blunt some of its drama with some wonky form of electrification. But there’s no car on the planet better at rushing up to a tight hairpin heavy on the brakes (to load up the front tires to quicken turn-in) and then firing off the apex with massive twin-turbo mid-range. Get it in a fast sweeper and all that up-front weight will see the pointy end plowing like a Ski-Doo with one ski missing. Oh, sure, it’s absolutely ancient and there are more than a few, uh, let’s call them “foibles” - like a front differential that garrunches like some 1960s four-wheel-drive Ford pick-me-up with rocks in its transfer case - but it’s fun personified.īesides a motor that won’t quit, it boasts the ultimate in point-and-squirt cornering. The 2022 Nissan GT-R Premium Edition T-Spec Photo by Nissan ![]() I might not get to this one until early 2023, but, if it goes as good as it looks, we’ll be in for a treat. Totally modern in silhouette, but totally retro in its graceful curves and noticeable absence of silly scoops - save those ginormous rear intakes servicing the engine and rear brakes - in its red livery, it looks totally Italian. ![]()
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