I want to despise Porsche sometimes. That is to say, I'd like to just pretend it doesn't exist - I don't need one - I'm not missing out. Their cars are of no interest to me.
But then they build yet another special edition or one-off that just checks all the boxes and I'm sucked right back in.
As anyone with children of a certain age will attest, the Cars movie franchise has been a cultural force unlike many others from the Pixar movie family. The movie really did check all the boxes, combining that just-old-enough humor that adults could enjoy them while the kiddos laughed their damn heads off at everything Mater had to say. Porsche also understands the multi-generational pull this movie has, which is why they have brilliantly created a "Sally" tribute car based off of a 473 b.h.p. Carrera GTS.
Among the key features in this tribute car are the following:
- Sport seats with cloth inserts;
- Seven-speed manual gearbox;
- Staggered alloy wheels reminiscent of the "twist"-style alloys from Sally's 996 generation brethren;
- and even a - wait for it - "tramp stamp" tattoo beneath the rear spoiler, which the movie car really did have.
Porsche is making exactly one of these and it will be auctioned off for what will likely be an eye-watering amount when the hammer hits. Also included is a second set of wheels and a rack for storing them along with a custom car cover.
More here: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a40872352/porsche-911-sally-special/