If Porsche made the 914 today, Porsche Vision Spyder is the modern day 914 Options

[ARC Driver]

Video on the Porsche Spyder Vision, a modern day 914.

https://youtu.be/fCDGDVcwFIo

[horizontally-opposed]

Judging cars by their curb weight is a lot like judging them by their 0-60 or any other spec-sheet number.

I've driven 2000-2500lb cars that are awful/and not fun, and 3500-5500lb cars that are really good and a lot of fun. Given the choice, I'll always take something with a 2 (or a 1...) on the front of its curb weight—but the way a car drives and makes a driver feel is way more interesting to me.

So it's a bit humorous to see the 918 tarred for its weight given what a lot of cars people love weigh or even consider "light," from 997 and 991 Turbos to GT3s. They aluminum-plated carbon dash trim to save weight on that thing, and the fact it's a 887-hp convertible with three distinct powertrains (2 motors, one IC V8, and PDK) and AWD that weighs less than a 911 Turbo Cabriolet is pretty impressive in my view. So was its performance at the 'Ring, and it drives light and ultra responsive, with its bulk only really obvious under hard braking.

Similarly, a 991 C2 is a seriously light vehicle for what it is—being lighter than a 964 C2 despite having another 120 hp and an even bigger margin on torque. I would argue the 991 "drives" lighter, too, even if it looks and drives larger. I really miss small sports cars, and the last new vehicle I had that weighed anywhere near what my 914 does was a 2013 500 Abarth, which I absolutely loved and still miss. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)