The first thing that fills me with joy as I drop into the Porsche 911 S/T’s Cognac leather and fabric bucket seat and pull the lightweight door closed is that its dash has only one button to switch the chassis into Sport mode.
Nothing more. If that sounds parsimonious in a car costing close to a quarter of a million quid, then you may also wonder why a six-speed manual gearbox is sending thrust to the S/T’s rear wheels, rather than a paddle-operated PDK system.
The answer lies in the 911’s past.
The Porsche 911 S/T’s Cognac leather cabin still feels luxurious, despite weight-saving measures
In the late ’60s, Porsche offered 911S owners a weight-saving, performance-boosting option that became known as the ‘S/T’ kit.
The 2025 S/T is a standalone model but based on the more focused GT3 RS, using that car’s front double-wishbone and rear multi-link suspension, and ceramic brakes.
Weight has been trimmed, too, using carbonfibre-composite doors and wings that contribute to a 1380kg kerbweight, nearly 40kg lighter than the GT3 Touring.
The GT3 RS’s atmospheric, dry-sumped 3996cc flat-six is also used, with an identical 518bhp at 8500rpm.
The Porsche 911 S/T’s name is a nod to the model’s past
