In 1967, the primordial Porsche 911 Carrera T was free of luxuries such as electronic fuel injection, power windows, and headrests. Its roughly $6000 price tag made it reasonable. The 110 horsepower from its air-cooled flat-six engine made it gentle.

It’s cute to see what happens when you threaten to take something away. After years of lazy two-footers, the realization that H-gates might not be long for this electrifying world sent Porsche buyers into a frenzy.

The 2025 911 Carrera T is the antidote—an exciting consolation prize that asks you to sacrifice very little in exchange for quite a lot. The new "992.2" 2025 Porsche GT3 costs $53,000 more than the last model to bear the same name,