Porsche to expand production of ‘purist’ 911s

A growing number of the carmaker’s customers want ‘fun-to-drive sports cars’, says R&D chief

Porsche 911 R
(Image credit: Porsche)

Porsche is gearing-up to launch a successor to last year's driver-focused 911 R sports car, but this time it won't be restricted by limited production numbers.

The company's research and development chief, Michael Steiner, told Autocar that the firm sees the “potential for more purist versions of sports cars” that are available to more of its customers.

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