Gorgeous and rare, the 2019 Porsche 911 Speedster makes its debut in New York. 
The flat-six engine revs to an impressive 9,000 rpm as it cranks out 500 horsepower. 
Expect it at U.S. dealers near the end of the year but the ordering windows open soon.

Who says nothing interesting ever comes out of the New York International Auto Show" Porsche just dropped a new 911 Speedster powered by the engine found in the GT3 and GT3 RS. And great googly-moogly can this thing rip. They’ll sell it to anyone with a check that won’t bounce, but you better get in line now for your 2019 Porsche 911 Speedster.
That’s sort of the bad news or, more accurately, half of the bad news.
Big Checks & Limited Runs
Porsche is only making 1,948 of the 2019 911 Speedster. Why such an odd number" Because 1948 was when Porsche got their start, and to celebrate that anniversary, Zuffenhausen is making the Speedster on a limited run. The other half of the bad news is this: $275,750. That’s how big that check must be before you can drive it. Sure, sure, that’s a lot less than, oh, a Ferrari Pista Aperta, but Porsches have always been the value-conscious choice. Still, that’s nearly 300-thousand dollars, or about the equivalent of three-bedroom home in suburban Indianapolis. Then again, a three-bedroom home in suburban Indianapolis won’t blow your hair back like the 2019 Porsche 911 Speedster.
And the Speedster can do this thanks in large part to the...