Back in 2011, Porsche launched the 911 Turbo S Edition 918 Spyder, a model that, among a certain too-clever cadre of enthusiasts, spawned a number of fictitious Porsche models like the 968 Fuhrmann GTS Clubsport Edition Boxster S and the Cayenne SC 4.0 Weissach RS60 Club Coupe RSR. Zuffenhausen, after all, feels no shame when it comes to piling on the designations. With the new 2018 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series coupe, the company has carried on the tradition, and while not quite at the level of the Edition 918 Spyder?s ridiculousness, the Exclusive Series coupe has an ace up its sleeve?607 thundering Stuttgartian studs are encased within its twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter flat-six. Until the next GT2 arrives, it stands as the most powerful roadgoing 911 yet sold by the factory.
Porsche touts a 205-mph top speed for this latest King of the Turbos, which is urged onward by 553 lb-ft of torque between 2250 and 4000 rpm. The company claims all that power is good for a zero-to-60-mph leap in a mere 2.8 seconds, but given that we managed to hustle a bog-standard Turbo coupe to 60 in 2.6 and repeated that result in a heavier Turbo S cabriolet, we figure the Exclusive Series could be good for a tenth or two quicker. The juice is routed to the ground via 20-inch center-lock wheels painted black with Golden Yellow Metallic accents to match the bodywork. While Porsche?s top-of-the-line carbon-ceramic rotors handle stopping duty, for the first time, they?re not rendered in yellow. ...