Porsche 911 R: PH Videoblog

A quick go with the unicorn 911 inspires a lengthy musing on its significance!

We all know the Porsche 911 R is a difficult car to get hold of, but even Porsche GB has to call in favours with Germany when it wants access to a car for promotional activities. We were hoping to drive an R when it was in the country for Goodwood, but cataclysmic weather and a celebrity with a hangover (long story for another time) meant an unravelling of an ambitiously opportunist plan to 'help' deliver the car to the Festival of Speed.

Truth be told the weather wasn't much better on when we finally got our hands on one earlier in the week. But between showers, puddles and the occasional interruption from helicopter gunships we managed to finally get some quality time in the car and brighten up an otherwise dreary Monday morning.

A full review on the car - rather than further discussion of values and conspiracy theories about dealers and favoured customers - to follow. First up a bit of a videoblog exploring how the R came about and some initial driving impressions.

Watch the video here.