The rasp of the flat-6 engine gets angry as we go for another gear. The steering wheel feels alive in our hands, sending us a strong message from the asphalt beneath the tires. We look out through the upright windscreen across the low nose of the car and the road dances in front of us. We could only be in a Porsche 911, and this feels like the ultimate 911 — agile, light and the perfect partner for speed by a lone driver. But wait a second, this ultimate 911 is actually a 1994 Porsche 993, the last of the rear-engine breed with an air-cooled engine.

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