How to drive your dream car on the cheap?
- Nick Tsagaris
- Feb 9, 2022
- 2 min read
Australian Porsche fans will soon be able to rent the car of their dreams with minimal hassle.
The manufacturer’s rental business is expanding to Australia, starting with a six-month trial in Melbourne.
Customers can rent the famous Porsche 911 sports coupe, Boxster convertible or Taycan electric sedan.
Porsche's car rental business has arrived in Australia.
It’s not a cheap exercise.
A day behind the wheel of the latest Porsche 911 Carrera S or 4S costs $911.
The Porsche Boxster attracts a $718 fee, while the electric Taycan is $899 for 24 hours.
That’s cheaper than hot laps in the brand’s latest machines through the Porsche Track Experience, which starts at about $1700 – but includes pro driver coaching and high-speed laps on track.
Extend the loan to a week and the bill for a 911 or Taycan will be $4999.
Porsche’s Taycan electric car set a new benchmark for battery-powered machines.
But that’s a fraction of the $333,000 (plus optional extras) required to drive away in a 911 Carrera 4S, or the $210,000 required to own the mid-range Taycan.
The electric machine is the most powerful car offered, with 390kW of get-up-and-go. But it can’t quite match the blistering 3.6 second sprint to 100km/h claimed by the all-wheel-drive 911.
The latest Porsche 911 Carrera S is likely to be a popular pick.
The scheme could expand beyond Melbourne if it proves popular.
American customers can go a step further and borrow Porsches with Netflix-style subscriptions that allow drivers to sample different models on a month-to-month basis, paying a set fee to steer cars such as the Cayenne, 911, Taycan and Panamera.
Customers need to be aged over 27, and have $6000 pre-loaded on their credit card to cover an insurance excess.
Porsche’s Australian prices are competitive with exotic car rental businesses.
Having experienced prestige rental cars with engine warning lights, no-name tyres and a tricky approach to fees and deposits, we reckon the manufacturer’s package could be worth a look.
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