"The car is agile, it handles well, it feels good – and then I thought: Does it have all-wheel drive? Or is it rear-wheel drive only? You don’t notice anything like that on the autobahn. The car is nimble, light and even more aggressive than the Performante. And the Performante is pretty fierce. But you notice right away that the STO is a bit edgier, even more aggressive. In terms of sound, I can’t say whether there’s a difference. Anyway, it was cold out that day, so I was searching a bit desperately for the seat heater – and was actually quite pleased when I didn’t find one. I immediately thought: right on! And then: if there’s no seat heater, what’s all this other junk doing in here? Can’t we leave that out too? Because with all the air conditioning and ventilation and all that stuff, the car could be a good hundred kilos lighter if you threw out all those bells and whistles. I don’t need that at all."
"All that stuff is a shame, of course, because I start thinking it’s kind of like a clown car. But okay. Anyway, the autobahn was too crowded for my taste and I didn’t want to be arrested for accidentally overtaking the police, so I got off, the tires were warm, the car was warm, and the weather was clearing up a bit too. The roads were still damp, and I drove from Weilheim up into the Swabian Alb. I know the route, up and down, down and up. There was hardly any traffic – a cyclist, maybe one or two delivery trucks, otherwise I don’t remember anything. Maybe at some point I passed a car, or two, or five, I don’t really remember now, because I really got into a frenzy. And it was so much fun!"
