To drive any Porsche model conjures up a flood of emotions. It is exhilarating yet a little bit scary, fun and exciting and way cool. It can be an exercise in extending your limits, or at least your perception of your limits. Today’s Porsche 911 isn’t as unpredictable as it once was, thanks to advanced engineering and the development of electronic stability control. Better design and new technology have helped make drivers at all levels of ability feel more confident behind the wheel of every Porsche model.

The 2005 Porsche 911 Carrera S is proof that this German car builder continues to engineer and design some of the best sports cars in the world, and with each passing model year the company seems to make great strides in creating compelling value. That may sound ludicrous when discussing $80,000 vehicles, but it is a consideration no matter how much money you have to spend. Looking back less than a decade, you would pay far more for far less. Dollar for dollar, today’s Porsche Carrera S is better equipped and more reasonably priced than ever.

But, value isn’t the reason you buy the Carrera S. You buy this car because you love the adventure of the drive. To take the road less traveled simply for the thrill of it. The Porsche experience isn’t getting from point A to point B. It is the journey between.