OH MANTHEY GOD

A taste of something is better than never knowing what it feels like. And that's exactly what happened one October morning in Mumbai when I drove India's wildest street-legal road car

- CYRUS DHABHAR

"IT'S 10:00 PM ON OCTOBER 25, 2025. THAT FAMILIAR FEELING CREEPS IN. THE ONE I HAVEN'T HAD FOR A WHILE.

The butterflies before driving something truly special. Midnight comes, sleep walks out, and I'm left on the sofa watching my silver arowana, Mr Wiggle, glide gracefully around his tank. Holy expletive, I think. Tomorrow, I will drive a car with mythical status.

When sleep finally shows up, it's short-lived.

“Cyrus! Someone's ringing the bell!” says my wife. “Go to sleep, no one's at the door,” I mumble. It rings again. I jump up. 5:00 AM. Twelve missed calls. Brilliant. I've overslept... again. The only other time I've done that? For a 911, years ago. At the door stands Nirmeet Patil (he's the guy who took these awesome pictures), smiling. “Sorry dude, five minutes,” I say, dying inside.

A few hours later, our team waits at Breach Candy. Then we hear it before we see it. Spotters along the coast have already reported its approach. First, there's just a wing visible above the divider. Then, like a silver patronus, it materialises the 992.1 Porsche 911 GT3 RS MR.

Welcome to Storyteller. A new TopGear segment where every month I'll share a mad story about a mad machine. And what better way to start than with something Manthey Mega.