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Me and my cars: Sumeet Wadke

We speak to Sumeet Wadke, businessman, entrepreneur and investor about his dream cars, his motorsport hero, his automotive bucket list and more.
1 min read•5 Aug '24
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Sumeet Wadke,  Porsche 911 GT3 RS (991.2)

What are you driving and why? 

I drive a Porsche 911 GT3 RS (991.2) because I think it’s the most beautiful 911 ever and it was always my dream to own this track weapon. 

What next on your wish list?  

The new hybrid Porsche 911 GTS (992.2). 

The most fun you’ve had in a car?  

While driving on a very scenic coastal road, from San Francisco to Santa Barbara in the USA.

Favourite/Dream money-no-object car? 

The track-only Pagani Huayra R.

Me and my cars: Sumeet Wadke Hardcore, track-only Pagani Huayra R is Sumeet’s dream car.

Who is your all-time greatest motorsport hero? 

The legendary Ayrton Senna. 

Favourite road?

Right now, it’s the newly built Atal Setu in Mumbai. 

What’s on your automotive bucket list?

To drive a screaming Porsche 911 GT3 RS on the Great St. Bernard Pass in Switzerland.

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What would you do with your last litre of fuel? 

Hit the track one last time and have a great time! 

Your ideal 5-car garage would be?  

Porsche 911 GT2 RS (991.2) 

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What was your first car? 

It was a Honda City.

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