The options list exists because customers want it (and it's really good for profits).
We all know one of the major F Ups from Honda with Gen 2 was the limp biscuit customization opportunity.
If Honda had provided a huge palette of upcharge options (a la Porsche) then the numerous NC1 critics would have had a field day with that! They'd have been telling us how the most heavily optioned NC1 costs a whopping $300,000 and how only an idiot would pay that much for a product bearing the Acura badge.
Perhaps it would have worked out better for Honda if they had provided a lower base price (e.g. $100,000) for the car combined with a more extensive list of options that could bring the car up to a price of $200,000. This what GM did with the C8 and it proved to be a huge boon to their marketing efforts. The press became fixated on how the C8 cost only $59,000 and thus is an "amazing bargan". (Never mind that almost nobody bought the $59,000 base C8). Yet for the NC1 they became fixed on how it cost $200,000 and was thus "overpriced".
Getting back on point, in an interview he said his dad had a 911 and it was a big deal to owners to not have their car look like anyone else's Porsche.
Short of buying something special and rare like a GT3 RS, the 911 is such a ubiquitous and plain looking car that I think Porsche's extensive customization options are necessary in order to help make the car feel more special to buyers. The NC1 is so rare and striking looking that I think it will always fundamentally feel more special than any 911.
While I’d like an update, especially the touchscreen, audio, and battery, it is quite satisfying to see P deliver inferior performance for high dollar nearly 10 years late. Probably with a rougher ride too. But livelier handling and steering feedback, and a backseat…hmmm choices
The hybrid model of the 911 no longer has a back seat! They eliminated the back seat in order to help offset some of the weight that was introduced by the adding the hybrid components. Although supposedly you'll be able to pay extra to get the rear seats added back.
Also, I don't think you can compare the 911 GTS Hybrid to the NC1. The 911 Hybrid has no AWD, no torque vectoring, and no EV only mode. The cheapest car available that has similar technology to the NC1 with all the aforementioned features is the $600,000 Ferrari SF90.
I encourage everyone to go watch Chris Harris's Top Gear video review of the Honda NSX followed by his review of the Ferrari SF90. He actually found the technolgy in the NC1 to be suprisingly fun to drive, but similar techonlogy (i.e. 3 electric motors) in the SF90 was not so fun to drive.
