New 992.2 Turbo 'S'

[Lancerlot]

So word on the street is the new Turbo S will follow along the lines of the GTS and become a hybrid with something well over 700 bhp on tap. Launch date autumn 2025 - first cars arriving in UK early 2026.

Has anyone heard anything else? My PC already has deposits down - apparently carried forward from the 991.1 orders (??)

Mmm - do I really want to be driving a Scalextric road car at my time of life?

Regards,

Clive

 

[jon_brown]

So word on the street is the new Turbo S will follow along the lines of the GTS and become a hybrid with something well over 700 bhp on tap. Launch date autumn 2025 - first cars arriving in UK early 2026.

Has anyone heard anything else? My PC already has deposits down - apparently carried forward from the 991.1 orders (??)

Mmm - do I really want to be driving a Scalextric road car at my time of life?

Regards,

Clive

Of course you do……

 

[Peter_Bull]

So word on the street is the new Turbo S will follow along the lines of the GTS and become a hybrid with something well over 700 bhp on tap. Launch date autumn 2025 - first cars arriving in UK early 2026.

Has anyone heard anything else? My PC already has deposits down - apparently carried forward from the 991.1 orders (??)

Mmm - do I really want to be driving a Scalextric road car at my time of life?

Regards,

Clive

Is a pig made of pork? You know you will get one!

 

[Lancerlot]

Maybe Peter, but this is quite nice though (cheaper too!)

Regards,

Clive

 

[pwebb]

Maybe Peter, but this is quite nice though (cheaper too!)

Regards,

Clive

Saw one on the road yesterday and it looked amazing - appeared to be very low and menacing looking.

 

[The Eagles]

the MC20 looks very, very sexy!!!

 

[tscaptain]

Maybe Peter, but this is quite nice though (cheaper too!)

Regards,

Clive

That looks like fun to get in and out of at our age!

 

[Dave jones]

very nice

 

[Lancerlot]

That looks like fun to get in and out of at our age!

Easy - dihedral doors, although Tescos car parking might prove a challenge!
Regards,

Clive

 

[Theopapat]

Yes, as thats exactly what was missing from the 992 turbo S, more power. Useless Germans. Chocolate teapot cars. Those cars are just too fat, too heavy, too gimmicky, too expensive when their 200 systems go wrong, and very un-911 like. I sold my 992 tt after 9 months. Despite its dynamic capability, it was staid, boring unless you do 165mph. Did not enjoy it at all, in fact the only positive was that it looked nice from the exterior. Nothing else to say, my (dad‘s) H-reg 250hp 964 from 35 years ago is a (much) better 911. Softer, lighter, sweeter on the throttle, slower so you can enjoy ekking out its dynamics, clears all the modern humps on the roads with no systems, and costs £3.60 a year to run and insure. And in 20 years time will be worth x5 992 turbos. And sounds a hell of a lot better too with 70% less power than a 992tts.

Can you imagine a 992 of any kind in 20 years? How useless and obsolete that car would be? Like seeing a Nokia 6110 today.

 

[Lancerlot]

Thanks for contributing to this thread. It's great subscribers are able to share thoughts and opinions - it's the life blood of this forum.
I recall you were driving a 2019 991 GTS4 last year. I recently sold my 992 Turbo S following 4 years of ownership. I enjoyed every single mile covered in it and certainly can't agree the model is a waste of space.

I used it mainly for grand touring and organising weekend trips for PCGB. I got a thrill each and every time I drove it. I could relax in cruise mode when I liked, happy in knowledge I could outrun almost anything else on the road - whatever the price - if needs be! It was a wonderful all- year-round motor that worked in any road condition - and more economical to buy and run than most comparable super cars..

I've been a Porsche guy almost continuously since 1978 and owned virtually every 911 iteration since then (except 993) and this includes 911 SC and 964, but I would rate the current 992 Turbo S in my top 3 or 4. At my time of life, future desirability of the current range in 20 years time is not overly concerning me, but there are plenty of elderly Porsches, Ferrari etc. fetching far more than their original sticker price nowadays.
But 992.2 with a battery? Mmmm - I'm not so sure!

Regards,

Clive

 

[Cooie718]

It's a Stunning Car like all Porsches, Would I buy a new one???? Probably Not. But that will be like a bullet and that's always a good thing.

 

[TonyJW]

I have similar reservations about the electrification. The turbo lag, such as it is on a 992.1S, is not overly concerning. I recall fondly my RS2000 in 1980 with twin choke Weber where the second choke would open when you got a move on. That was a characteristic not a flaw. That is how I see the slight turbo lag, so have reservations about the added complexity in the 992.2. Regarding the 992 in 20 years time I can well remember concerns about the longetivity of fuel injection systems in GTIs and similar when first introduced. Plenty of those still around. Granted the cost of computer screens and associated electronics and sorting out the myriad of sensors will be a challenge but I am confident the specialists will have that worked out by then.