Porsche 911 Turbo S 992 – No Jargonauts Here!
Porsche has become a victim of naming cliché. This problem occurs when your flagship product is the “Turbo.” Yup, that’s the really beastly 911 from the past with bags of power and is a household name in Porsche circles. The new 992 911 Turbo S doesn’t disappoint with it’s 640HP.
However, when the whole vehicle range now features a turbocharged engine, things start to get a little watered down – isn’t everything now a Porsche Turbo? To add clarity, Porsche thought it was a brilliant idea to call the all new electric Taycan a Turbo as well! So, everything is a turbo, not! The new 992 911 Turbo S is, but then again, so is everything else, mostly – clear?
On June 26, 1898, the P1 officially rolled out onto the streets of Vienna, Austria. The Egger-Lohner electric vehicle, C.2 Phaeton model or “P1” for short, is the world’s first Porsche. It was designed by Ferdinand Porsche and is considered to be the first stepping stone before he and his son created Porsche the company. The vehicle resembles a wooden crate or an old horse-drawn carriage, but it is actually an electric motored vehicle.
Classic cars are wonderful to look at and in some cases fun to drive – many however, suffer from the problems of yesteryear. We’ve become so accustomed to all the driver aid features and smoothness of the modern car, that often the classic seems to come up short for likeability and drivability.
Porsche – for many, the word conjures up an icon and unmistakable coupe with a rear mounted flat 6 engine and bags of history. For a new generation, this image and the whole concept could well be changing. Our kids have no idea how they could live in a world without mobile phones, so are we arriving at a time when people don’t think of the iconic coupe when they see the Porsche brand?
Hans Mezger has had an amazing influence on Porsche. His engine designs are legendary and a recent article from Porsche covers most of the history with some wonderful black and white pictures from the era.
The folks in Belgium have taken another first. They have probably the best racetrack in the world at Spa and some of the worlds best beers brewed by monks. Now they’ve landed the first special edition 992 911 – The Belgian Legend Edition.
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Porsche just announced it’s adding a GTS variant to the 2020 Macan lineup. The GTS will fit in between the S and Turbo with a 375-horsepower 2.9-liter twin-turbo V6 and some styling tweaks – a seasonal gift to the Macan?
Accidents happen – not much you can do about that. However, it always feels a little better to know you are driving a vehicle that has past the tests that simulate some of the most severe accident types.
No, no, no – that’s the difference in size between the new 911 and the 2020 Corvette! The Vette has gone all super-car-like with a mid-engine mounted V8 of 6.2L. The Corvette is 209 pounds heavier than the 911 and sports 61% of its weight over the rear wheels. What does this all mean?