GENEVA MOTOR SHOW: Porsche 911 Turbo S breaks cover
New 992-generation 911 halo spotted undisguised weeks before its public unveilingThe new 992-generation Porsche 911 Turbo S has been outed weeks before its official debut.
Images of the new Turbo S leaked on numerous social media pages overnight, providing an extensive look at its exterior – complementing recent spy photos. There’s even Turbo S decals on the lower section of the doors of this red number, in case you didn’t see them.
The images come weeks before the 911 Turbo S’ expected debut at the Geneva motor show in March.
From the front, the 911 Turbo takes the existing 911 Carrera and adds wider fenders, larger air dams and active aerodynamics.
The halo model differentiates itself at the rear with larger inlets in the rear fenders behind the doors, designed to feed more air into the engine bay. The Turbo S features a larger rear wing than the donor car, while this example has centre-lock wheels on staggered 20-inch front and 21-inch rear wheels.
Due on sale in Australia by the end of this year, the new-generation 911 Turbo and Turbo S will crown the latest 992-series 911 range, which will further expand next year via replacements for the 911 GTS, the track-focussed GT3 RS and the top-shelf, $650K GT2 RS.
For now, all eyes are on the new Porsche 911 Turbo and Turbo S, which have huge shows to fill given the outgoing 991.2-series Turbo S has delivered an epic 427kW and 750Nm from its twin-turbo 3.8-litre flat six since 2016.
That was enough to propel the most iconic 911 (which was last priced at $482,700 in Turbo S Cabriolet form) to 100km/h in a claimed 2.9 seconds, although for once Porsche admitted its official acceleration time was conservative and that the Turbo S routinely achieved 2.7sec passes, so the new model could crack 2.5sec.
To do it, the new Turbo and Turbo S are expected to bring more power and torque from an upgraded version of the same engine, matched to an eight-speed PDK dual-clutch automatic transmission and all-wheel drive, with outputs expected to top 447kW (+50kW) and 485kW (+58kW) respectively.
Beyond that there’s the 992-series GT3, which will pack a naturally-aspirated 4.0-litre flat six with up to 400kW and was recently teased in a Superbowl TVC, but isn’t expected to debut until later this year.
When is the new Porsche 992-series 911 available in Australia?
911 Carrera and Carrera S – available now
911 Turbo and Turbo S – late 2020
911 Carrera manual – late 2020
911 GT3 RS – 2021
911 GT2 RS – 2021
911 GTS – 2021
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