Full disclosure: With its combination of daily usability, iconic looks and near-supercar performance, the Porsche 911 may well be my go-to for all things automotive. While my eye occasionally wanders to the miscellaneous McLaren, Aston, Ferrari or Lamborghini, the 911 has always felt like home. The 2020 Porsche 911, chasis code 992, has been revealed, and I like what I see. A cursory glance might produce a 鈥渟ame old鈥?reflex, but slow your roll and look a bit closer. The Devil is, after all, hiding in the details. While wheelbase remains the same as the previous gen 991.2 car, rear wheel width is an inch and a half wider, and the front track nearly two inches greater. For the first time in forever, there is also a staggered wheel diameter, with the rears being an inch larger. The sum is greater bite on initial corner entry, and what feels to be even more insane grip throughout the corner.
Other exterior visual cues of newness include updates to the front and rear fascia and light treatments. The most striking is the wraparound taillight assembly, which looks good in pictures, but stunning in person. Another detail of note: the flush door handles. A fine bit of Germanic techno-geekery these are, but it truly contributes to the overall cleanliness of the 992 design concept. My favorite design takeaway? On previous gen 911s, if you spec鈥檇 a model with all-wheel drive, you inherited a wider rear track. The extra fender width made for a sexier stance. All models in the 992 range will receive this treatment, so even the standard rear-wheel versions get that extra something! A smidge more junk in the trunk, visually. Alright, now I shall dive into more of the tech. The PDK transmission is now an 8-speed, up from 7 in the previous car. This allows for closer ratios and a taller overdrive, aiding both performance and economy.
The 3.0-liter flat-six engines have been worked over with changes in turbocharging, intercooling and other wonderfulness, upping their horsepower rating to 443 in the S trim level, along with 390 lb-ft of torque. This should get you to 60 mph from a standstill in the 3.3 second range. All manner of suspension, braking and safety tweaks are included as well, and don鈥檛 be surprised when some hybrid tech arrives on the scene in a couple of years. The interior has been nicely updated to fall in line with the Panamera and Cayenne, sharing the large 10.9鈥?touchscreen on the center dash. In fact, the only analog dial remaining is the center mounted tachometer. Overall the cabin has the usual fit-and-finish and ergonomic excellence that one comes to expect from a Porsche. 114,550, and if you configure one online, you can quickly escalate from there by adding doodads and thingamajigs. This car is Porsche鈥檚 cornerstone, their icon. Despite overwhelming pressure to make an age-old design (remember that engine in the trunk?) mo鈥?better, the wizards at Zuffenhausen manage to live up to expectations. This car is a winner, pure and simple.
First debuted in 2003, the Porsche Carrera GT specs are those of a powerful piece of machinery that was designed with exhilarating speed and consistent performance at the forefront. Reaching top speeds of 208 MPH, the Porsche Carrera GT is a force to be reckoned with. A sleek and angular exterior, paired with a traditional manual transmission, continually lands this classic supercar on the lists of world鈥檚 greatest sports cars of all time. With a production number of just 1,270 from 2003 to 2007, this robust and no-nonsensical beauty is highly desirable among supercar enthusiasts and collectors. It arrivved with a 5.7-liter V10 engine with an output of a 603 hp. With 435 lb-ft of torque, the Porsche Carrera GT is far from the average sports car. This model is best known for its fast accelerate speeds of 0 to 60 MPH in 3.5 seconds flat and 0 to 130 MPH in as little as 10.8 seconds. With the ability to reach speeds of 208 MPH, this mid-engine model has all of the power and speed of a Formula One racecar.