Photo: Stefan Baldauf/SB-Medien
Although it may wear 991 bodywork and the production model is set to come out in 2018 for the 2019 model year, the 992 is a departure from the current generation. I mean, look at those wheel arch extensions and the wider track at both ends. Yup, the next generation of the archetypal sports car shapes up to be an even better sports car.
Our spy photographers caught the 992 chassis development mule on the grueling Nurburgring circuit and, as you can see in the gallery below, the cabin is chock-full of measuring equipment. Under the prototype, what appears to be little bits of expanded polystyrene is used to check and fine tune the car’s clearance. Low-tech, but effective.
The carparazzi mentioned that the pictured mule is a force-fed car with a husky yet burly sound timbre. Word has it the 992 will use a slightly overhauled version of the 3.0-liter twin-turbo flat-6 engine that debuted for the 991.2. In the Carrera, the engine produces 365 horsepower (370 PS) and 331 lb-ft (450 Nm) of torque. In the Carrera S, we’re dealing with 414 ponies (420 PS) and 368 lb-ft (500 Nm) of torque.
Compared to the 991.2, the 992 generation’s Carrera and Carrera S are expected to deliver an added 20 horsepower (20 PS) and 44 lb-ft (60 Nm) of torque at the least. It’s still too early to tell whether the MMB platform will be updated or replaced with a new architecture, but word on the street has it that the MMB will soldier on. A bigger worry is that the 911 might lose its manual transmission with the next generation.
Another thing that will push the 992 into territory its predecessor has never dared to tread is plug-in hybrid technology. Yes, EV tech is reserved for the model that will be based on the Mission E concept. The 992, by comparison, will be available as a plug-in hybrid because the technology is readily available (Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, anyone?). Furthermore, an all-electric powertrain would make the 992 a fatso.
The carparazzi mentioned that the pictured mule is a force-fed car with a husky yet burly sound timbre. Word has it the 992 will use a slightly overhauled version of the 3.0-liter twin-turbo flat-6 engine that debuted for the 991.2. In the Carrera, the engine produces 365 horsepower (370 PS) and 331 lb-ft (450 Nm) of torque. In the Carrera S, we’re dealing with 414 ponies (420 PS) and 368 lb-ft (500 Nm) of torque.
Compared to the 991.2, the 992 generation’s Carrera and Carrera S are expected to deliver an added 20 horsepower (20 PS) and 44 lb-ft (60 Nm) of torque at the least. It’s still too early to tell whether the MMB platform will be updated or replaced with a new architecture, but word on the street has it that the MMB will soldier on. A bigger worry is that the 911 might lose its manual transmission with the next generation.
Another thing that will push the 992 into territory its predecessor has never dared to tread is plug-in hybrid technology. Yes, EV tech is reserved for the model that will be based on the Mission E concept. The 992, by comparison, will be available as a plug-in hybrid because the technology is readily available (Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, anyone?). Furthermore, an all-electric powertrain would make the 992 a fatso.
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