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The Turbo and Targa incarnations of the 992 Porsche 911 are some of the worst kept secrets of the prototype genre. For instance, the upcoming eighth-generation Neunelfer derivatives were recently spotted in Los Angeles traffic, with these being joined by other test cars.
As such, when checking out the piece of spy footage at the bottom of the page, which showcases the rear-engined machines, you can skip the green car and the black one in front of it, with these being the already-revealed Carrera S Cabriolet and Carrera 4S Coupe, respectively. So you can skip straight to the blue Targa and the black Turbo Cabriolet sitting in the first row.
We'll start with the Turbo - regardless of the kind of roof you choose, this should make its debut by the end of the year. In fact, customer deliveries are rumored to kick off in April 2020.
Once again, the Turbo will mix supercar go with daily driver assets. And, as I noticed while reviewing the 992 Carrera S, the generation change has upped the ante in terms of both velocity numbers and usability.
Zuffenhausen might retire the twin-turbo 3.8-liter flat-six of the 991.2 in the race to meet ever-stricter emission standards. Regardless, there will be a specific implementation of the new 8-speed PDK, while the chassis updates mean the newcomer is expected to blitz the Nurburgring in under 7 minutes.
As for the 992 Porsche 911 Targa, this seems to borrow the tech-fetishy roof of the 991, possibly with updates that make the top slightly ligther. Keep in mind that the Targa is the least scale-friendly model of the range and with the 992 generation being about 50 kilos heavier, the said upgrades would be more than welcome.
The trapezoidal exhaust tips of the prototype spotted here suggest this is the base Carrera, a derivative that hasn't been released yet.
Nevertheless, we might have to wait for late 2020 or early 2021 to meet the new Targa.
We'll start with the Turbo - regardless of the kind of roof you choose, this should make its debut by the end of the year. In fact, customer deliveries are rumored to kick off in April 2020.
Once again, the Turbo will mix supercar go with daily driver assets. And, as I noticed while reviewing the 992 Carrera S, the generation change has upped the ante in terms of both velocity numbers and usability.
Zuffenhausen might retire the twin-turbo 3.8-liter flat-six of the 991.2 in the race to meet ever-stricter emission standards. Regardless, there will be a specific implementation of the new 8-speed PDK, while the chassis updates mean the newcomer is expected to blitz the Nurburgring in under 7 minutes.
As for the 992 Porsche 911 Targa, this seems to borrow the tech-fetishy roof of the 991, possibly with updates that make the top slightly ligther. Keep in mind that the Targa is the least scale-friendly model of the range and with the 992 generation being about 50 kilos heavier, the said upgrades would be more than welcome.
The trapezoidal exhaust tips of the prototype spotted here suggest this is the base Carrera, a derivative that hasn't been released yet.
Nevertheless, we might have to wait for late 2020 or early 2021 to meet the new Targa.
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