From the 918 Project, Porsche has started liking the idea of making its new project development stages very public. And so, just like the hybrid supercar they've recently launched, a facelift for the 911 range is being developed in plain sight with very little camouflage. Having made its debut in 2012 (2011 reveal in Frankfurt, on sale the following year), the new 911 is still a modern car, up to date with the latest tech. However, a bit of nip and tuck is being applied for what will likely be known as the 991.2, out somewhere in the next year.
This prototype spotted by TouriClips during a test session on Thursday, May 27th, appears to be a facelift for the Carrera S or maybe even a new GTS without the necessarily body cladding.
Changes appear to be targeting the taillights, where we thing inspiration for a new 3D effect will come from the hallowed 918 taillights and the bezeled ones on the Macan. There's also a suspicious piece of mesh decking indicating engineers installed a temporary fixture to gain easier access to the boxer mill.
It's been suggested that this prototype actually features the new turbocharged flat-4 engine that's going into the Cayman and Boxter's next generation. However, it doesn't sound turbocharger or like a four-cylinder to us. Most new turbocharged engines have a whistling sound on the track, where they are pushed to the limit of performance, but this doesn't.
But all this talk of four-cylinder conspiracies has us wondering if the metallic rattle characteristic of the 3.8-liter is lacking in this video. That's why we posted another video with go-pro footage of a current model with that engine. See if you can spot, or rather hear, the differences.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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