Try to push the current Porsche 911 Turbo S too hard into a bend and most of your efforts will amuse the car. Yes, the flat six bearer is that good. We are telling you this so that you can get an idea of how extreme the Porsche test driver in the adjacent clip is driving the 911 Turbo S facelift prototype - around the 0:50 mark, the rear-engined coupe is pushed into a noticeable drift.
Sure, you can drift the 911, but this was obviously not the man’s intention. Nonetheless, it is superb to notice how the all-wheel drive system on the Turbo S grips and accelerates even as the car slides - notice the driver only applies a limited amount of opposite lock.
As an amusing coincidence, there’s a Bentley Flying Spurt prototype right in front of the Porsche, with the German looking like it’s ready to swallow the Brit whole as it recovers from the powerslide and looks to throw itself at the next bend.
By the way, the most credit for the 911 Turbo’s incredible appetite for corners goes to the supercar’s integral active steering, as well as to the positioning of the engine, which has been brought a bit closer to the center of the car.
Sure, even test pilots can crash the 911 Turbo, as Porsche’s own drivers found out back in May.
As for what the 991.2 facelift, or 2015 model year, will bring for the Turbo, there aren’t any great changes expected. Such transformations are reserved for the area slotted below this version - Porsche is expected to bring turbocharged engines into the 911’s engine compartment without the Turbo badge.
We are talking about the automaker’s upcoming family of flat four turbos, of which two units could make their way into the 911. The first is a 2.0-liter mill producing 286 hp (290 PS) and 295 lb-ft (400 Nm) of torque, while the second is a 2.5-liter powerplant delivering 360 hp (365 PS) and 347 lb-ft (470 Nm) of torque.
Moreover, the rumor mill sees Porsche working on a plan that will gift the 911 Turbo with as much as 700 hp - this is part of Zuffenhausen’s rumored 2017 super-hybrid plan.
In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist. Full profile
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