The Porsche 911 Carrera S returns with a powerful punch, boasting a 30hp increase and enhanced performance. This article delves into the impressive capabilities of the new Carrera S, highlighting its acceleration, handling, and upgraded features.
Wednesday 8 January 2025 / Loading comments The Carrera S , a stalwart of the 911 lineup since the 993, was conspicuous for its absence when Porsche launched the current generation model last year. Probably this was done to ensure that the newly electrified 541hp GTS drew all the early-adopter attention - and that makes sense, because with 480hp from the familiar 3.
0-litre twin-turbocharged flat-six (the same peak output that featured in the previous, non-electrified GTS) the newest rear-drive Carrera S brings an awful lot to the table. Its maker calls it ’the most dynamic Porsche 911 Carrera S ever’, which is obviously a reference to its extra power - 30hp more than you got from its predecessor - but also alludes to the standard fitment of Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus (i.e. the much cleverer, electronically-controlled rear diff) and staggered 20-/21-inch wheels sizes. The step-up in capability from the entry-level Carrera, equipped with its lowlier 394hp, is meant (as ever) to seem self-evident. Certainly, you will notice it in a straight line. Few people would complain about the 3.9 seconds the current Carrera takes to arrive at 62mph with the same eight-speed PDK, but 3.3 seconds - essentially equivalent to the 992.1 GTS - is a significant improvement in acceleration. Interestingly, this has been achieved without the 420lb ft of torque that was supplied to the previous GTS’s rear wheels; the 992.2 Carrera S makes do with 391lb ft - 60lb ft more than the Carrera, the difference attributed to ‘new turbochargers and extensively optimised charge-air cooling, among other things’. Like the old GTS, it will nudge 194mph given a long enough runup. This idea of stepping into shoes vacated by a model that now has ’T-Hybrid’ in its designation is augmented by the presence of the GTS’s upgraded brakes, measuring 408mm at the front and 380mm on the rear and identifiable thanks to red brake caliper
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