The best version of the 911 Carrera gets the 992.2 treatment; upgrades to a six-speed manual
has turned out to be one of Porsche’s better wheezes. Conceptually, the nomenclature traces its routes back to the homologated touring car Porsche introduced in 1968 - but really the 2017 derivative was a clever way of bringing back the option of a manual gearbox to the entry-level, rear-drive Carrera, and dusting it with a mostly superficial layer of lightness at the same time.
The next most notable addition is the introduction of a six-speed manual in place of the old seven-speed unit. The new transmission, with a dual-disc clutch and dual-mass flywheel, is said to be a lightened and smoother-shifting evolution of its predecessor, and obviously dispenses with the previously fiddly route into and out of its final ratio.
Of course, while the standard fitment of the sports exhaust is meant to make it more emotive, straight-line speed is not the compelling reason for buying a T ; it’s the sharper handling that has helped to earn the model a devoted following. And there ought to be no deficiency on that score: once again, you get the Sport Chrono Package and lower-by-10mm PASM adaptive sports suspension by default, but also now standard is Porsche’s rear-axle steering.
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