Innehållsförteckning för No. 208 från Total 911

“How can you improve on something… while having one hand tied behind your back?” The 992 GT3 Touring is an exceedingly special 911, there’s no question about that. In terms of moving the game on over the brilliant 991 before it, we’ve documented this with a back-to-back road test beginning on page 14, but there’s a larger subtext here that’s relevant to the wider 911 story. That’s because it’s not simply bettering the 991 which makes the 992 GT3 Touring such an astounding accomplishment, but because it does so amid a challenging backdrop of ever-tightening restrictions and legislation across a breadth of areas. Whether it’s emissions or pedestrian safety, governments aren’t just moving the goalposts for traditional sports cars: they’re shrinking the goal entirely. As we’ve discovered previously in this…

Am I just unlucky? Dear Sir, I last wrote to you in January 2019 in response to a letter you received relating to reliability issues of 991.1s in issue 174. You were interested enough to print my response in the Views section in issue 176. I outlined the many reliability problems I had experienced with my 2012 C2S 991.1, which were many! My 991 is my daily driver which Porsche is always keen to emphasise in its publicity as an ideal vehicle for this purpose. I thought I would relate to you my recent experiences. A few weeks ago my car was stationary on the drive, and I was cleaning my front wheel when I experienced a horrendous crash, with no idea what it was. After I recovered from the…

991.1 GT3 RS On sale ten years after the 997 RS, the 991 edition feels far more modern for our nominal £140k. Its naturally aspirated 3.8 is even more explosive than the Mezger, and PDK makes it easier to drive, but the wider 991 platform and more extensive aero can be awkward in confined spaces. 992 Carrera S £120,000 suffices for the latest, fully specified 3-litre (turbocharged) 911 with delivery mileage. A superbly developed GT with performance figures comparable with the 997 GT3’s and with optional manual gearbox, it is however likely to depreciate significantly in Porsche terms. 991 Turbo S £130,000 should suffice to glean the very last of the line, a 2018 coupé with nominal mileage. Another outstanding GT, wanting for nothing with 580PS, which again will depreciate…

The premise was disarmingly simple: a race bringing together the best drivers in motorsport, all competing in identical cars in a spectacle designed around the requirements of television. Three 45-minute races over a weekend at the end of the 1973 season followed by a final in February 1974. The idea was essentially that of ambitious car dealer and race entrant Roger Penske. Today, the Penske Corporation is one of the biggest names in the automotive world and its president an obvious candidate, said Motor Trend in 2013, to take the helm at General Motors and by implication, run it properly. As it is, the Penske Corporation is a diversified transport business encompassing vehicle distribution and leasing, manufacture and logistics. It also includes the Indianapolis Speedway and a major shareholding in…

Data file Full specs, ratings and market values of every Porsche 911 model, including the 996 and 997.1 generations, can be found beginning on page 78 Plus Showroom Looking for a new 911? The classifieds from our independent specialist partners are the first place you should start your search Servicing & tuning Get the very best from your Porsche 911 with the help of our selected performance and maintenance specialists Porsche lifestyle Helping you make the right lifestyle choices to complement you and your 911. Don’t just drive Porsche, live the brand Insurance & finance Get your Porsche covered with the best insurance deals for road and track to ensure happy, safe motoring…

992 safari nears release Latest spy shots show mule testing at the ‘Ring Porsche continues to tease enthusiasts with public rollouts of a possible safari-specification 992, with a mule riding with significant ground clearance seen at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The prototype, captured by Total 911’s spies, again shows an example riding on extremely high suspension with wider, tacked-on arches, while a tweak to the design of the 992’s front bumper at the bottom is clearly visible, to offer further ground clearance. This latest sighting at the ‘Ring follows a similar public showing on the Nordschleife in October 2020, where a mule appeared with similar ride height and Styrofoam in the wheel arches, as previously reported by Total 911. This sighting in July 2021 once again stokes the fire as to…

For a petrolhead, not many pleasures in life can beat the prospect of a classic 911 on the open road. It represents freedom and tranquility, something that’s been particularly missed by us all during the chaos and uncertainty of the past 18 months. In such times, a road trip offers a path to salvation, and we had an excursion lined up that would reignite our passion for travel and, of course, our Porsche 911s. We’d been looking forward to this trip for many months, quite literally. Originally planned for 2020, but like so much else during that year and much of 2021, it had to be cancelled due to implications surrounding, you guessed it, COVID-19. Undeterred, we took new steps in the spring of 2021 and the planning started once…

911s in the data file are organised in rows according to release date, beginning with the very first model in 1964. Many models were available in Coupe, Targa and Cabriolet forms, with the option of automatic transmission. Here, data has been provided from the Coupe variants unless stated. All data here has been compiled, where possible, from Porsche’s own figures. General valuations This reflects the general market trend for a model’s used value compared to the previous financial quarter. The review for 2021 Q4 will be October. The review for 2021 Q3 was July. Ratings Each model is rated out of five in our half-star system according to their performance, handling, appearance and desirability.…

When it was released in 2017, the 991.2 GT3 with Touring Package was widely hailed as the ultimate modern Porsche 911, capable of breathtaking performance while maintaining everyday practicality with its under-the-radar styling. The first GT3 without a rear wing has remained a highly desirable 911 among collectors and enthusiasts in the years since, and Porsche has rightly decided to continue the new legend of its wingless GT3 on the 992. First deliveries of Porsche’s 992 GT3 Touring are imminent, so will the arrival of a new Touring affect the 991 GT3 Touring market, and if so, how? Jonathan Franklin, the independent trader of high-end Porsche, believes the 991.2 GT3 Touring will be largely unaffected by the arrival of the new 992. “If anything, prices may tick up slightly,” he…

992 deliveries up by a fifth in 2021 Porsche announced it has delivered 20,611 models of its 911 sports car in the first six months of this year. This represents an increase of some 22% compared to 2020, which of course was severely impacted by coronavirus. “We are extremely delighted with the high level of demand for our sports cars – the increase in deliveries in the first half of the year is above that of the overall market,” says Detlev von Platen, Board Member for Sales and Marketing at Porsche AG. Huge cost savings for modified cars Declaring all modifications on your pride and joy can save you up to £1,250 on your car insurance premiums, a study finds. New analysis from specialist insurance broker, Adrian Flux, revealed costs…

For over 20 years, Porsche’s GT3 has cemented its legend within the 911 dynasty, one which enhances the 911’s natural penchant for performance with additional flair and emotion. Powered by a high-revving, naturally aspirated flat six engine, fed to the rear wheels by – traditionally – a manual transmission, the GT3 is the purist’s 911. The race version has accrued an envious horde of class wins in competition, and while the production version isn’t as hardcore as the all-out Rennsport, itself very much a track car with licence plates, a GT3 nevertheless embodies the hallmarks of Porsche Motorsport. However, since 2017, a new legend has been born out of the GT3 nomenclature. The Touring Package gave a new focus to the GT3’s capabilities, its brief to refine that magic of…

“Practiced exponents could certainly feel the improvements in stability on a fast circuit like Spa” HISTORY AND TECH The 997 GT3 was launched at Geneva in March 2006 and, as with its 996 GT3 and 993/964 RS predecessors, it was designed to homologate the 997 for the Porsche Cup and from 1999, GT3 class. At Geneva, Porsche also presented the GT3 RS, which looked to all intents and purposes like a GT3 with an aero kit. However, the RS was rather more than that, as we're about to find out. Apart from its bold side decals and green or orange paint schemes, the main visible differences with the GT3 were the carbon wing which stood proud on two wide struts, and the RS’s more prominent hips. The RS used the…

The latest EV hypercars use electric motors in each wheel for slingshot four-wheel-drive traction. But Ferdinand Porsche pioneered the technology more than a century ago. The Lohner-Porsche ‘Mixte’ (as seen above) was the world’s first petrol-electric hybrid, and the first car to use the Porsche name. Ferdinand himself took the wheel to achieve an Austrian speed record of 37mph in 1905 – true hypercar performance for its day. Porsche’s next foray into four-wheel drive didn’t come until 1947. The company designed the Cisitalia Type 360 single-seater for the nascent Formula 1 world championship. It featured a driver-selectable 4WD system that diverted 50 per cent of available torque to the front wheels – the idea being you used it in damp conditions, then switched to rear-drive as the track dried to…

Anthony Coyne Fort Lauderdale, FL @elferusa Model 997.2 CARRERA S Year 2009 Acquired FEBRUARY 2021 I’ve just acquired this car. Buying it remotely without an inspection, driving it the short 25-minute trip to our home in Fort Lauderdale, before hauling it 850 miles up the road to Tennessee the very next day. The oil light appearing somewhere in Georgia was not a promising start. Two days after arriving in Tennessee, the engine warning alert lit up the dash. The oil light had not been a worry for me, I know these cars use a bit, so all I needed to do was keep an eye on it, but this new signal of impending doom was of some concern. I dropped by Harper Porsche in Knoxville and shared my fears. Reassuringly…