Test driven the 992
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Test driven the 992
Exterior :
i don t like the door handles,
overall I think the car design exercise is too stretched, like a kind of past 911 styles patchwork,
in few words there s a lack of specific to the model personality,
even a 996 has its own despite ugly,
but the 992 looks more designed at the computer in a copy and paste work from different 911s, as result there s a lacking of whole project idea and thus lack of model personality
Interior :
I don t like the mini nubbin,
I like seats and tech main dashboard screen are well designed,
also nice doors design,
I don t understand the central screen alà Panamera or Macan eventhough putting a television screen in a 911 must be the worst nightmare for a car designer, overall I like the interior
Engine :
The 3 liters 450 hp is well engineered and has a minimal lag to be a turbo, 8speed pdk is very fast, overall a well done work from Porsche mechanical engineers,
but there s a lack of personality, I would have preferred a 4liters turbo much more, the engine is not able to exploit the chassis big potential
Handling :
steering and chassis are in a word sublime,
the maturity is very high, I love it,
suggestion is to option sport chron pdcc rws and spam even for a daily drive is comfortable but a precision scalpel when needed
overall nice funny car to bring children at school going at work or for a long driving weekend, good to impress the chicks or friends too
personally awaiting the "911" 992, maybe the upcoming Turbo model or the 992.2
i don t like the door handles,
overall I think the car design exercise is too stretched, like a kind of past 911 styles patchwork,
in few words there s a lack of specific to the model personality,
even a 996 has its own despite ugly,
but the 992 looks more designed at the computer in a copy and paste work from different 911s, as result there s a lacking of whole project idea and thus lack of model personality
Interior :
I don t like the mini nubbin,
I like seats and tech main dashboard screen are well designed,
also nice doors design,
I don t understand the central screen alà Panamera or Macan eventhough putting a television screen in a 911 must be the worst nightmare for a car designer, overall I like the interior
Engine :
The 3 liters 450 hp is well engineered and has a minimal lag to be a turbo, 8speed pdk is very fast, overall a well done work from Porsche mechanical engineers,
but there s a lack of personality, I would have preferred a 4liters turbo much more, the engine is not able to exploit the chassis big potential
Handling :
steering and chassis are in a word sublime,
the maturity is very high, I love it,
suggestion is to option sport chron pdcc rws and spam even for a daily drive is comfortable but a precision scalpel when needed
overall nice funny car to bring children at school going at work or for a long driving weekend, good to impress the chicks or friends too
personally awaiting the "911" 992, maybe the upcoming Turbo model or the 992.2
Last edited by fxz; Jan 12, 2020 at 10:13 AM.
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Whenever someone tells you that the engine isn't able to fully exploit the chassis of a car, be sure to ask them if they drove the car with traction and stability control turned OFF. :P
The engine of the 992 is more than capable of writing checks that the chassis can't cash -- especially the standard chassis (non-SPASM).
I don't think that anyone walks away from a 992 S model saying "that car needs more power". LOL. The Turbo/Turbo S of this generation will be most certainly mind-bending.
The engine of the 992 is more than capable of writing checks that the chassis can't cash -- especially the standard chassis (non-SPASM).
I don't think that anyone walks away from a 992 S model saying "that car needs more power". LOL. The Turbo/Turbo S of this generation will be most certainly mind-bending.
