nyca

I've been reading that here but don't understand it - did Porsche clear the fleet mileage requirement by enough to eliminate start/stop?

Fishah

According to whom? My 2024 has it. Built oct 23.

3-Pedals

Is your car turbo s?

PSPorsche

Agree with everything you said.

Regarding the P.S. comment and the photo you shared, the horizontal slats on these cars are still camouflage in front of the vertical slats.

The picture @Schn3ll shared shows the actual horizontal slats. The version of the bumper with the horizontal slats does not have vertical slats; perhaps this is the new Aerokit bumper as others have opined?

Nein Eleven

48v reduces current demand by electrical components by 75% so they and the wiring can be smaller, lighter, and cheaper compared to 12v. There’s been efforts to replace 12v for cars (popularized in the 50s) for some time but it’s only recently that 48v has gained traction in this space with performance mild hybrids and EVs.

dixonk

Mine was built in Sep 23 (GT3 6spd) and does not have ***.

PSPorsche

I wonder if people will try to retrofit the 992.1 gauge cluster with the analog speedometer onto the 992.2, and if it would even be possible?

That would be an interesting flip, since people are usually trying to fit .2 components into a .1.

Schn3ll

Probably not possible without replacing the whole dash assembly - the new gauges don't have a binnacle (hood) as seen on other cars and are much narrower than the current gauge pack. It might be possible, but extremely cost prohibitive.

Schn3ll

The specs make the idea of supercapacitors more of a reality. This is the hybrid 911 owners want. Lifetime "battery" for the hybrid system and can charge/discharge millions of times with no degradation.

https://www.electronicdesign.com/mar...e-of-batteries

Specs and weight are very similar and aligns - Lambo was able to get this to 75lbs total for the hybrid system about 5 years ago with a 2kWh battery.

I am all for less complexity, but if this is how they plan on doing the hybrid it's the best option by far - and coupled with a N/A motor has me interested, but only if I can't secure a GT3 allocation.

Denny Swift

So I guess 2025 is truly the end of the manual transmission. That's really sad, but kinda good in a way because that means I'm done buying new cars. I fell in love with cars in the 70s, but don't really care much anymore. There literally isn't a production car made for any price anymore that I actually care about. And, strangely, it's a good feeling...

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a4...e-911-preview/

Schn3ll

Manual stays for the non-hybrids as they are keeping the 3.0L TT motor for the base and S (and most likely T) models.

Vicbastige

I completely understand your sentiments; I'm only a few steps behind you. I guess for everything there is a season.

3-Pedals

Good luck daily driving this piling on tens of thousands of miles. Imagine the early adopter issues and costs of complex component changes out of warranty.

I’d also add that tuning this platform may not be so simple. The recharging of the batteries as well as pure power output of ICE portion could hinder the durability of the electrical motors and can cause catastrophic failure.

In other words, the electric motors may not cope with increased performance unless the increase is marginal.

RatherJaded

+1

I have been a diehard car guy since I was a child (70s), but now in my 50s I am beginning to slowly lose interest and truthfully it is mostly due to the direction that automotive manufactures are moving towards.

Autobacs

Does anybody here had to have Porsche replace the battery on the hybrids from other models?

If so how much did it cost. What was the life of the battery or what caused the replacement?

thanks