2020 NEXT GENERATION 992 SPY PICS & RELEASE
#452
Instructor
good catch. but seems an odd placement for an antenna, as it is not in a higher part of the bodywork. maybe they are just faking us out to let folks speculate and see what the reaction would be to a hybrid 992.
looking back at test mules, Porsche was testing the current 991.2 turbo motors back in 2014 out in the open with heavy cammo (if not earlier). point being that they might have been testing hybrid versions for a while in regular 911 as well.
this article is speculating that flap/bung in the rear passenger fender could be for plug-in purposes.. https://www.motor1.com/news/140606/2...-hybrid-spied/.
I think it would make sense to have an electrified 4S, where the front diff, etc. gets replaced with a small battery and small electric motors to create 4WD. such a package, assuming using state of the art (= lightweight) battery tech, could keep such a 4S package around the same weight of current gen 991.2 4S (+ 50 pounds or so).
my bet is that we will see a plug in hybrid 911 within 4 years time. 15-20 mi range electric only....a 918 light, if you will. the Mission E also comes out in about 3 years time, so they should have the battery/motor electric tech all sorted out by now.
#453
I like the return to the long hood look.
As for the dash, my favorite gauge cluster is the E90 M3. Two big gauges with secondaries at the bottom, lights and tiny digital display in between. NO SCREENS. Perfect visibility.
I wish there were a 'screen delete package', as well as an 'NVH package'
(replace adaptive engine and trans mounts with solid pucks of aluminum, replace adaptive springs with traditional coilovers. Or DSSVs)
Perhaps combine the two into an 'analog package' it would please the simplicity loving purists, as well as allowing every tech fanboi to have his 12' touch screen.
Of course that would simply be too fcking logical.
#455
Burning Brakes
If I wanted a BMW instrument cluster; I wouldn't have traded it for the 911.
#456
#457
If we're talking strictly Porsche gauges, why not a 3 gauge cluster. The two outboard gauges are damn near useless on the 5.
#458
#463
I'm starting to notice the subtle most pronounced changes (aside from slightly higher belt line, longer and more angular frunk hood and more visible shutlines at the frunk/bumper area).
The rear does seem significantly shorter in some pics. It looks less "rear engine" and more mid engine. The front overhangs also seem shorter perhaps. Most likely longer wheelbase, but what remains a mystery is if the car itself is longer. What we really need to see is a 991 next to it.
Thankfully, they're keeping it masterfully evolutionary. The 991 still looks so fresh, this looks more like a 991.3, which is a great thing if you ask me. The 911 is one of the only cars that can get away with classic-incredibly evolutionary styling (rendering all models timeless and modern). Glad to see Porsche sticking to this so well. Though I do think the 991 platform could and should have easily went another few years (which is slightly mitigated by them keeping the 992 so close to the 991).
The rear does seem significantly shorter in some pics. It looks less "rear engine" and more mid engine. The front overhangs also seem shorter perhaps. Most likely longer wheelbase, but what remains a mystery is if the car itself is longer. What we really need to see is a 991 next to it.
Thankfully, they're keeping it masterfully evolutionary. The 991 still looks so fresh, this looks more like a 991.3, which is a great thing if you ask me. The 911 is one of the only cars that can get away with classic-incredibly evolutionary styling (rendering all models timeless and modern). Glad to see Porsche sticking to this so well. Though I do think the 991 platform could and should have easily went another few years (which is slightly mitigated by them keeping the 992 so close to the 991).