2016 Porsche 911 Carrera facelift spy photo / InAutoNews
Debuts at IAA in less than two weeks
Our friends at InAutoNews have captured on camera a
facelifted Porsche 911 Carrera S with very little disguise in a parking lot near the 'Ring.
This is perhaps the best (and hopefully the last) batch of
images with the 991.2 ahead of the model's debut set for
IAA later this month. Seen here is the 911
Carrera S wearing a lovely shade of dark brown and a little bit of disguise
noticeable on the LED daytime running lights, taillights and on the new engine
cover which now has vertical slats.
The very subtle styling tweaks might tempt you to believe
that not much is going on in the engine area, but in reality the 3.8-liter
naturally aspirated engine will be replaced by a turbocharged mill, possibly a
3.0-liter developing an estimated 420 PS (309 kW) and 500 Nm (369 lb-ft) of
torque which would make it 20 PS (15 kW) and 60 Nm (44 lb-ft) stronger than the
outgoing Carrera S.
Going down the turbocharging route will surely upset
purists, but we have to keep in mind the facelifted model will be not only more
powerful, but also more fuel efficient and quicker as the sprint time will
likely decrease by 0.1s to 4 seconds for the version equipped with the optional
Sport Chrono Package.
An online reveal should occur in the coming days while sales
are expected to kick off before the year’s end.
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