Porsche Unleashes It’s New 911 Turbo S

Seven hundred and eleven horsepower… SEVEN hundred and eleven… Let that sink in for a moment. I’ll wait. With it, the 911 has come a very long way from the modest 130bhp of the very first ones. The mad scientists employed by Porsche have managed to squeeze a never-before-seen amount of power from the 911’s engine, breaking the 700bhp barrier and entering a new dimension of performance for the fabled sports car. And while previously critics claimed “it looks like any other 911 available”, the new Turbo S also heralds quite a few design tweaks to freshen up the design and set it apart from its, let’s say, less potent siblings.

With every generation of the 911, it’s a matter of time for Porsche to introduce special editions and high-performance versions of its iconic 911. Last year, the GTS and GTS Cabriolet introduced the 992.2 generation, which was the first to harness hybrid power. However, and this satisfied even the most sceptical Porsche fanatic, the electrification wasn’t aimed at reducing emissions and fuel consumption, but rather to enhance performance!

I’ve had the privilege to experience that performance earlier this year and can attest that the GTS is already a mighty fast car. I can only imagine what the power jump from 541bhp to 711bhp that the new 911 Turbo S gives us will feel like on the road! While there’s no driving footage by platforms like Hagerty, Top Gear or DriveTribe yet, Porsche has released onboard footage of the 911 Turbo S setting a blistering new lap record for a 911, but more on that later.

Turbocharging a legacy

It’s no coincidence Porsche chose 2025 to introduce the latest generation of the turbocharged 911, as this year marks the 50th anniversary of the very first road-going 911 Turbo! While Porsche experimented with the technology in race cars much earlier, such as in the mad 917-30 below, it was the 1975 930-generation that introduced us to the magic and power of a turbocharger in a road car. Wider wheel arches and a seriously impressive “whale-tail” rear spoiler were but hints to what the 930 Turbo delivered; 260 horsepower from a 3.0-litre (and later 3.3-litre) flat six engine, which grew to 330bhp towards the end of the 930’s lifecycle.

Ever since, the word ‘Turbo’ has meant something special for Porsche and its clients and fans. The first few models became known as Widowmakers, as the sudden extra boost of power came in hard when accelerating, easily catching people out through corners with the 911 swapping ends, or worse, without much warning. In true Porsche fashion, though, the manufacturer stuck with it and perfected the system a bit more with every generation it put on the road.

In 1989, it was time for the 930-gen 911 to make way for an entirely new generation, the 964. After about a year of absence, the 911 Turbo made a return to the catalogue, using a refined version of the previous generation’s engine, which was replaced with a 3.6-litre unit in 1992. This generation of the 911 also debuted the first Turbo S, which was a special, slightly more powerful version of the Turbo, making about 380bhp. The 964 is one of the shortest generations of the 911, as the replacement 993 entered production in 1994. As a result, 964 Turbos and even more so the Turbo S’, with only 80 built, are among the rarest of the blown 911s.

A year after the 993 made its debut, a 993 Turbo was put on the road, packing a 3.6-litre flat-six engine pumping out 408bhp. This was also the first-ever 911 to be fitted with twin turbochargers, something Porsche has never looked back on for its 911 Turbo. Later generations introduced clever tricks like variable turbo geometry to reduce turbo lag, with huge performance jumps as a result. The final 911 Turbo before this all-new 992.2 Turbo S enters the stage were the 992.1 spec 911 Turbo and Turbo S, powered by a 3.7-litre flat-six that produced 580bhp or 650bhp respectively. So with that power level now jumping to 711bhp, the new Tubro S will be one wildly fast machine for sure!

The NEW 992.2 Turbo S

The 992.2 generation of the fabled 911 made its debut last year, and welcomed a hybrid powertrain for the very first time in the 911’s long and immensely successful legacy. While some were sceptical when it was first announced, the ingenious hybrid powertrain of the 992.2 GTS was not aimed at reducing emissions or anything, but rather to enhance the car’s performance. That same recipe has been applied to the new 992.2 Turbo S, which also comes with the T-Hybrid system, although making a fair bit more power!

The figures are staggering, to be honest, as this new 992.2. Turbo S pumps out no less than 711 horsepower from the 3.6-litre six-cylinder boxer engine. How? Well, for starters, by using not one eTurbo (the electric exhaust-mounted turbocharger Porsche developed for the 992.2 GTS), but two of them. Although they are a touch smaller than the one in the GTS, a smaller turbo generally spools up faster due to a lower inertia of the turbine itself. Porsche also claims the system ensures zero lag, thanks to the electric assistance. If you then add a second eTurbo, well, you get more air into the cylinders, resulting in a bigger bang and thus more ‘go, go, GO!’. An added benefit of the system is an even faster engine response when you mash the throttle, which is basically what everyone wants from the most powerful 911 ever made, right?

With the new systems, the 992.2 Turbo S is barely any heavier than the previous generation (just 85kgs more, in fact), and as a result, the 100kph sprint is said to take no more than 2.5 seconds (faster than McLaren’s W1, even!). And we all know Porsche usually is quite conservative with its claimed figures! The top speed is said to be 322kph, and during development, it set a blistering lap time of 7 minutes and 3.92 seconds around the daunting Nordschleife circuit! That’s a staggering 14 seconds faster than the outgoing model!

But the one number that astonished me most, perhaps, is the 0-to-200kph sprint. When your launch is perfect, and you’re brave enough to keep your foot planted, that’s done and dusted in 8.4 seconds! While there are faster cars out there, this new 911 Turbo S is a proper missile, it seems! It’s also quite reassuring to know the carbon-ceramic brakes are the biggest on a 911 ever, so it will stop on a dime. And as with most new models presented, there’s a new and rather handsome wheel design!

Enough about the technicalities, let’s not forget the looks of the new 911 Turbo S. While the overall shape is obviously not revolutionary, it does come with a few updates here and there that are more than worth mentioning. Up front is a new design for the bumper and air intakes, with a more boxy shape and the vertical slats we know from the GTS. These slats are also active and close up in the wet to keep the front brakes nice and dry. The indicator daylight running lights are now integrated into the headlights, so the front actually looks a touch cleaner now.

The side profile reveals the signature air intake in the slightly wider rear wheel arch, and around the back, you get a newly designed active rear spoiler. Working in sync with the active front splitter, this will provide some much-needed downforce at high speeds. Then comes the rear bumper, which neatly ties in with the boxier profile of the front bumper. The newly designed diffuser also adds some ‘stick’ to the car, and there’s a new full titanium exhaust system with boxier exhaust tips on either side of said diffuser.

Now, as is standard with a new 911, the interior is the same base as the rest of the 992.2 series, so all the goodies are found in the same place. The back seats are an option now to save base weight, but Porsche won’t charge you if you tick the box when speccing your 911 Turbo S. The front seats, by the way, are the multi-adjustable lightweight bucket seats from the GT3. You also get a slew of interior and exterior options in carbon fibre to choose from, and personalise it to your liking.

And of course, Porsche’s Paint-to-Sample, or PTS program, can be explored to give it a unique tint. It comes in both coupe and cabriolet configurations, with a base price of EUR 352,000 and change for the fixed roof, and close to EUR 368,000 for the drop-top. Quite a bit of money indeed, but it does land you the most powerful factory-911…. (cue dramatic voice-over)… in the world! And I can’t even begin to imagine what a future GT2 or GT2 RS will be like.

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