With the eighth-generation Porsche 911 having made its debut at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show, we anticipated waiting months for the automaker to start rolling the high-horsepower variants. Up until now, we’ve seen the Carrara S, 4S, and their convertible counterparts. But we didn’t expect to see the 992 Turbo until the fall.
However, it appears that one Porsche enthusiast managed snag a candid photograph of the Turbo without the manufacturer’s knowledge, spreading the image all over the internet.
While this could be an elaborate hoax, there aren’t any obvious artifacts in the image to indicate Photoshop played a significant role here. The car also closely matches spy shots of gently disguised test vehicles. The tailpipes, reflectors, spoiler, and overall shape all hold up under close scrutiny. Motor Trend, which seems to the first media outlet to share the image, also noted that the car closely resembles prototype Turbo S models recently seen testing on the Nürburgring — with some minor differences in spoiler size.
Beyond some brief digital glory, there also doesn’t appear to be much reason for the photographer to fake this. As a clearly devout Porsche fan, we imagine the community wouldn’t be very forgiving of this kind of trickery. That’s about as tepid an endorsement for realness as you can get. But it’s always wise to remain cautious; fake versions of upcoming models are too common not to be.
Assuming it is the new 911 Turbo, which looks to be the case, that upscaled spoiler should be adaptive and come on hidden risers. It’ll also have the company’s new eight-speed dual-clutch transmission and an updated version of the 3.8-liter six-cylinder found in the current Porsche Turbo. Output is rumored to be well in excess of that model’s 540 hp, but we’ll wait on Porsche for confirmation.
The manufacturer hasn’t said word one about the vehicle’s debut, though there’s still a chance the 992 Turbo could appear in Geneva next month. Otherwise, expect to see the new Porsche officially break cover in Frankfurt next September.
[Image: Todd Schleicher/Instagram]
the new Mustang looks nice in grey
Damn it, you beat me too it
Lust.
Then reality hits.
Why on earth is this SUV manufacturer called Porsche dabbling in sports cars of all things? That’s a bit like Land Rover building sedans.
Wow u are being totally funny. Infact Porsche and Lambo had in common are they once build farm tractors.
That thing has taken a sharp turn towards looking like a C-Class Coupé. Soon it’s the size and weight of that.
This is at about 3400-3500 lbs…starting to get a bit porky..
Plus with the design the 911 is getting larger and ’rounder’, while the Mercedes C Coupé itself is approaching it from the other direction. I think their rear designs look surprisingly similar.
What’s this about “eighth-generation Porsche 911”? There’ve been *8* generations of these? I thought there were, like, two….
Sorta, they made a 911 and then did a weird headlight one, but changed back … so yah, two.
It’s a good looking shape and I appreciate a manufacturer evolving a design every so often instead of wiping the slate clean and starting over. Porsche knows it works and it’s iconic. It’s also amazing what they’ve been able to do with a flat-6, rear engine car.
I’ll just keep lusting over all generations of 911s in my little corner until I hit the lottery I refuse to play.
“2020 Porsche 911 Turbo Leaked?”
Should be easy to tell with those orange floor inserts.
What was that movie that had the phrase “English, mother#[email protected]#r, do you speak it?”
“As a clearly devout Porsche fan, we imagine the community wouldn’t be very forgiving of this kind of trickery. That’s about as tepid an endorsement for realness as you can get. But it’s always wise to remain cautious; fake versions of upcoming models are too common not to be.”
Pulp Fiction I believe.