Type 992.2 · Pearl Ivory White
01 · Sports Car
The constant. Rear-engined since 1963 and still recognisably the same idea: a compact flat-six sports car engineered to be used every day and driven hard on Sunday.
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Overview
Type 992.2
The 911 has carried the same architecture — flat-six behind the rear axle, 2+2 cabin, unbroken roofline — through more than six decades of regulation, materials and electronics. The current 992.2 generation keeps that layout and adds the T-Hybrid system to the GTS and Turbo S, where a compact 400-volt battery and electrified turbocharging sharpen response rather than extend electric range.
Technical data
Each block names one variant, one model year and one market. Figures are not interchangeable between trims — a number quoted for a GTS does not describe a Carrera.
2025 model year, type 992.2Europe (EU), WLTP
Source: porsche.com — 911 Carrera model page
2025 model year, type 992.2Europe (EU), WLTP
Source: porsche.com — 911 Carrera GTS model page
Presented September 2025 (IAA Mobility, Munich), type 992.2Europe (EU)
Source: porsche.com Stories — new 911 Turbo S
Scope. Values are EU figures measured to WLTP where applicable and were current when this page was written. Specifications change by model year, variant and market — always check porsche.com for the current figure in your region.
Interior
The cabin follows the same rule as the exterior: a small number of materials, used honestly, with the driver as the reference point.
Engineering
Four decisions that shape how this car behaves — described in the terms the engineers use, without invented terminology.
Mounting the flat-six behind the rear axle loads the driven wheels under acceleration and gives the 911 its traction advantage out of slow corners. Every generation since 1963 has kept the layout and engineered around its consequences rather than away from them.
On the Carrera GTS and Turbo S, an electric exhaust-gas turbocharger builds boost pressure faster and recovers energy from the exhaust stream. A second electric motor sits inside the PDK and adds torque instantly at low engine speeds. Both are fed by a compact 400-volt battery — the system exists to sharpen response, not to provide electric-only driving.
Rear-axle steering, adaptive dampers and active anti-roll control are offered across the range depending on variant, tightening the effective wheelbase at low speed and stabilising it at high speed.
Steel brakes are standard; Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes (PCCB) are available. Ceramic discs reduce unsprung mass and resist fade under sustained high-speed use.
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