I just spent a few hundred miles in the 992.2 Carrera GTS T-Hybrid and it feels like the calm, confident center of the refreshing 992.2 911 range. My test car was slightly speculated: no front axle, no head-up display, no Innodrive. There were the brilliant full carbon buckets, the moderate Bose-Audio, LED headlights, Lane Change Assist and 360 park cameras. Despite this reserved building, the car landed the “do-it-all” broment better than anything else in the line-up.
Under the skin is the new 3.6-liter flat-Six-Six with the compact T-hybrid system from Porsche. The e-turbo kills delay, a 40 kW engine is in the PDK housing, and a 1.9 kW battery feeds both. The total output is 532 hp and 610 Nm, good for 0–100 km/h in 3.0 seconds and 312 km/h flat. It is not a plug-in; It is a light, powerful hybrid, and it feels on the street.
Answer is the heading. From 2,000 rpm, the GTS rises like a NA engine with a large capacity, only with an additional impact from the electric motor. Gas accuracy is excellent, and the PDK seems to read the intention of reading half a beat early. Hecksteer stem supply is your line without dram and the steering remains beautifully weighted and consistent. It is fast enough for a track day, calm enough for a pendulum traffic and never calls over its prudence.
The livelihood seals it. The carbon buckets are not the comfortable choice, but put them low, centered and closed. A real Porsche driving position. The driving quality is firm, but disciplined on mixed surfaces, with this familiar GTS range between comfort and control. Even without the front, the nose never felt precious, and the lack of Innodrive and Hud actually felt purer. The bose is ideal for daily use, and the storage of cabins remains decent for a 911, even if normal seats and selected rear seats have plenty of space for luggage/small limbs.
The newly announced 992.2 Turbo S is the heading Act, the top of the tree. It adds a second electrically supported turbo and presses the outputs in Hypercar-Kaber area. It would leave a GTS for dead on a fast street or long street. It is also far more expensive and heavier for hardware and follows numbers with relentless efficiency. If you want the ultimate Poster Quick 911, the Turbo S is the daddy.
This does not make the GTS a consolation price. The GTS is the car that you will be happy to turn out on more streets. It serves extensive feedback, an immediate reaction (even if the turbo promises to be even more reactionable) and the real pace that you can actually access.
It carries less complexity, can feel better and still delivers the right 911 theater. You will not get turbo rights rights, but you won’t feel shortly changeable for a second.
The 992.2 Carrera GTS T-Hybrid is the real 911 for sale. It is pale quickly, deeply rounded and refreshingly focused, even in a modest specification. The turbo has the record books, but the GTS could have everyday life. The time will say …
