Carrera

$110,000 (est)

Carrera 4

$115,000 (est)

Carrera T

$120,000 (est)

$125,000 (est)

Targa 4

$130,000 (est)

Carrera 4S

$132,000 (est)

Carrera GTS

$145,000 (est)

Targa 4S

$145,000 (est)

Carrera 4 GTS

$152,000 (est)

Targa GTS

$165,000 (est)

Dakar

$225,000 (est)

Based mostly on our expertise with myriad 911 fashions, we will confidently advocate the Carrera S coupe. It boasts 64 horses greater than the usual Carrera and may be had together with your alternative of a seven-speed handbook or a quick-shifting eight-speed computerized transmission. We might additionally go for the Sport Chrono bundle, which provides options together with launch management and extra drive modes. The Sport Seats Plus choice offers extra supportive entrance buckets, and the Sport bundle provides a lowered suspension and a snarltastic exhaust system. Our choice of upgrades would conclude with ventilated front-seat cushions, passive entry, a heated multifunction GT steering wheel, and Porsche’s Dynamic Mild System Plus, which options computerized high-beams and headlights that swivel within the course the entrance tires are pointed. That’s only a sprinkling of the customization choices Porsche affords on this automotive. They add considerably to the worth, however be forewarned: they’re exhausting to withstand.

Engine, Transmission, and Efficiency

Mounted within the rear of the 911 is a twin-turbo 3.0-liter flat-six-cylinder engine. The bottom Carrera has 379 horsepower, the S pumps out 443 ponies, and the GTS generates 473 horses. Whereas each model comes customary with a ridiculously quick-shifting eight-speed computerized transmission, a candy seven-speed handbook is obtainable however you will should shell out for an S or GTS to get it. The coupe and cabriolet have customary rear-wheel drive, however they are often fitted with all-wheel drive for four-season, high-performance driving. The Targa is all-wheel drive solely. We have examined the bottom Carrera in addition to a number of variations of the extra highly effective Carrera S, which proved its prowess on the racetrack and its unimaginable traction in opposed climate circumstances. Irrespective of the applying, each 911 has astonishing acceleration, particularly when the gleefully good launch management is utilized. At our take a look at observe, the GTS model bolted to 60 mph in simply 2.8 seconds when outfitted with the eight-speed computerized; with the seven-speed handbook, the 911 GTS delivered a barely slower 3.2-second outcome in the identical take a look at. Porsche’s optionally available sport exhaust system additionally helps improve the expertise by offering a fuller engine word. Better of all, the 911 is as comfy as ever and likewise higher to drive. Its steering is communicative and brilliantly direct, and the coupe and convertible have elevated cornering grip and stability. The trip high quality is surprisingly supple, too, regardless of the 911’s wonderful physique management, which permit drivers to seamlessly swap between relaxed and spirited romps.

Gasoline Economic system and Actual-World MPG

With EPA scores of 18 mpg metropolis and 25 freeway, the Carrera S with the handbook transmission is essentially the most fuel-efficient 911. Nonetheless, different 911 fashions’ fuel-economy estimates do not drop a lot farther from these figures. On our 75-mph freeway route, a Carrera and Carrera S (each outfitted with automatics) earned spectacular outcomes of 33 and 30 mpg, respectively. For extra details about the 911’s gasoline economic system, go to the EPA’s web site.

Inside, Consolation, and Cargo

The 911’s inside continues to look refined reasonably than difficult, with a mixture of buttons, knobs and touch-screen controls and—for the primary time ever—a big heart cupholder. The gauge cluster additionally deviates from historical past, ditching the primarily analog devices for largely digital ones. Whereas these screens have some user-experience points and may be blocked by the steering wheel, the central tachometer nonetheless makes use of a bodily needle that follows the engine’s revs in direction of its heavenly 7400-rpm redline. The 911’s low-slung driving place and supportive entrance seats are unbelievable, and the steering wheel has a variety of adjustment. We solely want Porsche used much less piano-black trim on the middle console, supplied extra inside cubby storage, and gave this icon of a automotive a grander shifter than the stubby flipper that comes on automatic-equipped fashions. Though the 911 continues to supply seating for as much as 4 in concept, the tiny again seats stay as hostile to adults as they have been when 911s first hit the street within the mid-Nineteen Sixties.

Infotainment and Connectivity

Each 911 is outfitted with a ten.9-inch touchscreen built-in into the center of the dashboard. Along with voice instructions and buttons on the steering wheel, the middle display screen additionally options rotary push-button controls on the console. The infotainment system helps a Wi-Fi hotspot and options wi-fi connectivity for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Porsche does present two high-end surround-sound programs that embody a 12-speaker Bose unit and a 13-speaker Burmester stereo.

Security and Driver-Help Options

The 911 is on the market with myriad driver-assistance applied sciences, together with fascinating choices reminiscent of computerized high-beams, blind-spot monitoring, and even night time imaginative and prescient. For extra details about the 911’s crash-test outcomes, go to the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration (NHTSA) and Insurance coverage Institute for Freeway Security (IIHS) web sites. Key security options embody:

• Normal forward-collision warning and automatic emergency braking
• Accessible lane-departure warning and lane-keeping help
• Accessible adaptive cruise management

Guarantee and Upkeep Protection

Porsche’s guarantee protection is customary for the section, with the primary upkeep go to lined freed from cost. Nonetheless, rivals such because the Jaguar F-type supply extra worth by masking upkeep for as much as 5 years.

• Restricted guarantee covers 4 years or 50,000 miles
• Powertrain guarantee covers 4 years or 50,000 miles
• Complimentary upkeep is lined for one yr or 10,000 miles

Extra Options and Specs