Porsche 911 Carrera (991) 2016 ... the most in-depth review!
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Porsche's 911 continues to evolve, fundamentally so back in 2015 when the seventh generation '991'-series model was updated with a switch to turbocharging for the entire Carrera-series Coupe and Cabriolet line-up. The result was not only vastly improved efficiency but even more power and torque. Was all of this delivered though, without dilution of the magical experience that's served this model line so well for so long? And if you'd like a 911 Carrera-series model from the 2015-2018-era, which one will suit you best? Rear or four wheel drive, coupe, soft top, business express or race refugee? Here's where we find out.
History
Today, even supercars have to be clean and efficient, which is why since 2015, every mainstream variant in Porsche's 911 range has been fitted with a turbocharged engine. That's significant, for before the introduction of the 2015-2108-era car we're going to look at here, this kind of engine was available only in the very priciest 911s, the exotically-performing part of the line-up targeted at McLarens and lower-order Ferraris. Mainstream 911s in contrast, were always defiantly normally aspirated. But all that changed in 2015. In the continual quest to achieve greater performance along with more efficient returns, even entry-level Carrera models like this one got a brace of turbines out back, though in deference to the continuing top Turbo derivative, they didn't shout about it in their name.
That change has been one of the most fundamental made to the 911 range since the old air-cooled powerplants were replaced by more conventional water-cooled engines in 1996. The original version of this seventh generation '991' series represented another landmark in this model line's history, launched in late 2011 with developments like a new aluminium/steel composite construction, a world-first 7-speed manual gearbox and more efficient electric power steering. Building on that with the introduction of mainstream turbo technology served to further refine the 911 proposition, the resulting gains in pulling power and efficiency complemented by design changes both inside and out. Plus there was the installation of the kind of upgraded media connectivity that buyers in this segment were insisting upon by 2015. This car sold until 2019, when it was replaced by an all-new '992'-series Carrera-series model featuring an updated version of the same engine.
Writer - Jonathan Crouch
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