Yet another evolution of the Porsche 911 has arrived. 992.2 is the name, and the game it’s playing is evolution. Speaking of evolution, the 911 is like a crocodile. For the past however many years, the basic recipe has stayed pretty much the same. Rear-engined, rear-wheel drive with derivative styling. The 911 is the embodiment of ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’.

There are some differences, however. They’re slight, but present nonetheless. A lot of attention is on the GTS, which has embraced hybrid assistance for the first time, but across the whole range, the six-cylinder boxer with which we’re so familiar with has been further optimised, with reduced emissions and more power, as you might expect. The driver’s instrument cluster is also fully digital for the first time, and there’s a push-to-start button instead of the little key-shaped knob to twist, fun fact. There’s a new black piece of trim between the rear lights, and the front bumper has a new crease that runs below the headlights, along with a few other alterations. The changes are subtle, but after a while of looking at the 992.2 next to the old model, they add up to something more.

Let’s talk about this car specifically, though. The Carrera, non S. The ‘cheapest’ 911 available. In a way, that makes it the most purposeful. It’s a 911. No aeroplane wing on the back of it, no four-wheel drive, no gimmicks, just pure, undiluted 911. It even gets important stuff like Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM for the Porsche enthusiasts), as standard. It even borrows a couple of turbochargers from the previous gen GTS. Does that make the base model the most 911-like of all 911s? It’s difficult to say. Let’s face it- it would take a lot of commitment to daily drive a GT3 RS. But a Carrera might simply be the best 911 because it’s the one you can use the most. However, the car in the pictures on this email is a bit different to a standard 992.2.

Key differences lie in the optional extras. The headline attraction is the paint. Over three thousand pounds worth of Porsche Legends Shade Green metallic covers the car, and contrasts beautifully with the 20/21” RS Spyder alloys in Anthracite Grey. There’s also the Sport Chrono Package, which might seem contradictory, but thanks to the marginal gains courtesy of Porsche’s engineers, the Carrera now has 389bhp (9 more than before), and Porsche say that more of the 332lb ft of torque is available lower down in the rev range, below 1,500 rpm.

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