BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW OF THE PORSCHE 911 TURBO S 992 

GT3 and A93? Looking forward to watching this one on the Turbo, great work!

@@oliwoods15great shout

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My cheap (3k) MX5 around the back roads of Burford. Dry road, just about perfect 👍

lol you aren't actually joking eith3er@@markcompton6750

It’s a good point, similar position, tho I don’t want a turbo, if I want to go fast I”ll fire up one of my ducatis, I’ll take a Carrera 4. I really havent got the balls to drop 180 large on a car. I like the colour. 911s really aren’t my dream car either.

Surely the Turbo S is the ultimate ‘compromise’ (in a privileged sense) car with unbeatable bandwidth for the buyer who can only have two cars - for parking/garaging reasons rather than financial. What else pairs this level of performance with an ability to sit in car parks without drawing too much attention?

A car enthusiast will always consider noise levels of a sports car and how fast it can go disregards of his age otherwise he would go buy himself a Bentayga and sure a sports car will never be your only car but you take it out when you are in the mood to get naughty.

Agree. I have a 997 Turbo (less money 😊) and a couple of larger SUVs. However I just bought a very low mileage Abarth 124 Spider. The 911 Turbo is brutal but anywhere but a track the Abarth is more fun. I'm replacing the cheapest plastic bits (like the sun visors) but sometimes money can steer you wrong.

There’s no car I want more, than the turbo S 😣

Wherever, think you are right 😳

You can purchase time whenever you like.

Why some people prefer Boxter over 911 ?

@@Aleppo.1234 They dont, the boxter is just much cheaper and more obtainable.

@@Aleppo.1234 Smaller, lighter, better balanced and drive a lot more like the 911s of old. If you're someone that drives on a track, you'd possibly like the feel of a 718 more than the 911. Also because the majority of us cannot even come close to unleashing the full potential of a 911 so it feels like you can get more out of the 718.

Lovely comment, much appreciated!

That's exactly what I wonder about all of these supercars. They may be perfect at going ridiculously fast in any conditions but do they have SOUL??

​@@lotsofcurveslover very few modern sportscars have feel / soul. Some modern hothatches still "kinda" have some soul, but not much of them.

I have a 991.2 Turbo S. I don't find it feels removed from anything to be honest. Mine has a tune and exhaust, nothing else and makes nearly 700hp. To be fair, they did significantly upgrade the steering for the 991.2 and it has quite a bit more feel than the 991.1. I've done a dozen track days, and about the same amount of drag strip nights over the past 7 seasons and for me, it's terrific and gives me just the feedback I need because I'm acclimatized to it. It is RUTHLESSLY fast in the right environment. The exhaust gave it some soul / noise that the car needed. Hanging the tail out in a particular sequence of corners in my car is hilarious fun, people that tell you these cars have no soul etc. just aren't driving them fast enough because they have HIGH levels of competence.

@@SteveC-Shaman good point...do you have to drive these cars crazy fast to feel the soul?

@@lotsofcurveslover You don't. But it sure helps, because the limits of them are very high. You don't have to do full throttle all the time or anything, just bring your corner speeds up and ride the wave of turbo torque. But on the track they are relentless.

Exactly 😏

Dude. You just compared, and I’ll stick with the 997, to a turbo s. Scalpel? In the motor tend figure 8, where you need to be a scalpel, the turbo S did it in 22 seconds. 2 seconds faster than 997 Carrera. Nurburgring Nord track, turbo s bests the 997 by 40 seconds man. Take all that out and it still takes 20ft more to stop your 997. Now 992 a different story. Motortend figure 8 the base 911 only loses to turbo s by .2 seconds. But still loses on the nord track by 13 seconds. Still has a worse lateral g. 2 full seconds slower from 0-100 All these cars are great for what each of us want. If you have the roads, want a daily driving rocket ship where you have many chances of feeling that acceleration and in control no matter the conditions, and have the $. Turbo s hands down every day. If you like rear wheel drive, and don’t have the roads, cash, don’t drive aggressive, well 911 base is your car. Still does 0-60 in 3.2. Gt3 is awesome. But not a daily driver at all. More expensive than a turbo s. But I can get it in a manual and it’s fun as hell. It is more raw. Honestly it’d be great to have the turbo s as your daily and gt3 as your play toy. If $$ were unlimited : )

Yah I was a bit disappointed when I test drove the 992 turbo s. Its obviously fast but kind of soft and still had some lag. Hopping back into my MC20 immediately after, the MC20 def felt faster mainly because it was lower, louder, better steering ratio, RWD, and more raw. At that level of speed and hp, I'll take the car that has the better driving feel and sensation of speed over the car that objectively has a slightly quicker 0-60 and 1/4 mile time.

@@js002003 Good point on "Sensation-of-Speed" ... I say, 'Sensation' wins over actual speed ...

Good point about 'overtaking opportunities' ... and you get a lot of 'thrills' during your rides ... Nice

Exactly the same on my Giulia qv

Hear, hear.

Well, May has been and gone, so did you make that trip and how did it go?

Yeah, people are not paying list for these

Where are they discounted? Not in US. Still paying over sticker for turbo s. Or at list. Older 992s are still over their original sticker.

Yep, 2 year wait in the US for a new one.

The problem is you then invalidate the UK Porsche 3 year warranty plus some insurance companies can be difficult about mods in general.

+1. Agreed. . Straight up, knowledgeable.

I can tell you one thing: right now my car is 7 years old and yet I could sell it for probably $20K less than I bought it. That makes it cheaper to own than my diesel truck which eats tires and has issues every year when the 911 just soldiers on no matter how I drive it... and I take it to the track.

Would you prefer a Cayman or a Boxter ?

I prefer a Cayman@@Aleppo.1234

hahahaha, this is the porsche confiugrator cycle of doom

Well…..ah…..GET a Hyundai ! ?

Cheers, brother! Mine is white with burgundy interior.

True for older generations, much less true for 992. Sportiest Turbo in decades.

Hi Anthony... I am in two minds between buying a used carrera s/4s or just blow my savings on the beast... turbo s... I need a car as a daily... I love doing long distance driving, weekends away and I want a car that is good in city driving and that can eat up motorway miles for breakfast also My local porsche salesman says the carrera model is ideal for my needs My sister says get the turbo s... It has all that horse power and is one of the top models in the range Plus not many on the road Compared to the carrera models on the road Which car do you recommend for my needs??

Sounds like a Tesla plaid is the right car for you

@@bwdrivesTesla plaid is electric. Crap interior, does not handle turns well, looks like crap, sounds like nothing, and brakes sucks. Let’s be honest, a Land Rover passed Joel in a turbo s review video.

@@bwdrives Wrong, 992 Turbo does curves much, much better. Plaid, one trick pony. Turbo S is a master of all trades. Not even in the same ballpark.

Couldn’t have summarised better myself, thank you.

Yes, I saw a cute birdie .. at the rear right side of this car ... but, I think it wasn't a Robin ... (maybe there was a Robin elsewhere)

I have a 2021 BMW S1000RR M package motorbike - 207bph and all the driving modes and features you have in a modern 911. The bike has way more power than I will ever need or use and I have only ever used one of its driving modes but I never think this bike is ridiculous and I was silly to buy it because its way too fast for me or the law. Just owning one of the fastest bikes on the road today is enough enjoyment for me. Id have that Turbo S in a heartbeat too if I could afford it even if I would rarely exceed the speed limit in it.

I have a vague and entirely unsubstantiated suspicion that Joel occasionally deviates from standard traffic regulations

Because those cars are attention magnets. That includes police attention. 911s are more subtle.

The Turbo S comes stock with the top, adjustable/adaptable suspension, rear wheel steering etc. You'd have to modify the suspension to make it harsh. But yes, no moonroof and no Burmester, mine has both and I love them.