New 911 Launched! What Are Mike & Mason's Thoughts On The NEW 992.2 911?! 

Keeping my 997 6 speed manual 😊❤️

991/1Carrera S : 400HP, 3.8 Liter, sport exhaust and no turbo : pure fun everyday whilst driving, looking at a nice cockpit even with ignition off…

The thing with batteries is that they'll have to be replaced at some point. Maybe not tomorrow, maybe not in five years, maybe not in 10 years, but at some point. Porsche would do everyone a service if they came out in front and said "this is the expected lifespan", "this is the replacement cost", "your car will be one day in the shop and then we'll have it back to you". When you drop +200k on a sports car what you don't appreciate is uncertainty, and second hand buyers are less forgiving than that.

As a 992.1 owner, the jury is still out - it's unfair to judge based on 2 models in the line. Some of the design elements are questionable; push button start (why other than to save $0.10), the shelf below the tails, the quiet exhaust on the GTS, digital gauges are another cost saving issue (nearly 0% of us 911 owners want a full navigation map behind the wheel), and of course the (as yet) omission of the manual. I do think it is a leap forward and like all 911's it will grow on all of us, the 992 had a lot of criticism to start as well. The models that still intrigue me are the manuals - GT3 touring (which I am on the list for over a year thus far), and the rumored Turbo RWD manual (maybe a modern GT2) which I also put my name down for. Porsche are masters of making a model for everyone, this generation will be no different. They just now have an even bigger range of differences between the models.

Please. Keep the hard job. I love the podcasts and I subscribed. Don’t give up. Best wishes from south Spain

Enjoyed your show as usual Mason. Interesting to have the younger guy be the "purist" and the older guy be the newer type buyer Porsche has pivoted to attract. Porsche has done the dual generations simultaneously on many occasions, including the 997 / 991 when you could buy a new 2013 997.2 Turbo S even though the 991 came out for the 2012 model year. Also the 2011 997.2 GTS was in fact a Carrera with no back seat, though almost all buyers did opt to have the rear seats installed at no cost. If I had to guess, I would think Porsche designers may have changed the front gills to vertical to create the illusion of the front end being less wide than it is. All the horizontal surfaces really emphasize the massive increase in front track and overall width of these giant 911s. In addition, they tie in with the CHMSL which went vertical with the 992.1 and perhaps the smaller surface area of the redesigned slats also allows for less stress on the hinges at speed. As for the new hybrid feature, Porsche made news years ago when they built in extra space in the new PDK unit to accommodate the technology, so this has been planned for a while. Using the GTS as the trial consumer reaction balloon was probably deemed the least risky option, since the other trim levels have been established for a much longer time. Keep up the great job!

Removal of the physical tachometer is a misstep. Bugatti understands as their new model has NO screens. It’s a cheapening of the experience, but the price keeps going up.

It’s nice to know there are actual Porsche enthusiasts at Porsche Irvine. My experience has been the dealership is more tuned to OC people buying Porsche SUVs than real petrolheads who love their 911s.

I'm betting that the 992.2 Carrera T will have more power than the standard car this time around. Now that the GTS makes so much power there is over a 100 HP gap between the base care and the GTS. This leaves a nice space for a 30 HP bump for the T and a 70 hp bump for the S.

Let me contribute to the debate about horizontal or vertical grille. It concerns about fluid dynamics. Let's take a commercial airplane as example. The vertical wing is used to stabilize vertically whilst the horizontal wings are used to stabilize horizontally. Hence, the vertical grilles play central role when cornering at high speed, in addition of horizontal wings (below the engine and on the rear)

Thank you for your honest feedback. Porsche should be proud you both work for the brand. Your passion shows through and us consumers absolutely appreciate this info. Thank you!

I prefer the 992.1 To be honest the only joy I'm hoping for is that the 992.2 will drop the 992.1 price so that I can eventually buy one 😊 really want a Turbo S 🎉🎉🎉

Im looking forward to this type of battery integration. Really sad about the digital gauges. I like mechanical pieces. But the car looks cool

I am excited for this car as much as you two. What a masterpiece.

one of the best video featuring new 992.2

I'm soon to receive my 992.1 GTS with a manual gearbox, but there are certain things I like about the new 911. I quite like the single electric 'turbocharger', and the fact that belts and pullies are seemingly removed from the engine block. Digital gauges are a little controversial, and I do wish the 992.1 didn't have straight edges adjacent to the central analogue dial - they should have curved around the contour of the central dial. Manual gearbox is another thing - having owned a PDK 992 before, like every other auto, having nothing to do with the left foot / hand is something that's left me wanting.

No manual… no sale

Nice

Great info, just sub”d

Two guys selling Porsche are discussing Porsche. Clearly unbiased and balanced reviews

I’d be concerned about some knucklehead bumping into that motorized front grill. That would be one very expensive repair bill I would think.

992.1 or 992.2 ... neither is anything close to being "analog". My dream 911 garage would be a 1970-71 911S, late 964 and whatever the newest one is. Analog was over decades ago, which is bad and good.

5:46 manual, if you have you will be the last one 🙏

Very optimistic about the GTS’s new tech. Even with this new hybrid tech, Porsche always know what’s needed to make the 911 great. Only thing I don’t like on the new GTS is the vertical front slats - the front of the base Carrera looks much better.

What does it sound like?

no performance gains of note. .1 seems like the better package

No Carrera 4S?

Whats Pcar?

The sad part is the prime driver of the car’s technology is being controlled by woke bureaucrats in Brussels. This model is way more complex than it should be and thus the high prices we all suffer at the hands of an insane, corrupt hoax about how much plant food we have in the air. They are squeezing the soul out of the cars. That’s why few Porsche customers want a Taycan; despite its performance specs. You couldn’t give me an EV and I won’t be buying any hybrids. One final thing; Porsche management is 150% woke and would love to retire every ICE model immediately. They love the fact that the GTS is over $200k out the door as it’s a tax on climate deniers. Go look at the ppt slides for their investors update. They said their target market is “Progressive Youngsters” and “ Creative Types.” That’s why you can’t delete the t-hybrid badge. It’s their middle finger to the traditional Porsche owner - along with the key removal and analog tach delete. They got rid of them to please their new target market.

Beautiful car as usual, but flaps are unbelievably UGLY and did I say UGLY!!!