Porsche doesn’t do revolution. If you want that from your next sports car, you should wait for Chevrolet and its next-generation mid-engine Corvette. Instead, the redesigned 2020 Porsche 911 epitomizes what this automaker does so well: subtle evolution. After a day behind the wheel on a racetrack and public roads in Spain, we can report that the new Porsche 911 sticks to what works but does just everything a bit better, too.
Since 1983, as sure as the sun has risen, Porsche has offered its 911 in drop-top form alongside its iconic coupe. So it doesn’t come as any surprise that Porsche’s upcoming 2020 911 Carrera is going all Malibu with a Cabriolet version. But as we’re still unpacking the futuristic styling on the coupe, it will be interesting to see how the new design translates into convertible form.
We’ve ridden alongside the development team in and around San Francisco, seen it revealed in L.A., and now we’re at the Hockenheimring in Germany with the redesigned 2020 Porsche 911. The mission here is to take an in-depth look at the technical details of this new 992 generation. Time moves on, and the 911 has to evolve with it. Facing confident challengers from all corners, is Porsche’s reinvented icon up to the task?
In a world beset by constant upheaval, the 2020 Porsche 911 is a tribute to the benefits of gentle evolution. The eighth generation of the 911 (known to aficionados by its internal code name, “992”) is instantly familiar. Slightly bigger, slightly faster and, yes, slightly more expensive than before, it will reach U.S. showrooms next summer as a Carrera S, priced from $113,200.
