Porsche 911

Is a bigger, faster 911 necessarily a better sports car? We get a brief taste of the eighth-generation 911 on track, at the Porsche World roadshow in India.

- Simran Rastogi

As far as appetizers go, the hurried handful of laps we were able to put in behind the wheel of the new 911, did little to satiate the desire to get in and drive that just standing next to a 911 instills in you. I know, I know, something’s better than nothing, and I would jump at the chance just to park one! But the new Porsche 911 begs for a weekend (or month) full of driving. Preferably, exploring its limits, since that’s been made even easier now. We know this because our experience in the new 911 came as part of the Porsche World Roadshow, which included the entire Porsche line-up, previous 991-series of the 911 and all, which we drove back-to-back with the new one at the Buddh International Circuit. For perspective, the 911 has been around for over 55 years and is just entering its eighth-generation now, which really does point out how special a new generation of the 911 is.

So, what’s changed?

For starters, everything! The new 911 (992 series) might merely look like a really comprehensive facelift of the previous 911 (991.2 series) but under the skin, which is wholly made of aluminum now, there’s an all-new platform called the MMB. With all the added tech, new particulate filter to help with emissions and a new gearbox, the new 911 is actually heavier, by about 55kg at 1,515kg.