NEW 911 TURBO LANDS

Marking the original 911 Turbo’s forty-fifth anniversary, the 992 Turbo arrived in July, pairing everyday usability with a monstrous 572bhp for spirited track and B-road blasting. Using the same basic powertrain as the already launched Turbo S, the Turbo’s sixty-nine fewer ponies might have caused prospective buyers to frown, but considering the Turbo S will set you back at least £155,970, the Turbo’s rather more agreeable £134,400 starting point seems like a fair price to pay when aftermarket tuners are already offering upgrades to lift the Turbo beyond Turbo S power for far less cost than the amount of money you’ll save by buying the lower-powered Porsche.

The difference between a Turbo S and Turbo isn’t exclusively about the engine, though. The less expensive 911 doesn’t come with Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes (PCCB) as standard, although they can be plucked from a lengthy options list. Adaptive suspension is carried over from the Turbo S, but the Turbo loses its marginally older sibling’s trick hydraulic anti-roll stabilising setup in favour of a passive system.

Turbo S owners enjoy centre-lock wheels, while Turbo buyers will have to make do with a traditional multi-bolt arrangement.

The important stuff is all here, though: Sport Chrono, that aerodynamically important wing, the giant dash-integrated touchscreen, the amazingly comfortable seats. Add the choice of Lightweight Design and Sports options, removing creature comforts and dropping kerb weight by thirty kilos, and less really does become more, with the zero to 62mph dash completed only 0.1 seconds ‘slower’ than the Turbo S. Top speed peaks at 199mph. That’s 6mph down on the Turbo S — not that anybody outside a competition environment is going to notice.