2020 Porsche 911 Carrera (992)

We go black ops to gather intel on the next porsche 911

- Chris Walton

We are in a secure, pitch-black San Francisco parking garage, barely able to see the four prototype examples of the next-generation Porsche 911 Carrera.

Of the 300 Pre-Series 2 (PS2) cars that exist in the hands of development teams around the globe, these are the only ones to have all the most recent updates. Effectively, we were to be embedded for a day with this 911 dev team, piloting the four closest-to-production examples extant.

I wish I could tell you more about how the four camouflaged Carreras drove, but I signed an NDA that restricts what I can say about that. You’ll have to wait until the official 992 press drive in January to learn more, but let’s just say the switchbacks didn’t stand a chance.

When it reaches U.S. dealerships this summer, the 2020 Porsche 911 (992) will be essentially all new: new body (all will be wide-bodies) with flush door handles (à la Tesla Model S), lighting, chassis, interior, dash, infotainment, safety tech, you name it.