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Porsche 911 Carrera 991

Carrera / Carrera 4 / T (991.1 / 991.2)2012–2019

The everyday 911 — rear-engined flat-six, and still the yardstick every sports car gets measured against.

20 reviewers · 68 videos · 7 hours watched

Generations
9641989–19949931995–19989961999–2004996 C4S2002–20049972005–2011997 S2005–2011997 GTS2011–20129912012–2019991 S2012–2019991 GTS2015–20199922020–present992 S2020–present992 GTS2022–present
// 00 the verdict

Reviewers strongly agree on its performance and handling, but split on value.

across 20 reviewers

// where reviewers split
Value
10 say · liveable

"let's not forget you could buy a hot hatch with the change"

Top Gear · ▶ 13:51
2 say · critical

"in front of car that realistically is selling for around 400,000 pounds right now"

9WERKS TV · ▶ 3:44
// the categories
// 01

Performance

4.5/520 of 20 reviewersstrong consensus

“it's incredible how fast and how violently this car shifts”

positive · The Fast Lane Car · ▶ 3:25

“the R is simply the more exquisite driver's tall with better throttle response”

positive · 9WERKS TV · ▶ 8:32

“once you get in the power this thing hauls ass”

positive · Jubbal & Cars · ▶ 12:30
// 02

Handling

4.5/520 of 20 reviewersstrong consensus

“I push this one so hard and it had unlimited grip”

positive · TheStraightPipes · ▶ 8:59

“Corners it is so beautiful to drive man nothing can compete with the experience you get when driving a 911”

positive · azizdrives · ▶ 4:01

“so fluid so composed it's remarkable actually that trademark portioning beautiful damping really nicely - ride quality with control”

positive · Autocar · ▶ 9:06
// 03

Fun to drive

4.5/520 of 20 reviewersstrong consensus

“no question the ours gearbox is definitely better it's just smoother”

positive · 9WERKS TV · ▶ 7:41

“the best drivers experience ever period it doesn't get better than a 911”

positive · azizdrives · ▶ 3:42

“you've got more feel from the whole car you feel more involved more wrapped up in it”

positive · Autocar · ▶ 11:37
// 04

Daily drivability

4.5/519 of 20 reviewersconsensus

“It's easier to get your downshifts right. It's easier to be quick and smooth when you're shifting gears. I think all of that stuff means that of all these three cars, I would use this one the most”

positive · The Intercooler · ▶ 11:15

“I can think of no better car as a daily. This would be the most exquisite daily driver.”

positive · 9WERKS TV · ▶ 10:03

“Porsche tends to do suspension really well even on a bumpy road like this mid Corner you're not really getting unsettled on the bumps”

positive · Jubbal & Cars · ▶ 12:23
// 05

Value

4.0/519 of 20 reviewerssplit

“let's not forget you could buy a hot hatch with the change”

positive · Top Gear · ▶ 13:51

“every single one of the 901 generation 0.1 is just perfect for a collectible car in the future”

positive · azizdrives · ▶ 10:13

“the added bonus is it's 44,000 pounds cheaper”

positive · Autocar · ▶ 14:11

Hear it in the reviewer’s words

9WERKS TV
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Power370 hp
Torque331 lb-ft
TX7-speed manual or 7-speed PDK
Manual✓ available