The 992.2 Carrera borrows the GTS’s cooling hardware and the Turbo’s brakes, and it is quicker everywhere for it.
Porsche does not do dramatic mid-life facelifts, and the 992.2 Carrera is no exception. Stand it next to the car it replaces and the giveaways are the light bar across the tail, the new front intakes and a set of wheels you will only recognise if you spend too much time on configurators.
Underneath, the changes are larger than the sheet metal suggests. The base Carrera now runs the intercoolers and turbochargers that used to be reserved for the GTS, and the brakes are lifted straight off the old 911 Turbo. Output rises to 394bhp, which is 9bhp more than before and enough to shave a tenth off the century sprint.
The problem with a 911 here has never been the engine. It is everything else: the expansion joints on the CTE, the multi-storey ramps, the humps outside every school. The 992.2 handles all three better than a car this focused has any right to. Put the dampers in their softer setting and the ride is genuinely civilised, and the nose lifter clears anything short of a loading bay kerb.
The Carrera is complete as it comes, and the temptation to spend another forty thousand dollars on the configurator should be resisted. Four boxes earn their money.
Boot space up front is unchanged at 132 litres, which swallows a weekend bag and a laptop and nothing else. The rear seats remain a place to put shopping. Real-world consumption sat at 11.4L/100km over a week of mixed driving, which is respectable for the performance on offer.
The 992.2 Carrera is the least dramatic update Porsche could have made and, on the evidence of a week with one, exactly the right one. Nothing about the car has been softened, and the parts that were already good have quietly been made better.
It is not a cheap way to buy 394bhp, and it never has been. But as the only sports car on sale that you could genuinely drive to work every day of the week, it remains without a direct rival.
The Cayenne Coupe trades a little boot space for a lot of presence — and drives every bit as well as the standard car.
Sloping rooflines on SUVs are a fashion statement more often than a functional improvement. Porsche's Cayenne Coupe at least justifies the shape with sharper handling and a more focused cabin.
We lived with the V6 Coupe for a week to see whether the trade-offs matter in daily use.
The Coupe is 20mm lower than the standard Cayenne and feels it through corners — body roll is well suppressed and the active roll stabilisation keeps passengers comfortable on winding B-roads up to Johor.
A few practical notes from our time with the car.
We averaged 11.8L/100km over mixed driving, which is reasonable for a 340bhp SUV weighing over two tonnes.
The Cayenne Coupe is not for everyone, but if you want SUV practicality with coupe styling and genuine Porsche dynamics, it remains the benchmark.
Just measure your tallest passenger before you sign.
