The other day.I finally got a chance to test drive the new Porsche 911.My husband wrote me about his impressions of the test drive. We will be sending you the first and second parts of the report, so please take a look.

It's been more than half a year since the new Porsche 911 (Type 992) landed in Japan, and yet I've gone without test-driving any of them.This time, I finally had the opportunity to test drive the Carrera 4S.

I was able to take it for a test drive in the city and on winding roads, so I would like to write my impressions of it, including the differences from the Boxster and the 991 model.

New Porsche 911 (992)

This time, the test car isCarrera 4S equipped with nearly 6 million yen in options.Extreme specifications. To name a few of the main ones.

Glass sunroof
Leather interior
Rear axle steering
Sport Exhaust
Sport Chrono Package
Power Steering Plus
20/21-inch Carrera Exclusive Design wheels
LED matrix headlights
Adaptive cruise control
14-way sports seat
Bloomester High-End Surround System

... and so on.

Body color is "the next craze after crayon?" I personally think that "Aventurine green metallicI have been checking out this color for a while now and personally thought it was a great color. I had been checking out this color for a while and personally thought it was a nice color.

It is actually very beautiful to see. Really beautiful. Especially since the 992's design has strong classic elements from the air-cooled era, this elegant green color suits it well.Depending on the light and angle, it can look like a mature and elegant green, or even bluish at times.Sometimes.

It also looks gunmetal-like in the dark. The color is very close to the color of the wings of a very beautiful coccolithophorid, which is a very subdued iridescent color.Originally, "aventurine" was a name used to describe the color of power stones and other stonesThe color seems to be reminiscent of a forest.

interior

My first impression of the interior when I first sat in the driver's seat can be summed up in one word: "Mini Panamera". It is very sophisticated and naturally feels newer than the 991.

On the other hand, if you look at the passenger side, the single dashboard trim that runs from left to right is reminiscent of the interior of an air-cooled Porsche.I'm quite aware of the air-cooling.I felt like, "Oh, my God.I got the impression that they have successfully incorporated classical elements into the new.

The test car was equipped with the Dark Pardao interior package, which includes a wood panel, and it is very cool. The wood looks like it could be used in the interior of a luxury hotel, and it does not have the "jiggly" smell one might expect from so-called "wood grain panels," but is more like a 911 for adults with good taste.

the first (harvest, catch) of the season

When the engine is started, since the car is equipped with a sports exhaust, "theBobo-bo-bo-bo.The sound is quite heroic. From idling, the sound is somewhat typical of a Porsche, a mixture of metallic and exhaust sounds.

The weight of the accelerator pedal is not so heavy that it is uncomfortable to switch from the 991 model. When driving around town, theThe lack of shifting shock of PDK and its refinement is surprising.The PDK mounted on the 992 is an 8-speed PDK, which is said to be an evolution of the same specification used in the 971 Panamera.

The PDK in the 971 Panamera is also quite smooth, but there is a bit more of a sense of gears being changed.The 992, on the other hand, is smooth, not quite the latest torque converter AT, but very close to it.

Acceleration and deceleration between 30 km/h and 60 km/h are pleasant. This is partly due to the fact that the engine power is sufficient, but I like the fact that the car accelerates just as you step on it, with almost no need to be aware of the gears.

Here, the PDK is completely behind the scenes, and the optimal gearshift is only smooth and finished according to the amount of pressure on the accelerator pedal and the speed at which the accelerator pedal is depressed.

The engine sound is also pleasant.As will be discussed later, the volume itself does not change much with the sport exhaust on or off.I have the impression that the sound is reasonably loud even in the OFF state.It is quiet when idling or under low load, but when you step on it a little, it has a nice, clear metallic sound from the rear mixed with an exhaust note, and it sounds more martial than the 991 era.

My wife said, "Looks air-cooled.He said, "I agree with you. Not the same, of course, but .I sense the developer's will to somehow revive the feeling of that sound in today's highly regulated world.

The brakes on this test car are regular cast iron brakes, but they are quite pleasing. They have a strong feel to them. If I were to ask which is closer to the cast iron brakes of my 981 Boxster GTS or the PCCB of my 991.2 GT3, it is closer to the feeling of the latter. Anyway, it is easy to control deceleration, and the "feel" of theFun on the brakes.The 992 also conveys the unique Porsche sensation of "I've got it, I've got it, I've got it.

Porsche brakes are still great.

winding

We bring the car to a winding road to check the feel of the steering wheel. The steering feel is not significantly different from that of the previous generation, and there is no sense of discomfort. However, the initial response when steering is turned is quite different.

When you experience it for the first time, you'll think, "Oh!It's so agile that you can't help but say, "I'm not sure I'm going to be able to do that.

This feeling is also closer to that of our Boxster, the GT3, than to the GT3. This is also because the steering ratio has been changed and theIn the 992, the front tread is said to have widened to 1589 mm.

Incidentally, the 991.2 GT3 is 1551 mm.

Very easy to drive, even on winding mountain slopes.The air-cooled 964 model of the same 911, for example, requires a conscious load to be applied to the front of the car to make it turn, but the 992 is naturally not like that.

Compared to driving from an air-cooled Porsche, it is as if you are driving with the full load on the front at all times. Whether it is uphill or downhill, it hardly matters. If you turn the steering wheel normally, the car turns as you expect without any deviation.The sense of security is also very high.

On the other hand.To be honest, I feel that the feeling of driving and controlling the car is less than that of air-cooled cars and GT3s.

In the second part, I would like to write about my impressions when driving in the Sport and Sport Plus modes, the feeling of power, and the suspension.