No matter how fast the Porsche 911 Turbo gets, it can’t outrun time. It needs to be refreshed every now and then, which means we need to get our sneaky li’l hands on pictures of 911 Turbo facelifts before the cars they’re on hit the market.
Luckily, we’re very good at that and we enjoy sharing our discoveries.
We caught the next 991 911 Turbo out and about wearing very little camo. The lights above the outboard front air inlets have been reshaped and the central opening now bears a vane running horizontally through it.
The engine cover and rear bumper aero cutouts appear to have been revised. Even the shape of the tail lights has been tweaked.
Inside, there’s a larger touchscreen for the PCM infotainment/navigation system. A very 918-esque steering wheel also makes an appearance.
We noticed it features the hybrid hypercar’s mode switch, which might become the new standard, at least together with the Sport Chrono package.
We also noticed the absence of the “Sport” and “Sport Plus” buttons on the center console. It would make sense if those functions have been relocated to the mode switch. Let’s hope it has a “turbo boost” position, too.
Derek Shiekhi's father raised him on cars. As a boy, Derek accompanied his dad as he bought classics such as post-WWII GM trucks and early Ford Mustang convertibles.
After loving cars for years and getting a bachelor's degree in Business Management, Derek decided to get an associate degree in journalism. His networking put him in contact with the editor of the Austin-American Statesman newspaper, who hired him to write freelance about automotive culture and events in Austin, Texas in 2013. One particular story led to him getting a certificate for learning the foundations of road racing.
While watching TV with his parents one fateful evening, he saw a commercial that changed his life. In it, Jeep touted the Wrangler as the Texas Auto Writers Association's "SUV of Texas." Derek knew he had to join the organization if he was going to advance as an automotive writer. He joined the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) in 2014 and was fortunate to meet several nice people who connected him to the representatives of several automakers and the people who could give him access to press vehicles (the first one he ever got the keys to was a Lexus LX 570). He's now a regular at TAWA's two main events: the Texas Auto Roundup in the spring and the Texas Truck Rodeo in the fall.
Over the past several years, Derek has learned how to drive off-road in various four-wheel-drive SUVs (he even camped out for two nights in a Land Rover), and driven around various tracks in hot hatches, muscle cars, and exotics. Several of his pieces, including his article about the 2015 Ford F-150 being crowned TAWA's 2014 "Truck of Texas" and his review of the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, have won awards in TAWA's annual Excellence in Craft Competition. Last year, his JK Forum profile of Wagonmaster, a business that restores Jeep Wagoneers, won prizes in TAWA’s signature writing contest and its pickup- and SUV-focused Texas Truck Invitational.
