2025 Porsche 911 Carrera S First Look: Jumping to 992.2 With More Power
The newest Carrera S goes auto-only while its performance equipment expands.
The 2025 Porsche 911 Carrera S is joining the 911 Carrera, Carrera T, and new GTS Hybrid in kicking off the next chapter for one of the world's most iconic sports cars. The 2025 model year heralds the new 992.2 generation 911's arrival, because Porsche loves decimal points combined with numbers that overlap with its vehicle names for some reason. Math trauma aside, the newest version of the S, the most popular member of the 911 lineup, brings with it a hearty performance boost over the regular 911 Carrera and a few other “nice to have” upgrades.
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There have been so many times in recent history in which we’ve reported an automaker making subtle updates to a new model but leaving the engine completely untouched. That’s not something a performance brand like Porsche can get away with and so the Carrera S is a bit refreshing for it to be honest. At 473 horsepower the new Carrera S' 3.0-liter twin-turbo boxer six-cylinder gets a 30-hp jump over the outgoing 992.1 model. That horsepower jump might not be life-changing, but it’s not nothing, either, and should show up in our performance testing, once the MotorTrend test team gets a hold of it. The peak torque figure remains the same at 390 lb-ft. Also, yes before you ask the 2025 Porsche Carrera S comes standard with an eight-speed PDK dual-clutch automatic transmission standard. As on the Carrera, it's the only choice. Want an "affordable" 911 with a stick? That'll be the Carrera T.
Porsche says the Carrera S' extra power comes by way of new turbochargers, optimized charge-air cooling, and “other changes.” We suspect some ECU tuning is at play in addition to the new boost snails. Porsche says when the new Carrera S is equipped with the Sport Chrono package, it can scoot from 0 to 60 mph in 3.1 seconds, which is 0.2 second faster than the 992.1 Carrera S. Shortly after that, the 2025 Porsche Carrera S will reach a top speed of 191 mph.
Load Out Upgrade
Porsche didn’t stop with that engine out back when upgrading the new Carrera S. Standard equipment gets turned up a few notches too. The Carrera S now includes a sport exhaust with silver finished tailpipes. It also gets the brake package from the 992.1 Carrera GTS, which includes 16-inch front rotors and 15-inch rear rotors.
Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus and the 20- and 21-inch staggered wheel package carry over as standard equipment from the previous model. Returning options include Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes (PCCB), PASM active suspension which lowers the vehicle by 10 mm, and rear axle steering.
Leather Weather
When it comes to the interior of the 2025 Porsche Carrera S, the word of the day is “leather,” as in buyers will get more of it. More panels will be adorned in cow hide than before including the seats, headrests, upper dashboard, upper door panels, and rear seats if equipped.
Speaking of those "if equipped" rear seats, they return as a no-cost option. Otherwise, the Porsche Carrera S coupe comes standard with only two seats. The cabrio comes with the rear seat standard but there’s no option to delete them on that model.
If someone needs even more leather than that, they can go for the full-leather interior option which covers the lower dashboard, glove box lid, rear side panels and rear tunnel in moo-skin. Porsche also of course offers numerous other leather options for various details throughout.
2025 Porsche 911 Carrera S Pricing
By the time you read this, the 2025 Porsche 911 Carrera S should be available to order from your local dealer. The 911 Carrera S coupe will start at $148,395 and the Cabriolet starts at $161,595. The 992.2 coupe comes in at nearly $14,000 more than the outgoing model, but it has more power, bigger brakes, and more leather. Does the math work? Stay tuned for our first test to find out.
Andrew Beckford’s passion for cars started as a middle schooler when his friend Richie explained how an internal combustion engine works. He was bitten by the bug and the rest, as they say, is history. He dug deep into the tuner scene and eventually wrote for Turbo Magazine, Import Tuner, Super Street. He covered car shows, feature builds, and reviewed racing games for those magazines in addition to covering motorsports including Formula Drift, Indy Car, and F1 for his personal blog. Eventually Beckford joined MotorTrend to cover the daily automotive news beat. Besides being a gearhead, Beckford has been a gamer since the ’80s and is a huge fan of the arcade racing games of the ’90s like Daytona USA, SEGA Rally, and Ridge Racer. Beckford’s a movie buff as well, especially comic book films from DC and Marvel. When car culture crosses over with gaming and entertainment, rest assured Beckford is aware of it. In addition to serving as a consultant on a “triple A” racing titles, he’s reviewed major racing games such as Forza Motorsport, Need for Speed, Gran Turismo, F1, and more. He’s also interviewed blockbuster directors including Steven Caple Jr. (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts) and Neill Blomkamp (Gran Turismo). His biggest profile to date was with Robert Downey Jr. on his love affair with cars and his show Downey’s Dream Cars on MAX. Beckford’s profile of Downey Jr. was the first print cover story written by an African American in MotorTrend’s history. Along with KJ Jones, Andrew Beckford also heads up MotorTrend’s celebration of Black History Month by spotlighting diverse voices in the automotive industry and motorsports. Beckford’s first car was a 1982 Nissan Stanza affectionately named “Stanley” by his late mother.
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