911 Turbo S Cabriolet

The 992.2 Turbo S sits at the top of the 911 range outside the GT models. It breaks with the Turbo lineage in two ways: the flat-six drops to 3.6 litres and receives the T-Hybrid architecture introduced on the GTS. The preceding 992.1 Turbo S developed 650 hp with a purely petrol 3.7-litre engine. Displacement goes down, power goes up. The cabriolet takes the engine and transmission from the coupé.

Two electrically assisted turbochargers, a 60 kW and 188 Nm electric motor integrated into the PDK gearbox, and a 1.9 kWh battery at 400 V bring the system output to 523 kW, or 711 hp at 6,500 rpm, with 800 Nm from 2,300 to 6,000 rpm. The cabriolet accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.6 s and reaches 322 km/h, with 11.6 to 11.8 l/100 km and 264 g/km CO2 on the combined WLTP cycle. Eight-speed PDK, all-wheel drive, standard PCCB carbon-ceramic brakes in 420 and 410 mm.

The technical interest is not in the power figure but in how it is delivered. The electric assistance of the turbos eliminates response lag when getting back on the throttle and fills in the lower rev range, the last criticism of the Turbo, while the motor housed in the PDK smooths out gear changes. Rear-wheel steering and variable torque distribution complete the package. At 1,810 kg DIN unladen, 1,885 kg by EU standard, the cabriolet is 80 kg heavier than the coupé.

Two components are new to this lineage: the high-voltage battery and the electrically assisted turbos. Diagnosis of the 400 V network and its maintenance are handled by the Porsche network, which is the point to clarify before setting a running budget. The PCCB carbon-ceramic discs cost tens of thousands of euros to replace, and their wear is measured by weighing rather than by eye.

For tax purposes, 264 g/km places the car at the top of the 2026 CO2 penalty scale, i.e. 80,000 euros from 192 g/km, and the mass tax is added, due from 1,500 kg. For a vehicle already registered abroad, the scale applied is that of the year of first registration, reduced by a depreciation coefficient. Finally, a vehicle delivered less than six months after its first registration, or showing less than 6,000 km, remains fiscally new under article 298 sexies of the French General Tax Code: French VAT at 20% is then due.