Your Porsche knowledge and ownership experiences really put this car into context for me. Brilliant and fair review. If Porsche have a problem with you it’s sadly of there own doing.
This Mr Clive is to be congratulated. Firstly, for the new car, secondly for sharing it, and thirdly for choosing a good colour. So many Turbos are black or silver which is just a bit dull (edit: and I see Damian agrees).
Amazing car, Porsche are really kings in the automotive industry, the constant evolution of their cars is fantastic. Huge thanks to Clive.... you are a legend.
Great Video! All the information I wanted to know and a seemingly non bias opinion. Good job. Thank you so much for your time and great personality. It is a pleasure to receive the information I want in such a professional and courteous manor. ( I love Europe) says the American.
Great review Damian and fair play to Clive for loaning it out to you, top man. I 100% love the 911 and it would be my first choice if I had the money, for sure an all round usable car like you said... I also love your older 911, still a beautiful car and would be just as happy to have that one on my driveway :-)
What a car - when I was a boy anything that could do 0-60 in under 5 seconds was deemed supercar fast. These days it has to be sub-3 seconds. Even the McLaren F1 at 3.2 seconds was deemed other-worldly. Top man Clive for lending the 992 for this video.
For me the appeal is the effortless capability. Seemingly endless power and grip give me a pleasing feel. Like a special kind of luxury that comes from a robust and well engineered automobile. The lack of drama yet still wired to my every whim, is very good, to me.
Great video. Porsche is still proving that the philosophy of building driver’s car is working. A very well engineered machine, balanced with just enough power for drivers enjoyment. Thumbs up for Porsche.
Porsche... what can u say, everything is so well thought out and i love the small things like that u can see the screws in the steering wheel @ 6:32 function over looks and it still looks awsome^^ what a car. go clive!
Thanks Clive and Damian. A great review of the most complete usable supercar of recent times. Just don't lean on it when you lock it or you'd have to fish your balls out the door handle.😵
Great review...and Clive, thank you SO much! 👍🏻 I love the spec of this car with the Sport design pack and colour matched stitching/dials. 😎 I hope I can own one of these before EV's take over the World. 😢
I had a manual 996 Turbo S Cabriolet - and that had no lack of speed or traction a decade and a half ago. Point to point there surely is no quicker machine on sale than a 992 Turbo S . A great review in which you've hit the nail on the head of the Turbo S concept. 👍
You’re brilliant at getting across the passion for cars . Agreed I had a 997 Gen 2 with Sharkwerks tune and exhaust , I’d waited 30 years to own a turbo , It’s was flawless but not “ great “
Great video, probably the best description of a vehicle I have heard, straight to the point and thoroughly enjoyable to listen to while learning all of the systems of the car, well done...
What a fantastic review of an iconic supercar! Hit on all the key points that makes this car so special. Understated precision and perfection, or as near perfection as any manufacturer can ever produce, for every element on this car!!! And to top it off, bullet proof reliability!!! Glad Porsche didn't go with the tablet stuck in the middle of the dash look that seems to be popular with many manufacturers. Glad you pointed it out and this is the correct way of integrating the HMI into the dash. The entire dash flows seamlessly!!! One thing that I miss and wish Porsche would bring back - the door latch mechanism from the air cooled 911s!! Anyone who has opened/closed the door on an aircooled 911 knows that distictive sound which is very very unique and very solid.
Great video and well presented, I think I’ll stick to my Lamborghini’s for the passion and noise, I don’t think I could live with a perfect and fairly quiet car, I need loud and furious!
Clive is a very very lucky person and so are you for him letting you drive it. Not a big fan of Red cars fullstop but I get what you say about the history of Guards Red. Not that I'll ever own one but I do appreciate your honest review of the car. It is just something that will & does everything you ask of it with ease & aplomb. Against the Fezza machine - for me it's a 911 all day, every day, especially one that says Turbo on the rear.
Clive's a legend for lending you his new car, top bloke!.... I would have one of these in a heartbeat, I looked at one in Norwich, in green, looked mental, but wouldn't be my choice of colour, the new shark blue would be a top choice. Go on you know you want it really!!!!!!
Thanks Clive and Damian - and thanks for mentioned the town. (Burley) It's cool to use Google Maps to see the roads or towns, especially since I live in Florida.
Great review Damian, absolutely love it in Guards Red. I would have loved you to see you give this some beanage with Jason alongside you, his face would have been hilarious. Thanks for the great video.
Porsche knows how to do it. I must admit, for every new series and redesign that comes out I shake my head and wave my fist saying "How dare you!" and accusing them of blasphemy. Then, as time goes by and I experience one for myself I admit my shortcomings and accept that Porsche was right.
MG METRO. I had one , it was my first car and I loved it. Cost £300 , had 13” pepper pot alloys , the red seat belts and was a bag of Crap. Brakes didn’t work and locked up if you breathed on them , had a broken engine mount which made atrocious noises come from under the bonnet when changing down gears and it was flat out at 98mph and cost £17 to fill with petrol.
My first car was a two tone green 1984 Ford Capri with tinted windows(!) that cost £1200. I bought it in 1988 when I was 20. It was surprisingly reliable but did eat a lot of clutches.
Great video as usual Damian. Is Jason ok? Hope we see him again soon. Your banter together is one of the best parts of the channel. Cheers Dale, Adelaide , Australia.
Its a monster and can only release its true colours out on a longer road. In terms of looks, I think the 997 Turbo that you shared on the video seems to be more beautiful. The new Turbo S has got more aeros, faster and more agressive. I think you have got enough porsches in your garage. Wait till they come out with a new Porsche GT.. great video by the way Damian. Thanks
You sum this car up so well. Having driven one, it was great in so many ways, but I felt no love for it at all. Yes, you can drive anywhere and in any weather and not think twice about it. And that's it! A whoosh and a blast, but no passion. Yet, just starting up my 458 Spider or 355 Spider, there's that immediate, wow....Oh my word, the tingle down the spine, the expectancy and the urge to get going. But you can't help but admire the Turbo S for its completeness. However, as I've said before, your GT3 Touring video has me wanting one....I need and Porsche and it has to be that one.....the hunt begins!!
@@TheCarGuysTV I'll be sure to update you. I will be consulting with my close friends, you follow most on Insta, inc my son PropertyinEssex and the wonderful neil65p I'm mnw533 on there. Hope to meet up soon. Keep up the good work, love the channel. Sold my Phantom and you almost had me into a Maybach!! Still might....
8:45 That factor alone makes this incredible machine so much more desirable. Easy to predict that when the shortage ends this car is gonna be very sought after.
Great review, and good to see one specced in a bright colour too. Top work Clive! Can’t help but feel that at this price point (miles out of my range!), the car needs to feel “special”. Clinical and supremely competent a bit of a miss.
Great video as always !! I agree with your comments. I got my 2021 992 Turbo S in racing yellow which helps a lot with the "WOW " factor making it more exciting than a typical silver or black exterior...
Mine is in Carmine Red with Brown interior and tan stiching. Otherwise pretty much same options. Fantastic machine. As an old airforce fighter pilot I liked the fighter cockpit comment. I feel right at home driving it.
Great video 👍🏻 is this the only video on UA-cam with both a Porsche 911 Turbo AND MG Metro in it? 😜 Massive thank you to Clive if you’re reading the comments.
Kudos to the owner for letting us take part. Fantastic spec. Brilliant review. Without hesitation would I take the Turbo S over the Roma. Let me check my bank account. Well, hm. Missing a zero.
Nice one. I think the Turbo S works if you only have the space for one car, & want it to do 'everything' (apart from transporting non quadriplegics in the back, obviously).
Thank you for a wonderfully informative and entertaining video, and sincere thanks to Clive for entrusting his new steed to you for the road test - he is truly a car guy and a friend. Clive optioned the car beautifully with several exclusive and important options. Your comments about suspension stiffness caused me to wonder if Clive included the lower/stiffer "Sport-PASM" on his car. It reflects Porsche's taking the Turbo S closer to the GT cars, and among other options enables a buyer to a more track-focused version. I am coming out of a 991.2 GT3, which was a daily driver on SoCal's billiard-table-smooth roads and have a new 992 Turbo S on a ship that will dock in Baltimore, MD within the hour. We now live in historic Old Town Alexandria, VA, where George Washington, Benjamin Franklin met and dined in a tavern that is still open. There are even two cobblestone streets among late 18th-century homes, so I did not opt for Sport-PASM. I loved the GT3, but the Turbo S will be much more usable and besides, I, too, had a 2010 911 Turbo, which was wonderful and five years later, a 991.1 Turbo S, similarly great. If convenient to follow-up with Clive, I and perhaps other subscribers would be interested if Clive's Turbo S has Sport-PASM. I wish you all the best as you continue to bring us these wonderful automotive videos. Cheers.
Looking at the side profile of the car - it does not look to have the -10 SPASM suspension. I also have not ordered it on mine coming in January. Since you probably have your car by now - what is you opinion on the non-SPASM suspension? Thanks.
@@AtlasCroc Thank you for your reply. I am very pleased with the ride of our new Turbo S, and am confident that I made the correct decision staying with standard vs. sport PASM. That was an excellent observation regarding the side view of the car. I believe the view at 12:46 is perhaps the most representative. In the shot at 00:23, it appears that the front axle lift might be engaged. I went to the garage to look at my car and noticed that even with FAL engaged, there is significantly more space between the tire and the fender well than is showing in this view. At 12:51, the spaces between the top of the tires and the wheel wells look similar to mine. It might be the angle, but at 13:12, the car looks lower than mine, but the angle could be a factor. In some photos, my personally feeling is that Sport-PASM makes the car look "lowered' in a custom-car manner that is not necessarily flattering to the design. There have been threads on Sport-PASM on the Rennlist Porsche forum. Here is one example: rennlist.com/forums/992-turbo-and-turbo-s/1255183-s-pasm-post-your-photos-2.html. The owners who have it never say they regret it, even though several have stated that they have reduced tire pressures. (Personally, I wouldn't want to change the Porsche-engineer-recommended pressures.) Also, I've never seen a comment from someone who has standard PASM who regrets not having S-PASM. There were several inputs to my deciding not to order S-PASM. Road tests (video and written) talked about a bouncy, somewhat harsh ride with S-PASM. The sales manager at my Virginia dealership recommended against it, in part, because I live in a city that was founded in 1749, and although I avoid the two remaining cobblestone streets, some of the roads have been patched quite a bit over time as in most American cities. Another trusted source was the person in California who sold me three 911s before I moved to VA. He is now general manager of the dealership, a motorsports fan and previous owner of a Cayman GT4. He said he had just ordered a Carrera 2S for his personal use and did not order S-PASM. In my mind, it was case closed. I think that Porsche wanted to provide options that would allow 911 TTS owners to option their cars in a way to bring them more toward a GT track weapon (in effect, a heavier but AWD GT2 RS clone). At the same time, they are delivering a superior sports car experience in their top-of-the-line 911. I am very much a sportscar person and a motorsports fan vs. some poseurs who purchase high-performance automobiles but are not performance car enthusiasts, so I was not looking for a boulevard cruiser. My previous 911 was a 2018 991.2 GT3, and driving the new Turbo S on same roads reflects Porsche's injecting GT characteristics into 992 Turbo S. When engaging "sport suspension" via the PDCC button, the chassis stiffens to a point that I would not engage it on good, e.g, well-paved two-lane country roads. It is very GT3-like. And on city streets, S-PASM, like PDCC, would likely be too jarring. Prior to the GT3, I had a 2015 991.1 Turbo S and the new one has a lot more substance and character. The 991.1 was criticized for being too quiet; the 992 in Sport and Sport+ modes, or when Sport Exhaust is manually selected provides very satisfying sounds befitting such a sophisticated and powerful engine. I think you will absolutely love the new Turbo S. It is a sensational car that is, as so many reviewers have noted, a all-around, daily driver supercar. All the best with yours and a hopefully timely delivery. P.S. Apologies for replying to you with UA-cam's longest recorded reply to a comment. Cheers!
I think if you look at Clive’s ‘Winky’ in the vanity mirror it makes it look bigger....however explaining that to the police officer may be difficult. 🤔😉😂. Marvellous video as ever Big D, always makes my Friday evening something more to look forward too....winky....hehehehehe. 🤘✌️🙏
Before you even got past the intro and into the meat and potatoes I was thinking wow this is such a stunning looker. I happened to be sitting outside the Porsche dealer here in Limoges SW France this lunchtime looking at all his lovely stock inside and out, and though he didn't have one of these on site there were many other sexy cars. I think making a bad decision with a Porker would be most unlikely. CRW. Clive Winstone per chance?
Clive is a lucky chap !. Got more and more into Porsche since I started watching this channel and got to say if I won the lottery and was buying a new car, this would be it. Great spec and love that guards red. Is there room in the garage for one perhaps ?.
Damien, your review of the car should give Jeremy Clarkson a run for is money and spot on on how far 911 has improved. However, there are massive passionate 911 lover just like the ferrari and sincere to the brand.
Cracking video, these cars are such a tour de force. I sold my 997 Turbo recently and it was, as you say, fast but not scintillating in the way cars sometimes need to be. I loved it nonetheless. In other news, i’m collecting a new 718 Spyder from OPC Portsmouth soon, i’ll send them your regards 😉 and may enquire about a 992 while i’m there.
Spot on regarding the turbo assessment. I got rid of my old 997.1 turbo for the same reason. Really really good car. But ultimately not exciting enough for me to want to keep it long term. I did look back after parking it up everytime though. I think it looks better than gt3 which is a bit too shouty in my eyes.
Great review, as you know Damian I’m a Ferrari man but I would be banging on Porsche’s door to purchase over the Roma , brilliant car , well done again buddy
Fantastic review of the new Legendary 911 Turbo.
Spectacular machine.
Thanks to Clive for his generosity!
Well done Clive 👍
All hail, Clive 🙌 🙇♂️
Hail the victorious Clive
You mean all Hail Megatron
Like count. Nice
Not hail but thank
Your Porsche knowledge and ownership experiences really put this car into context for me. Brilliant and fair review. If Porsche have a problem with you it’s sadly of there own doing.
Appreciate that, David
I have a 2014 Turbo S CAB with 80K on the clock. My daily driver since 2014. "BEST CAR EVER"
Beautiful
This Mr Clive is to be congratulated. Firstly, for the new car, secondly for sharing it, and thirdly for choosing a good colour. So many Turbos are black or silver which is just a bit dull (edit: and I see Damian agrees).
Good evening
Cheers Clive
Round of applause for Clive! What a Champion. Thanks for the video Damian.
👏👏👏👏👏👏
First car I'm buying with my lottery jackpot winnings
excellent review Damian and a thank you to Clive
Thanks, Roger - high praise indeed
Lovely stuff thanks Clive.
Glad you enjoyed it
5 minutes in and I’m feeling a new addition to the car guys garage..!
You should know his style of car and this is not it.
Great video Damian. Your friend Clive is also my friend. He is one lucky man
Absolutely
The difference btw you and other reviewers is that you tell it like it is. Good or bad. Another excellent video!!! Great job Damian!!
I appreciate that!
As I am viewer of your video blogs, I would like to also thank Clive for letting the car guys give us their perspective of this epic motor
Amazing car, Porsche are really kings in the automotive industry, the constant evolution of their cars is fantastic. Huge thanks to Clive.... you are a legend.
Those germans, mindblowing engineering, those brits, mindblowing car reviews
Great Video! All the information I wanted to know and a seemingly non bias opinion. Good job. Thank you so much for your time and great personality. It is a pleasure to receive the information I want in such a professional and courteous manor. ( I love Europe) says the American.
The 992 Turbo S, pootles around town but can also tear your face off!🔥
Great review Damian and fair play to Clive for loaning it out to you, top man. I 100% love the 911 and it would be my first choice if I had the money, for sure an all round usable car like you said... I also love your older 911, still a beautiful car and would be just as happy to have that one on my driveway :-)
No contest.. Turbo S.. Roma just doesn’t cut it. Great review as always!
Clive looks like a happy kid infront of that car haha, great review guys
What a car - when I was a boy anything that could do 0-60 in under 5 seconds was deemed supercar fast. These days it has to be sub-3 seconds. Even the McLaren F1 at 3.2 seconds was deemed other-worldly. Top man Clive for lending the 992 for this video.
Totally spot-on about the interior Damien - it's a symphony of ergonomic correctness and superb aesthetic execution.
And Clive = instant hero
For me the appeal is the effortless capability. Seemingly endless power and grip give me a pleasing feel. Like a special kind of luxury that comes from a robust and well engineered automobile. The lack of drama yet still wired to my every whim, is very good, to me.
Great video. Porsche is still proving that the philosophy of building driver’s car is working. A very well engineered machine, balanced with just enough power for drivers enjoyment. Thumbs up for Porsche.
A very fair and detailed review, particularly given your history with the company.
Thanks, Steve. I don’t dislike Porsche just because of one dealer
What a fantastic review! Very precise and informative, made me felt like I was driving the car. Keep up the good work mate!
Thanks 👍👍
I definitely prefer the roof painted like the rest of the car. This is one the nicest looking turbo S I've seen.
Thank you, Damian, thank you, Clive. "Planetary". Nicely said. ❤
Glad you enjoyed it
One of the top, best most comprehensive, lucid review of an icon
Glad you think so!
Damien, another fine review. Your wit and knowledge and humour are intoxicating. Excellent looking forward to the next one.
Appreciate that
Who doesn't love a Guards Red 911. Especially in turbo guise.. thanks Clive for sharing it with us. Another excellent review from the Car Guys.
Thanks, Tony
Porsche... what can u say, everything is so well thought out and i love the small things like that u can see the screws in the steering wheel @ 6:32
function over looks and it still looks awsome^^ what a car. go clive!
Fantastic video, all you car nuts have been keeping me going through lockdown. Thanks Damian and Jason 😁
Our pleasure!
Thanks Clive and Damian. A great review of the most complete usable supercar of recent times. Just don't lean on it when you lock it or you'd have to fish your balls out the door handle.😵
Great review...and Clive, thank you SO much! 👍🏻
I love the spec of this car with the Sport design pack and colour matched stitching/dials. 😎
I hope I can own one of these before EV's take over the World. 😢
Thanks for the video, really enjoyed that. 992 is an absolute beast! Massive though, I think I'd take your one instead.
I had a manual 996 Turbo S Cabriolet - and that had no lack of speed or traction a decade and a half ago. Point to point there surely is no quicker machine on sale than a 992 Turbo S . A great review in which you've hit the nail on the head of the Turbo S concept. 👍
Thanks, Byron
You’re brilliant at getting across the passion for cars .
Agreed I had a 997 Gen 2 with Sharkwerks tune and exhaust ,
I’d waited 30 years to own a turbo ,
It’s was flawless but not “ great “
Great video, probably the best description of a vehicle I have heard, straight to the point and thoroughly enjoyable to listen to while learning all of the systems of the car, well done...
Thanks, Gary
What a fantastic review of an iconic supercar! Hit on all the key points that makes this car so special. Understated precision and perfection, or as near perfection as any manufacturer can ever produce, for every element on this car!!! And to top it off, bullet proof reliability!!!
Glad Porsche didn't go with the tablet stuck in the middle of the dash look that seems to be popular with many manufacturers. Glad you pointed it out and this is the correct way of integrating the HMI into the dash. The entire dash flows seamlessly!!!
One thing that I miss and wish Porsche would bring back - the door latch mechanism from the air cooled 911s!! Anyone who has opened/closed the door on an aircooled 911 knows that distictive sound which is very very unique and very solid.
Thank you for your kind words, and completely agree about the door latch sound.
Great video and well presented, I think I’ll stick to my Lamborghini’s for the passion and noise, I don’t think I could live with a perfect and fairly quiet car, I need loud and furious!
Sounds like a good plan
Clive is a very very lucky person and so are you for him letting you drive it.
Not a big fan of Red cars fullstop but I get what you say about the history of Guards Red.
Not that I'll ever own one but I do appreciate your honest review of the car. It is just something that will & does everything you ask of it with ease & aplomb.
Against the Fezza machine - for me it's a 911 all day, every day, especially one that says Turbo on the rear.
That is one of your best reviews. Good job :)
Thanks, Jan
I enjoyed the video and this car DOES excite me! Passion!
Brilliant review, from start to finish. Thankyou!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Clive's a legend for lending you his new car, top bloke!.... I would have one of these in a heartbeat, I looked at one in Norwich, in green, looked mental, but wouldn't be my choice of colour, the new shark blue would be a top choice. Go on you know you want it really!!!!!!
Good old Clive.
A brilliant review, good comments about the lack of excitement. Perhaps a Turbo S & Yaris GR for the ideal 2 car garage!
Well done Clive for letting us see your new car, hope you enjoy it 👍🏁
Thanks Clive and Damian - and thanks for mentioned the town. (Burley) It's cool to use Google Maps to see the roads or towns, especially since I live in Florida.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great review Damian, absolutely love it in Guards Red. I would have loved you to see you give this some beanage with Jason alongside you, his face would have been hilarious. Thanks for the great video.
Glad you liked it
Porsche knows how to do it. I must admit, for every new series and redesign that comes out I shake my head and wave my fist saying "How dare you!" and accusing them of blasphemy. Then, as time goes by and I experience one for myself I admit my shortcomings and accept that Porsche was right.
MG METRO. I had one , it was my first car and I loved it. Cost £300 , had 13” pepper pot alloys , the red seat belts and was a bag of Crap. Brakes didn’t work and locked up if you breathed on them , had a broken engine mount which made atrocious noises come from under the bonnet when changing down gears and it was flat out at 98mph and cost £17 to fill with petrol.
My first car was a two tone green 1984 Ford Capri with tinted windows(!) that cost £1200.
I bought it in 1988 when I was 20.
It was surprisingly reliable but did eat a lot of clutches.
TY, Clive, you absolute legend.
Saw title. I liked! Picked up a Chalk (Crayon) 992 Turbo S on New Years Eve. Perfect way to say fike off to 2020! :)
Absolutely - congrats!
"I'm looking at you, fuel filler cap" bloody love this channel
I like those little touches
Again a great episode 🤔 The button for the fuel filler cap is in the right place, the chair and steering wheel aren’t ....... 😂
Great video. TY for making the review and all the detail. Love your 1989 TS!
That was a fantastic review, congratulations to Clive on purchasing a stunning Turbo S, I don’t normally like red cars, but this one looks stunning.
Thanks! 👍
Brilliant video! These just keep getting better and better.
Videos are getting more refined every time. What a beast of a car.
Thanks, Max
Great video yet again, thanks to Clive too 🙏
I still prefer the simplicity and size of my 993 but WOW is this car amazing 🤩
Great video as usual Damian. Is Jason ok? Hope we see him again soon. Your banter together is one of the best parts of the channel. Cheers Dale, Adelaide , Australia.
He’s on the way, don’t worry
As always , GREAT JOB and Thank You.
Very nice. The Roma would do my head in with its in car tech but this Turbo s looks right up my street. Good work again dude 🇬🇧😎
Its a monster and can only release its true colours out on a longer road. In terms of looks, I think the 997 Turbo that you shared on the video seems to be more beautiful. The new Turbo S has got more aeros, faster and more agressive. I think you have got enough porsches in your garage. Wait till they come out with a new Porsche GT.. great video by the way Damian. Thanks
Hats off too Clive ! Another cool video Damian. (Needs a Sunroof !)
You and your sunroofs 😂
@@TheCarGuysTV Actually it’s me and heated seats !
You sum this car up so well. Having driven one, it was great in so many ways, but I felt no love for it at all. Yes, you can drive anywhere and in any weather and not think twice about it. And that's it! A whoosh and a blast, but no passion. Yet, just starting up my 458 Spider or 355 Spider, there's that immediate, wow....Oh my word, the tingle down the spine, the expectancy and the urge to get going. But you can't help but admire the Turbo S for its completeness. However, as I've said before, your GT3 Touring video has me wanting one....I need and Porsche and it has to be that one.....the hunt begins!!
Great comments, thanks my friend - looking forward to seeing the fruits of your search
@@TheCarGuysTV I'll be sure to update you. I will be consulting with my close friends, you follow most on Insta, inc my son PropertyinEssex and the wonderful neil65p I'm mnw533 on there. Hope to meet up soon. Keep up the good work, love the channel. Sold my Phantom and you almost had me into a Maybach!! Still might....
8:45 That factor alone makes this incredible machine so much more desirable.
Easy to predict that when the shortage ends this car is gonna be very sought after.
Great review, and good to see one specced in a bright colour too. Top work Clive!
Can’t help but feel that at this price point (miles out of my range!), the car needs to feel “special”. Clinical and supremely competent a bit of a miss.
I know I can get cars that excite me twice as much for less than half the price.
Great video as always !! I agree with your comments. I got my 2021 992 Turbo S in racing yellow which helps a lot with the "WOW " factor making it more exciting than a typical silver or black exterior...
Boom! That's awesome!
I think Porsche will love you again.Fabulous car.Cheers for the great review.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great review congrats to Clive, just got into my first Porsche and love it. Mybe a 911 one day...
Great review. I must be getting old, but fancy a turbo cab think they look awesome and beautifully engineered
Mine is in Carmine Red with Brown interior and tan stiching. Otherwise pretty much same options. Fantastic machine. As an old airforce fighter pilot I liked the fighter cockpit comment. I feel right at home driving it.
Great video 👍🏻 is this the only video on UA-cam with both a Porsche 911 Turbo AND MG Metro in it? 😜 Massive thank you to Clive if you’re reading the comments.
👍🏻👍🏻
Kudos to the owner for letting us take part. Fantastic spec. Brilliant review. Without hesitation would I take the Turbo S over the Roma. Let me check my bank account. Well, hm. Missing a zero.
Great vid, still love that 1989 Turbo more.
Nice one. I think the Turbo S works if you only have the space for one car, & want it to do 'everything' (apart from transporting non quadriplegics in the back, obviously).
Thank you for a wonderfully informative and entertaining video, and sincere thanks to Clive for entrusting his new steed to you for the road test - he is truly a car guy and a friend. Clive optioned the car beautifully with several exclusive and important options. Your comments about suspension stiffness caused me to wonder if Clive included the lower/stiffer "Sport-PASM" on his car. It reflects Porsche's taking the Turbo S closer to the GT cars, and among other options enables a buyer to a more track-focused version.
I am coming out of a 991.2 GT3, which was a daily driver on SoCal's billiard-table-smooth roads and have a new 992 Turbo S on a ship that will dock in Baltimore, MD within the hour. We now live in historic Old Town Alexandria, VA, where George Washington, Benjamin Franklin met and dined in a tavern that is still open. There are even two cobblestone streets among late 18th-century homes, so I did not opt for Sport-PASM. I loved the GT3, but the Turbo S will be much more usable and besides, I, too, had a 2010 911 Turbo, which was wonderful and five years later, a 991.1 Turbo S, similarly great. If convenient to follow-up with Clive, I and perhaps other subscribers would be interested if Clive's Turbo S has Sport-PASM.
I wish you all the best as you continue to bring us these wonderful automotive videos. Cheers.
Looking at the side profile of the car - it does not look to have the -10 SPASM suspension. I also have not ordered it on mine coming in January. Since you probably have your car by now - what is you opinion on the non-SPASM suspension?
Thanks.
@@AtlasCroc Thank you for your reply. I am very pleased with the ride of our new Turbo S, and am confident that I made the correct decision staying with standard vs. sport PASM. That was an excellent observation regarding the side view of the car. I believe the view at 12:46 is perhaps the most representative. In the shot at 00:23, it appears that the front axle lift might be engaged. I went to the garage to look at my car and noticed that even with FAL engaged, there is significantly more space between the tire and the fender well than is showing in this view. At 12:51, the spaces between the top of the tires and the wheel wells look similar to mine. It might be the angle, but at 13:12, the car looks lower than mine, but the angle could be a factor. In some photos, my personally feeling is that Sport-PASM makes the car look "lowered' in a custom-car manner that is not necessarily flattering to the design.
There have been threads on Sport-PASM on the Rennlist Porsche forum. Here is one example: rennlist.com/forums/992-turbo-and-turbo-s/1255183-s-pasm-post-your-photos-2.html. The owners who have it never say they regret it, even though several have stated that they have reduced tire pressures. (Personally, I wouldn't want to change the Porsche-engineer-recommended pressures.) Also, I've never seen a comment from someone who has standard PASM who regrets not having S-PASM.
There were several inputs to my deciding not to order S-PASM. Road tests (video and written) talked about a bouncy, somewhat harsh ride with S-PASM. The sales manager at my Virginia dealership recommended against it, in part, because I live in a city that was founded in 1749, and although I avoid the two remaining cobblestone streets, some of the roads have been patched quite a bit over time as in most American cities. Another trusted source was the person in California who sold me three 911s before I moved to VA. He is now general manager of the dealership, a motorsports fan and previous owner of a Cayman GT4. He said he had just ordered a Carrera 2S for his personal use and did not order S-PASM. In my mind, it was case closed.
I think that Porsche wanted to provide options that would allow 911 TTS owners to option their cars in a way to bring them more toward a GT track weapon (in effect, a heavier but AWD GT2 RS clone). At the same time, they are delivering a superior sports car experience in their top-of-the-line 911.
I am very much a sportscar person and a motorsports fan vs. some poseurs who purchase high-performance automobiles but are not performance car enthusiasts, so I was not looking for a boulevard cruiser. My previous 911 was a 2018 991.2 GT3, and driving the new Turbo S on same roads reflects Porsche's injecting GT characteristics into 992 Turbo S. When engaging "sport suspension" via the PDCC button, the chassis stiffens to a point that I would not engage it on good, e.g, well-paved two-lane country roads. It is very GT3-like. And on city streets, S-PASM, like PDCC, would likely be too jarring.
Prior to the GT3, I had a 2015 991.1 Turbo S and the new one has a lot more substance and character. The 991.1 was criticized for being too quiet; the 992 in Sport and Sport+ modes, or when Sport Exhaust is manually selected provides very satisfying sounds befitting such a sophisticated and powerful engine.
I think you will absolutely love the new Turbo S. It is a sensational car that is, as so many reviewers have noted, a all-around, daily driver supercar. All the best with yours and a hopefully timely delivery.
P.S. Apologies for replying to you with UA-cam's longest recorded reply to a comment. Cheers!
Once again great video .
Cheers Clive
I think if you look at Clive’s ‘Winky’ in the vanity mirror it makes it look bigger....however explaining that to the police officer may be difficult. 🤔😉😂. Marvellous video as ever Big D, always makes my Friday evening something more to look forward too....winky....hehehehehe. 🤘✌️🙏
Amazing review, and many thanks to Clive 🙏🏻
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Fabulous car and superb review. Thank you sir!
Great video Damian and nice to see the 930 again.
Cheers, Jason
Thank you Car guys and thanks Clive.
Looks insanely quick. Switches and dials over touch screen for controls you need when driving every time.
An excellent if not deliberate attempt to get back in the good books of Porsche. A great review as always.
Zero deliberate attempt I can assure you.
Before you even got past the intro and into the meat and potatoes I was thinking wow this is such a stunning looker. I happened to be sitting outside the Porsche dealer here in Limoges SW France this lunchtime looking at all his lovely stock inside and out, and though he didn't have one of these on site there were many other sexy cars. I think making a bad decision with a Porker would be most unlikely. CRW. Clive Winstone per chance?
Clive is a lucky chap !. Got more and more into Porsche since I started watching this channel and got to say if I won the lottery and was buying a new car, this would be it. Great spec and love that guards red. Is there room in the garage for one perhaps ?.
Great review mate, an absolute weapon for the road...
Excellent video again as always. I think you should get one? I’d love one, so you getting one is the next best thing. Thank you.
Damien, your review of the car should give Jeremy Clarkson a run for is money and spot on on how far 911 has improved. However, there are massive passionate 911 lover just like the ferrari and sincere to the brand.
Great review.Thanks Clive.
Cracking video, these cars are such a tour de force. I sold my 997 Turbo recently and it was, as you say, fast but not scintillating in the way cars sometimes need to be. I loved it nonetheless. In other news, i’m collecting a new 718 Spyder from OPC Portsmouth soon, i’ll send them your regards 😉 and may enquire about a 992 while i’m there.
Give them my love 😂
Spot on regarding the turbo assessment. I got rid of my old 997.1 turbo for the same reason. Really really good car. But ultimately not exciting enough for me to want to keep it long term. I did look back after parking it up everytime though. I think it looks better than gt3 which is a bit too shouty in my eyes.
Great review and regards from a 981 Cayman S owner. 😎
Thanks! 👍
Great review, as you know Damian I’m a Ferrari man but I would be banging on Porsche’s door to purchase over the Roma , brilliant car , well done again buddy
I just love those black stone guards on the 1989 Turbo!