Yahoo Autos The New "Base" 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera Starts under $100K
Porsche revealed the "base" Carrera version of the 2020 911 coupe and cabriolet.
It uses a version of the twin-turbo 3.0-liter flat-six found in the the Carrera S, making 379 horsepower and 331 lb-ft of torque in this application.
The coupe will cost $98,750 and the cabriolet will be $111,550 when they go on sale at the beginning of 2020.
UPDATE 7/31/19: The base Carrera is now on Porsche's online configurator. We have added a gallery below of screenshots of a Carrera with zero options, showing the smaller standard wheels and rectangular exhaust.
When the new 992-generation Porsche 911 debuted last fall, Porsche initially only released the Carrera S versions of the model. Porsche has now revealed the "base" 911 Carrera models, and while the Carrera might be the entry point of the 911 range, it still promises to be a hell of a performer.
The Carrera uses the same twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter flat-six as the S but with model-specific turbochargers. It makes 379 horsepower, nine more than the outgoing Carrera and 64 less than the 2020 Carrera S. The peak torque, 331 lb-ft, is the same as the 2019 car and 59 lb-ft short of the '20 Carrera S. As on the S, Porsche's eight-speed dual-clutch automatic is the only available transmission at launch. We assume the same seven-speed manual Porsche has been promising for the 992 Carrera S will make it to the Carrera, too, but no product plans have been confirmed.
According to Porsche, the new Carrera coupe will do zero to 60 mph in 4.0 seconds or 3.8 seconds when equipped with the Sport Chrono package; in both cases, that's 0.2 second quicker than its claims for the 2019 car. The cabrio is slightly slower. The company's zero-to-60-mph claim for a new Carrera S with the Sport Chrono pack is 3.3 seconds (or 3.5 without), but in our testing of a 2020 Carrera S we hit 60 in three seconds flat, so Porsche's estimates for the standard Carrera are likely conservative as well. Porsche says the Carrera coupe will top out at 182 mph while the cabriolet will do 180, which is 9 mph and 10 mph slower than their S counterparts, respectively.
The 992 is the first generation to not have a narrow body; every 992 uses the wide body that used to be reserved for all-wheel-drive 911s. A staggered tire setup is standard, sized 235/40ZR-19 up front and 295/35ZR-20 at the rear, but the 20-inch front and 21-inch rear wheels from the Carrera S are available. The Porsche Active Suspension Management system (PASM) is standard, offering two different modes, and the 911's new Wet mode is standard as well. Many of the extensive range of performance options that's found on the Carrera S will be on offer, including carbon-ceramic brake rotors, but rear-wheel steering and more advanced suspension setups are reserved for the Carrera S.
Beyond the black brake calipers and rear badging, the only thing that visually separates the base Carrera from the S is its tailpipes. The Carrera has two rectangular tailpipes instead of the S's quad round tips, but the Sport Exhaust system, with dual oval pipes, is available (and shown in these photos). The interior is identical to the Carrera S's as well.
While Porsche has only shown off the rear-drive version of the Carrera so far, an all-wheel-drive Carrera 4 model should debut soon. The 911 Carrera coupe will start at $98,750 when it arrives at dealers in early 2020, which is $15,800 less than the Carrera S. The 911 Carrera cabriolet will be $111,550, the same $15,800 difference from the Carrera S cabrio.
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