Porsche has begun work on a facelift for the current 911 range, internally called the 992, and it is the snowy conditions of northern Sweden, of all places, where our spies caught the first prototype of a standard 911 Carrera.
Just like on its 911 Turbo facelift brother, this model comes with the new front bumper design, which has vertical slats in its air intakes. The latter has also been changed from what can be found on the ongoing model, but it would not have been possible to integrate the vertical (and active) slats otherwise.
The manufacturer is focused on concealing the look of the production-spec daytime running lights and turn signals, so the prototypes come with those out-of-place lighting elements that must fulfil the two described tasks.
The rear bumper will also be modified with the facelift, especially in its lower part. Tell-tale is the fact that the mentioned area is covered in camouflage. The same can be said about the rear air outlets of the engine cover.
Taking a close look at the exhaust on the prototype of the 992.2 generation model, it will resemble the one on the Cayman GT4 GTS 4.0 model, which is also featured on the corresponding Boxster GTS. Both models come with a naturally aspirated, 4.0-litre flat-six motor.
Company insiders who wish to remain anonymous have claimed that the 911’s base variant will return to naturally aspirated motors. It is believed that the base model might have an engine that is derived from the 4.0-litre mill but with a smaller displacement. Unfortunately, it is impossible to tell from photos alone.
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