Porsche 911 Turbo (991.2) | PH Auction Block
A new Turbo S is £200k - we can do four-wheel drive, a PDK and 200mph for less than that...
As we rid our minds of January and begin to focus on all the good car stuff that might happen in 2026, there’s a new 911 Turbo S to be excited about. Driven towards the end of 2025 and arriving in the UK imminently, the 992.2 promises to be one of the best cars of this year. As the super duper 911s so often are. Nevertheless, it is now a £200,000 prospect, and that feels like a significant threshold for the flagship rear-engined Porsche to have breached. To those of us who can’t keep up with the cost of cars, that still feels like supercar money for ‘just’ a 911 (supercars now, as the Lamborghini Temerario has demonstrated, are the best part of £400,000).
Probably the new car will put paid to a lot of those configurator doubts with the driving experience, because that’s what the best 911s tend to do - although you wouldn’t be alone in seeing a £200k Turbo S and wondering about alternatives. Because once the 911 Turbo was above 500hp and came as standard with a PDK, it really established itself as the all-season, all-scenario supercar above all others. A new Turbo S will be faster and better than this one, no doubt, but there won’t be a gulf. And this one won’t be £200,000…
It’s a 2016 991.2 Turbo, so that means 540hp, 0-62mph in three seconds, and a top speed close enough to 200mph not to make much difference. Introduced at the end of 2015, it introduced new turbos and Dynamic Boost for the flat-six, plus standard Sport Chrono and PASM. It looked familiar, and offered up a familiar 911 Turbo feel: totally agreeable as required, and totally ballistic when that was needed as well. A 2+2 tourer and supercar scarer, all in one.
This particular Turbo is one of the first 991.2s, on a ‘16’ plate. Having begun its life in Germany (as a RHD, UK car), it’s been here since 2019. Despite its epic mile munching ability, it sits on just 22,431 miles - not much more than 2,000 a year. It only notched up its first MOT advisory last September, after years of first-time, fault-free passes. There are loads of Porsche stamps in its history, including a visit last month that inspected the underneath - and found absolutely nothing to report.
Check out the spec, too. Those tired of black, grey and white 911s will find plenty to appreciate here with a Carmine Red Turbo. And then even more red inside: on the doors, the glorious carbon bucket seats, the lower half of the dash. It’s certainly not a spec you’re going to see at the next club meet. As expected given the miniscule mileage, everything presents very smartly indeed. And those fond of buttons for interior functions will be in heaven…
With a transferable warranty as well as that recent service, this Turbo is ready for whatever the rest of 2026 has in store. And that really could be anything - that’s the joy of these cars. It could be a comfy commuter, fast and fun on track, plus a mighty long-distance tool. It could do all three in fact, with more in that front boot than you’d ever expect. It’s an attractive proposition, which is probably why, despite the advent of so much technology, it’s easy to see the link between a 10-year-old 911 Turbo and a new one. After all, what would you change?
I could imagine a David Brent type of manager sitting back in his chair, legs crossed on his desk, "driving" his key through the air as the PA walks in, biting his lower lip.
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