The Porsche 911 is the poster youngster for iterative design and style, only altering subtly with every single generational shift. Is the improvement of its overall performance as subtle as the updating of its design and style? DriveTribe decided to discover out.

The channel pitted Ben “The Stig” Collins’ 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo (997.two generation) against a brand-new 911 Turbo S (992 generation). Obviously, absolutely everyone involved in the production of the video knew that the newer, even larger-trim automobile would be the more quickly a single — it would be deeply embarrassing to Porsche if it weren’t. But to prove just how a lot far better it was, they gave it a handicap.

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Instead of just enabling The Stig to drive each automobiles, they handed the wheel of the 911 Turbo S to an “amateur” driver, GoPro CEO Nick Woodman. Not just the sponsor of the video, he is also a handy driver, possessing raced Pro Mazda open-wheel race automobiles, and 911 cup automobiles in the previous.

Instead of possessing The Stig drive each automobiles, they entrusted the wheel of the 911 Turbo S to an “amateur” driver, GoPro CEO Nick Woodman. Not only was he the sponsor of the video, but he’s also a skilled driver, with encounter racing Pro Mazda open-wheel race automobiles and 911 cup automobiles in the previous.

So he’s a capable driver, if a slightly significantly less knowledgeable a single than Collins — specially about Thruxton Circuit, in England, a track at which he has spent significantly less time than his competitor. However, with 640 hp (477 kW/649 PS) at his disposal, as compared to the older car’s 493 hp (368 kW/500 PS), Woodman has a great possibility of claiming victory against The Stig.

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Indeed, the exceptional energy and overall performance of the 992-generation 911 prove to be as well a lot for Collins and his substantially older automobile to match. In the finish, Woodman sets a time of 1:31.three, an impressive four.9 seconds more quickly than The Stig.

Not to be outdone, Collins then requires wheel of the 992 and managed an even much more impressive time of 1:25.eight. That’s five.five seconds more quickly than Woodman, and a staggering ten.four seconds more quickly than his initial time in the older automobile.

While it is not surprising that the new automobile is more quickly than the a single that is 13 years older, the degree to which it has enhanced on the track, although hunting much more or significantly less the very same, is a bit of a surprise, and the video is a beneficial reminder of just how tough Porsche’s engineers are operating.