Porsche 992 Carrera - How Good is The Base 911 (POV Binaural Audio)

Thanks to www.autobahnusadedham.com for the keys to this beautiful 992 Carrera.
Let's drive the Base Porsche 911 Carrera and see how it stacks up. Is it ok to buy the lowest model of a great sports car?
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[@reemeruxd]

i feel like this is an attainable realistic goal i could set for myself in 10 years

[@CapFlipGaming]

Still what, $130 to 160? I think I'll have to settle with a C8. Which I think looks way cooler anyways lol.

[@tear728]

Too bad they'll all be electric by then

[@POVShotgun]

maybe we can get a salvaged title

[@The_journeyy]

Absolutely realistic go get it 👏

[@isaiahdeshazier1520]

any goal is attainable and realistic as long as you put your mind to it beleive in yourself and actually do something for it! 💯 i hope you get that porsche

[@sargis_02]

9:22 Man's driving a 911 and gets excited by a Saab - That's why I love this channel!

[@matthies8431]

Saab is together with Porsche the best car brand ever

[@arthurd6495]

My friend and I rented this on a whim for a day. We drove it around Santa Monica Mountains and PCH. I've never been a 'car guy' but now I'm obsessed with this car.

[@CrossfireGamingNetwork]

Finally a video about the base 911. Everyone always reviews the higher trims

[@obi-wankenobi7160]

I love my 17 manual base Carrera with a slick top! It has 60k miles, bought in 2020 with 18k miles 😊 It has been the best ownership experience with no issues and makes for an engaging DD

[@ariavmisra1228]

If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for it?

[@novaking9994]

@@ariavmisra1228 with money probably

[@AdmiralDro]

@@novaking9994he said how much…

[@user-tk8cz3ry8l]

@@novaking9994 HAHAHHAHAHAHHHAHAZHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HASHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHA ah ahh ah H H ah

[@yankee2yankee216]

I bought a BMW 5 years ago, with much trepidation, because of rumors of poor reliability and expensive repairs. Well, I have driven her (a 2013 128i) 50K miles, and haven’t spent $1000 on mechanical repairs (the coils once, and one coil one other time, plus the oil filler housing gasket. That’s it, besides routine maintenance). The 60K service is coming up, and that will cost a bit, but the car has been a joy. Worth every penny! And if their reputation is accurate, Porsches are even more reliable. Expensive sports/luxury cars tend to be very good quality. They cost a bit when they DO break, but they don’t break that often. I was afraid I would regret buying my Bimmer, but I don’t! Glad if you have a similar experience!

[@Exlipse703]

My dad bought a base 992 Carrera recently, his dream car, and in my opinion (and his) it’s all that you need, no need for a 4S or a Turbo

[@stanlee3619]

I know 2 guys who work at different Porsche dealerships, and they both quietly tell me all you need is the base model.

[@Rainwithsun]

Yea 🖤

[@swaggytoast5242]

that's what I said until I bought my turbo

[@MrStian78]

@@stanlee3619all you need is very different from what you want.

[@emmy3270]

@@swaggytoast5242double the price? 😭

[@julesv2914]

I just got my first ever 911 base carrera. I’m 45 and grew up poor, not destitute, but definitely this was not even in my dreams. I’ve wanted one since I saw it in Bad Boys I. I’m not a huge car guy but I do like to drive. I’ve owners 335is for the last 15 years. Enjoy all. It it makes me smile while I drive it it’s worth it to me.

[@bourbontraveler]

I’ve owned 3 911’s and currently own a 992 and I always buy the base model, it’s more than enough.

[@BlasterJunos]

Plus side is that since it doesn't accelerate as fast, you can enjoy the engine a bit more

[@bourbontraveler]

@@BlasterJunos yea only 0 to 60 in what 3.9 ? It’s fast enough, handles great and still a rare daily driver at least in the Midwest.

[@RothBeyondTheGrave]

Now THIS is where it's at. The others are beautiful machines, but they belong on the track. This trim is for the streets. With how slow everyone in my area drives, I could get away with having sub 100bhp & easily flow with traffic. Having a higher trim 911 would be unusable 90% of the time. The base trim is pure, honest, & very usable.

[@WM22MW]

well said!

[@RyanRoadReaper]

Base 911 is better than no 911

[@asomb30]

Beautiful!! All the car anyone would ever need, perfect colour.

[@finnianfitzsimons623]

My favourite 911

[@YourHandsomeCrush]

Good car for cruising

[@RuzlB]

I always enjoy the car spotting you do during your drives! Excellent Saab spot 🙌

[@ryanfiser1571]

I miss my Saab so much. This made me really happy, too.

[@RoxyandChris]

The angle/placement on this pov is so perfect

[@rl95719]

Can totally take a 911 to Costco. I do it in my 997 all the time. It won't fit TVs or carpets, but packs of paper towels and cases of cerveza no problem.

[@connorfrazier2576]

my 991.2 base is such a great car. It's fully optioned, and still quicker than 90% of cars on the road lol.

[@bak2mb]

nice.. does it have chrono/PSE?

[@MoneyShift]

This is the DREAM daily. An awesome machine that future Porsche nutters will ignore because no S badge. Just how I like it.

[@GarthGoldberg]

I own an "S" and I don't think anyone would ever notice the horsepower difference in real world everyday driving.

[@jeffreynimpadu]

Tedward...your videos are THE BEST! Informative, fun and a cool dude. Keep it up

[@TedwardDrives]

Thank you!

[@malthusg1115]

This is just perfect. It's looks so classic 911. Perfect colour. This is really all you need from a sports car you can drive every day.

[@normhanson981]

Agreed , GT Silver .

[@Dave-tz9zx]

Such a classic looking interior!

[@may8128]

I love it !

[@tedjohnson64]

Was waiting on this, very nicely done!

[@minimcewen]

Great video. I've heard it referenced many times about the rear grill being a "9-11" visual reference but I'm not so sure because it's actually "9-2-9" if that's the case. I think it is actually a reference to the slats being the current variant designation of "9-9-2" (two sets of 9 identical slats flanking one set of 2 brake lights). Or maybe....both which is even more clever. 😉

[@TedwardDrives]

I’ve done a lot to overcome ocd so I’m gonna let the numbers and meanings just exist without me 😂

[@80s_crack]

I work for Porsche and yes I can confirm that those slats in the back were done on purpose for the 992 generation 911

[@GarthGoldberg]

I heard, both at Porsche in Stuttgart, and in Atlanta, that it's "9-9-2".

[@GarthGoldberg]

@@TedwardDrives I think you've still got work to do.

[@shaboiisaiah]

I test drove a 2022 911 base carrera back in 2021 and it was the first sports car I ever drove. at the time I owned a model 3 and after a 15 minute drive-- I immediately became a Porsche fanatic and spent every day for the next 2 years figuring out how to get myself into a Porsche. I got a 981 cayman back in September 2022 and WOW! Flat 6s are so so so good. I hope to get a 911 too someday but im a huge fan of mid engine over rear engine

[@williamjackson5357]

It’s all about the balance and positioning of the engine 🏎

[@jayzhang14]

I was struggling between 718gts and carrera base just few months ago. Now I decided to go for carrera even it is like $30k more.

[@shaboiisaiah]

@@jayzhang14 either way, porsche makes great cars - there’s no wrong choice 👍🏾

[@jayzhang14]

@@shaboiisaiah right I can’t wait to mine

[@sara_m]

The auto generated EN captions once in a while listening to the car sound: "thank you" 15:13

[@Hilighted]

Thanks, bro. You really get it, even that nice later-model SAAB didn’t get past you. Thank you very much! Liked, subscribed and shared. My absolute favorite KZbin channel by far.

[@B0JACK]

I just rented a 992 Carrera this weekend and it was so nice. I would love to experience a turbo or GT3 but this already felt so powerful and responsive.

[@buddyholleypoint9032]

I drove a GT3 recently, fell in love with it.

[@adambenk0]

How much did you pay for renting it ?

[@B0JACK]

@@adambenk0 final cost was about $350 including extra miles and Inssurance

[@adambenk0]

@@B0JACK that is crazy cheap 😄

[@tonyadeney1245]

gt3 nice for an hour after four hours tiring // some like that dont just buy after a 10 minute test drive good luck

[@ShaiyanHossain]

i actually prefer the non sport exhausts on the 992. also good to see a proper review of the base 911, makes you appreciate the car and the rest of the higher variants' capabilites more

[@camabron1]

You prefer them due to sound or looks?

[@ShaiyanHossain]

@@camabron1 the looks, I think the non sport flows with the bumper and overall rear end more. The non GT3 911s, now that they're all turbo, all sound bad to me

[@kevinleopard6711]

Great review! Well done!

[@trevormacdougall9385]

Tedward - the quality of the video and audio in your POV drives are really terrific. And, I really enjoy your reviews. Give a really great, realistic view of what this car is like to experience. Thanks very much for your time and effort!

[@TedwardDrives]

That is so kind of you! Thank you so much

[@trevormacdougall9385]

@@TedwardDrives My pleasure! I live northeast of you in New Brunswick, Canada. 🇨🇦 Our roads are exactly like yours. Some good and some terrible. Summer is ‘paving season’. lol. Cars now in storage for winter 🥶

[@lareau6]

What porsche does really well is keeping the familiarity of the car as much as possible. They had to go turbo but they made the sound and rev profile match. They had to go keyless but they kept the twisting thing. I have a base 2005 since a decade and watching your video bring to me the emotion of those drive and the smell of the interior. Is that damn winter over yet?

[@TedwardDrives]

Bigggg snow storm this weekend :(

[@veehon777]

This is great! Any plans to drive a base 718 for the channel? Curious to see if that car gives you a similar feeling despite the 4 cylinder

[@glennhavinoviski8128]

718s are incredibly fun even with no options. A lot of people moan about the turbo 4 but have never actually driven the car.

[@veehon777]

@@glennhavinoviski8128 that's what I'm thinking, I have a base 986 that I adore and I'm sure a 718 would feel like an absolute rocket in comparison. It seems like a great, tight, focused little sports car that gets overlooked because of the cylinder count

[@mitchellsteindler]

​@veehon777 it's not because of the cylinder count. It's because it sounds bad and is a boring engine. According to reviewers and my own ears.

[@madferit84]

981 owner here. I tried 718 and went for a nap. Flat6 forever

[@veehon777]

@@madferit84 I'll always prefer a flat 6, I love the 2.7 in my 986, I'm just glad they've still got a gas engine/manual option before the EV Boxster comes around

[@bob707builder8]

Great review by Tedward as usual.

[@bertwhetstone3173]

I bought my base 992 almost exactly one year ago, I use it as a daily driver. So far it's been awesome except there is one small downside I found out about at an inconvenient time - the key fob eats batteries nonstop, as in it never stops drawing power on the battery. And you aren't going anywhere without a powered key fob. Now I keep a couple spare batteries in the car just in case, and I keep the spare fob disassembled in a plastic bag in the house so it cannot use up it's battery. The 992 has met all my expectations. Younger me may have sprung for the Turbo, but today the base is fast enough. For a while I considered waiting for the T to come out, but I found my PDK on the Jacksonville Porsche lot with the color & options I wanted and decided it was time. All my other cars over the past 13 years are manuals and I have a beater 912 for those days I need to row on my own. In short I have no complaints about the PDK, if I did I would trade in for a T and that hasn't happened yet. Regarding the S, I think the tuning potential is higher with the S because it comes stock with larger turbos. However you can pick up an ECU which not only gives the base model effectively the same power as the S, but also a bunch of options you'll find aren't in the standard Porsche menu like fully-time Sport mode (which also disables engine start/stop). So unless you're really looking to add a lot of customized power beyond what's available with an ECU don't discount the base model just for a few tenths of a second because an ECU can make up for it for not a lot of money.

[@Adamlllllllllllljjjljljjjjj]

Great video! If I was going to buy one, I’d buy this one. Living in the UK, with speed cameras everywhere, enjoying a car and revving it to redline isn’t the same in a torque monster like the 911 turbo. This takes more driver involvement to go through the rev range and plus it is still easily fast enough. Id also option the burmester and maybe the heritage seats

[@RICOMDevelopments]

Here’s the best verdict you’ll get on the base vs S vs GTS. I own a GTS in California however I have family in Toronto who I visit every summer and can’t live without my 911 all summer so I use porsche drive subscription and I’ve subscribed and driven both the S and base. In my personal opinion, no difference in daily driving whatsoever. GTS feels like more car if you want that rough riding track feel car. But between the S and base there’s honestly no noticeable difference in daily driving whatsoever. I genuinely couldn’t notice a thing.

[@harshhhharshhh]

You are great gonna buy this in 6 months, cant wait

[@brianheffernan8982]

Good video, TW. I enjoyed it immensely.

[@Porsche1995]

the rear engine cover slats are also 9 on the left 9 on the right and 2 break lights. 992. pretty cool

[@guyrenard3664]

You never saw the first bad boys movie, the opening scene with the Porsche and the cup-holders :D? Anyhow, nice review like always. Love your style!

[@thesearch9048]

The 992 Carrera is an amazing vehicle. Completely agree PDK (esp. with Sport Chrono) is superior to Porsche's 7 speed manual. Like yourself, am a 'Save the Manuals' advocate, so preferring the PDK is high praise.

[@EchoSigma6]

This video is amusing because I own an old Miata that is basically used for canyon carving on weekends, it’s not pristine but set up for handling and that’s the way we should all see these fun cars as. A driver and not a garage queen. Well done.

[@hydranth]

To me, this a perfect road for a 911! Nice video 🙂

[@carolinacars739]

9:25 👍 on the Saab shout out!

[@BPsnowdon]

Well done LOVE the drivers head POV.

[@genjimccorkle5518]

Looking to just get bare bones base 911 as my first 911. Thanks for this.

[@darklord7979]

I love that he’s going 60 on a 30 like it’s nothing absolutely amazing car 😎

[@TacticalTruth]

You make excellent points

[@deniskapliy2642]

Ah, Blue Hills! So nice to see the familiar roads!

[@Zatracenec]

My dream car for everyday driving....beauty.

[@michaelfromaustin]

The 987 Boxster/Cayman was like this. You could ring out the engine, bury the throttle and actually allow the car to drive at 100% for maybe 10 seconds before you had to back off. The 996 turbo has that "scary speed" Ted talks about but you only get like 4 seconds before you're going straight-to-jail speed. It just doesn't stop accelerating. Two different beasts altogether, but to each their own.

[@g_rox6209]

I love how you get excited about a Saab just as much as you do with a Porsche! lol. A new fan. Sub.

[@lifeofdustin8143]

awesome video! I'm going to work very hard for this car

[@carljuztine3328]

i love the simplicity of it, not in my top/dream 3 992 but its probably the most attainable 992

[@bowie2004]

9:22 YOU NEED TO REVIEW A 900 SPG!!!!!!!!

[@tomscott4438]

My 1988 911 was an everyday driver. I put 144,000 on it, and it was still solid right up until I sold it in 2012. I miss that car EVERY day. And yes, it did take a bit of "education" and the willingness to explore the boundaries to fully enjoy it. Sadly, $110K has moved the goalposts for readmission to the club out of my realm. (FYI, it you want to see some really "crummy" roads come to Sonoma County in N.CA)

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

Runs like a champ

[@ryansm3417]

I like your videos, especially as I live a town or two over from you, so fun to see you ripping through my pissin' grounds 😂. It would be cool if you could put up a graphic maybe in the intro that shows the basic stats of the car (base price, as tested, HP, torque, 0-60, 1/4 mi).

[@TusharKelshikar]

11:17 I like Ted's makeshift speedway 🙌

[@edalder2000]

I am remembering 80's 911s from when I was in High School. This 992 is a callback in so many good ways. The damn trunk is useable! *faint* Sure, this 992 is the base car. But it could shred most other cars in corners or on a track.

[@siddharthsharma8940]

I prefer the look of the stock exhaust and its quad pipes over the sports exhaust with the two oval pipes

[@Mario-lj7gm]

I had a 2022 base 911 for a year, my first, loved it, and would have kept it for good but was lucky to get one of the last 2023 Spyders as they stopped production. The base 911 is all you need if you want a 911. Get the 911 T which comes with a manual and all the best options including the missing sport torque differential from the base, and the best options standard.

[@simonxmathews]

Great video Tedward 🙌 Base Carrera’s are as rare as chicken teeth in the UK (I guess most ppl go for the S?) I waited for 2 years to get mine from the Porsche dealer 😅

[@jamespaul1835]

Nice review. My only wish was that you could find a road where you could stay in the throttle when you hit third gear. Winding out the first three gears is a blast in that car.

[@may8128]

992s are beautiful, love the videos you've been putting out sir !

[@TedwardDrives]

Thank you!

[@Salvaba]

Fantastic video as always, but still not enough to convince me over the 991.2

[@dukmahsik]

Sounds great from the inside!

[@Encourageable]

Agreed. I was looking at a 718 GTS and everyone was talking about how good it sounds but I don’t think so - this Carrera sounds great - way better than that 718 GTS.

[@lucakarl8000]

i love your videos😊

[@TedwardDrives]

Thanks Luca!

[@PasleyAviationPhotography]

I love seeing cars like this reviewed. I'm currently struggling to fix my 09 Vibe GT so I'm obviously in no way, shape or form in a position to even dream of a car like this. It's about obtainable as a GT3 RS but if I do dream then I can pretend a bit easier.

[@ronin120]

Can't tell you how many times on Rennlist people say "these cars are meant to be driven" and then the very next sentence is "I drive my 911 about 4,000 miles a year".

[@TedwardDrives]

100000%

[@peter9930]

dream car!

[@isaacpoulton2112]

2:20 Also with the slats under the rear window, there’s 9 on each side and 2 in the middle. 992

[@Mentor_mind]

I have a 992 911 with sport exhaust. Wow the sound difference is insane

[@bak2mb]

im glad i waited for a base C2 with chrono and PSE.. its all worth it.. makes me smile everytime it burps😊🙁

[@Matt_McCratic]

great car great vid

[@p4ulodi4s]

I would be very happy with this "base" 911 😆

[@ms3ben]

Looks like a nice daily for the enthusiast

[@DieserLukas]

Dream car!

[@rescuedandrestoredgarage]

Amazing car

[@EddieFly00]

Back in MAS. Your California videos were awesome.

[@TedwardDrives]

There’s more California content. Not to worry

[@ohhdanni9422]

Porsche 100% make the best sounding cars... man i cannot wait till the day i get one.

[@nafnaf0]

I absolutely love the way the base 992.1 Carrera sounds WITHOUT the sports exhaust. It is great, such a wonderful car all-round. My main complaint would be it has a bit too much cabin noise. I do think it is a bit down on power, so the S model or a tune would be good.

[@carfan3762]

This just shows to what extent 911s - all of them - are truly great sports cars and all rounders. No other car maker can boast this in the same way and with the same flavor.

[@scotttipper7341]

He mentions rear wheel steering, which is not available on the base. No idea why not, when you can get PCCBs and things like a carbon roof. I have the RWS on my 991.2 C4S and love it.

[@loucusinato5715]

Hi I’ve got a 911 992 and everyone complains about the dials Cant be seen because of the steering wheel covering the out side dials .The settings can be change so you can see them through the steering wheel quite easily.

[@mattblake9936]

these are gonna be fun to mod in 20 years

[@The_journeyy]

This is a car I would like to take on a drive 👏

[@tapdq]

Man, those shifts are lightning fast, but I’d still go with the 7 speed stick!

[@akdomun]

The 911 is always most impressive in base form. Just the C2 or C2S. With the higher end trims, you kinda expect them to be amazing.

[@alpenjodel24]

The fact that this doesn’t have a limited slip differential is a deal breaker tho. It‘s an expensive performance car, it should have one.

[@shanearun232]

I had this car for a year and half… and after only 9k miles it had a bunch of reliability issues. 3 electrical failures in 3 weeks… It was a nice car, but a bit boring 👀 the fuel range with the extended range fuel tank was awesome though, 29 mpg easily, and 650 miles on a tank

[@_Suzuka_Joe]

I had a base 997.2 w/ PDK and loved it. This is probably wayyyyyyy faster still.

[@drewmorg.]

Old cup holder design was prone to failure and believe me when you stick iced drinks in them (like coffee or sodas) they drip condensation EVERYWHERE, including passenger legs and center dash.

[@LitleBear]

911 looks way better with the quad exhausts, change my mind.

[@bryancopca8480]

Imma buy one

[@miniporscheclub]

Its beautiful in the basic version! The only thing that annoys me is that you cannot easily see the engine and it does not have a manual gear box.

[@GarthGoldberg]

Manual is available on the T and the S.

[@TherealLorinser]

Hi Ted! Can you do a drive review with a Porsche GT3 Touring? A great stick shift 911.

[@R19Robbin]

This would be a nice daily 👌

[@philippegadegbeku4118]

I have the prior cup holders and by no means is the one I have preferred. It is far flimsier and when your drink spills over - and it will. It spills into your a/c unit shorting it out. $900.00

[@mr.snowfoam1542]

It may take me 25 years, but I will own one.

[@iantownsend500]

All the car you’d ever need