Few surprises then but plenty to delight, starting with the looks: so familiar but more planted than ever (every new 911 is wide-body now) and with some nice retro touches like the vertical black grille in the engine lid. No 911 Cabrio has ever been completely hump-free with the hood down, and the 992 still has a discernible bulge. It wouldn’t be a 911 Cabrio without it.
The interior is likewise back to the future, with a familiar pod of five dials cheek by jowl with a 10.9 inch central touch screen. There are still twin kids’ seats in the back, along with a new electrically extendable wind deflector if it gets too breezy.
The new 911 Cabriolet promises to be sportier than ever, particularly with the sport chassis and PASM. A lower ride height and beefier springs and anti-roll bars give a more neutral feel to the handling, says Porsche, something aided by the 992’s new chassis with repositioned engine, more even weight distribution and most torsionally rigid 911 body ever – although with first drives of any 992 still to come, the verdict on all that is still to come.