--- title: '2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S Review' source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=RS-7_Helv60' video_id: 'RS-7_Helv60' date: 2026-06-29 duration_sec: 943 --- # 2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S Review > Source: [2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S Review](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RS-7_Helv60) ## Summary The 2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S is reviewed as the most powerful 911 ever, with 701 horsepower and electric-assisted turbochargers that eliminate lag. While it offers teleportation-like acceleration and improved traction, it still lacks the drama and sound of some competitors. ### Key Points - **Porsche's Attempt to Beat the Game** [00:28] — The new 911 Turbo S claims 2.4 seconds to 60 mph, making it incredibly quick. - **Past Flaws: Speed Without Drama** [01:00] — Previous Turbo S models had raw speed but sounded like a vacuum cleaner and lacked ceremony during acceleration. - **Electric Turbochargers Eliminate Lag** [02:20] — Two turbochargers are now assisted by electric motors, spinning up instantly and removing the final flaw of turbocharging. - **Most Powerful 911 Ever** [02:43] — With 701 horsepower, it has one more horsepower than the GT2 RS, making it the most powerful production 911. - **Improved Exhaust Sound** [03:15] — The active sports exhaust is titanium, saving 15 pounds, and offers a growlier sound, though still distinctly turbocharged. - **Smoother Acceleration and Shifts** [03:46] — Electric turbochargers and PDK motor make shifts seamless, with no feeling of gear changes during acceleration. - **Downshifts Are Slower** [04:26] — Downshifts have a half-second pause, unusual for PDK, which is typically instant. - **Teleportation-Like Experience** [04:50] — The car borders on teleportation, removing any sense of being in a car, with confidence-inspiring cornering. ## Transcript You're watching throttle s. I'm Thomas. I'm James. And this is the updated 911 Turbo s. And with this new one, it looks like Porsche has finally attempted to beat the game. All right, what do we get? A claim 2.4, 2.4, 3, 2.4, 3. Okay, but we know it's quick. We've said for years that the 911 Turbo s has always been in that car that simply wins everything. It's a car that absolutely pisses all over the competition. Sorry, but in the process of achieving victory in the past, it often felt like it lost something. This car has always been incredible, but like with an asterisk. A German asterisk. It's got raw speed, but it sounds a bit like a vacuum cleaner. It's got insane traction when you put your foot down, but there's no drama. And it's got well, like a speedo that's basically a blur, right? But there's no ceremony to it when you put your foot down. It's just a teleportation device. It's like a nurse that's really good at giving you a needle. It's over before you know what happened. And with this new 992.2 Turbo s, Porsche has doubled down on all of that. The two turbochargers are now assisted by electric motors, so they spin up instantly. So the final flaw in the concept of turbo charging is gone forever. All of that equates to this being the most powerful 911. Porsche is ever made by one. Oh, right. Sorry. It's got one horsepower more than the GT2 RS. But I don't think anyone would sniff at 701 horsepower, and it really is. No, it's all my lord. It's so rigging quick. Well, Porsche wants to challenge your vacuum cleaner accusation because this has the active sports exhaust. Yep. Which is titanium, saves 15 pounds. Yep. That's a necessity, which we'll talk about in a minute. But the party sounds better. So, you know what, I think it actually does sound a little bit better than the Turbo s that I drove recently. It doesn't sound that different though. No, it doesn't sound that different, but it's a little bit growlier, right? It's less air, more engine, which is a good thing, but it still just sounds like turbocharged 5.6. And because it has the electric turbo chargers and the electric motor in the PDK and the high voltage battery, everything about the way this accelerates has just got smoother. Yeah, you notice when you shift, you don't actually feel the shift at all. It feels the gap between the shift, which they've somehow removed a little bit more ceremony. We've always said they've deleted corners as I'm shifting on these corners. It's the straightaways now. But there's no, there's no upset to the balance of the car. No, none whatsoever. But like just go flat out, put down, and shift. Do you feel anything when you shift? No, nothing. The down shifts are a bit slow. The down shifts are weirdly slow for a PDK. That's like a full half second pause, and PDK usually has zero pause. So I don't know what that's about, and we're in sport plus right now, right? But I have to go way faster than normal to scare you in the canyons in this. Yeah, it's confidence. It gets the job done. You know what it is? Have you ever seen the video online of Harry Potter? Just grabbing a nine-minute feature and shooting boardable. And I've just placed the theme tune out. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's what the Turbo S is. Exactly. It comes to it, etc. Yeah, it doesn't have time. It's a story. If you think that would have been a better version of Harry Potter, then this is the car for you. Yeah, exactly. So yeah, it's bordering on teleportation. That extra voltage that runs through those turbochargers has removed any semblance of this being a car. But it's also done another thing. It's changed how the Turbo S goes around corners. So this has Canadian special ported out.