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2020 Porsche 911 Turbo S

As is typical with Porsche rollouts, the 911 lineup is staying true to form with base and Carrera S models soon to make way for the ever-more gobsmacking Turbo S.

How gobsmacking is it? Porsche has not confirmed final numbers, but its engineers reworked the 3.8-liter flat-six engine, including new turbos, piezoeletric direct fuel injectors (as found on the new Carreras), and revised intercoolers. Expect peak horsepower to jump from 580 in the last Turbo S to about 640 hp, with torque increasing from 553 lb-ft to 580.

Porsche estimates the

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