An intriguing query posed by a Reddit consumer acquired us pondering: simply what code will Porsche use for the next-generation 911?

The present 911 is called the 992-generation mannequin and it changed the 991. Is sensible, proper? What doesn’t make as a lot sense is the truth that earlier than the 991 was the 997 whereas earlier than it have been the 996, 993, 964, after which the unique 911. On paper, the naming all appears moderately random.

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Porsche has been utilizing 900-series numbers as inside and exterior codes for brand new fashions because the authentic 911 in 1963 however as the corporate’s vary of fashions has grown, it has steadily used increasingly more 900-series codes, as famous by Car Advice. In truth, there are simply 24 numbers free from 901 by way of to 999 that Porsche hasn’t used for any of its fashions and, presumably, the next-generation 911 will use one among them.

The closest quantity to the present 992 that hasn’t been utilized by Porsche is 990 and it’s definitely doable the model may go for this. Different unused codes are 985, 983, 978, 977, 976, 975, 973, 972, 967, 963, 950, 949, 943, 941, 929, 927, 925, 922, 921, 920, 913, 905, and 903.

Thankfully, Porsche has loads of time to determine what it would name the next-generation 911. Each the 997 and 991-generation 911s have been every constructed for seven years and because the 992 has solely been in manufacturing since 2019, it most likely received’t get replaced till 2026 on the earliest.