View Photos of the 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S Manual
The manual-transmission Carrera S doesn't disappoint, unless all you care about are acceleration times.
An unlikely manual-transmission holdout, the 2020 911 Carrera S delivers all the feels but at a cost. Read the full story here.
The manual-equipped 443-hp Carrera S isn't as quick as a base 379-hp Carrera automatic until you reach felonious speeds.
Porsche converted its dual-clutch automatic into a manual for the 991-generation 911, and the transmission, with minor updates, serves here, too.
The manual Carrera S puts down a 3.6-second zero-to-60-mph time, which isn't as impressive when you factor that a base Carrera can do the same deed in 3.2.
This 2020 tester didn't have the $550 box checked for keyless access, and we'd trade the $540 red seatbelts for the convenience of never having to handle the key fob.
Big 20-inch front and 21-inch rear Pirelli P Zero PZ4s offer up gobs of grip, hauling the car down from 70 mph in 136 feet and sticking to the skidpad with 1.06 g.
A "no-cost" manual is a selling point, until you remember that Porsche used to charge $3200 more for the autobox.
Checking the manual box nets a version of the Sport Chrono Package, which most notably includes dynamic powertrain mounts.
Automatic Carreras come with an electronically controlled limited-slip differential, whereas the manual makes do with a normal limited-slip diff. We didn't notice any detriment in driving behavior.
Do you think it's odd that you can still get a manual 911 but not a manual Corvette? Because we do.
Even though it isn't as quick, most of us would prefer to own the manual.
2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S
2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S
2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S
2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S
2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S
2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S
2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S
2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S
2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S
2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S
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