Porsche - Repair and Service Redwood City - 2024 Porsche 911 GT3 Touring spy shots - Bosch European Redwood City - (650) 368-3000

 

 

 

Porsche's latest 911 GT3 Touring only arrived for the 2022 model year but an updated version has been spotted testing.

The update looks to be a mild one and likely coincides with the planned update for the full 992-generation range. Also out testing are updated versions of the Carrera, Carrera Cabriolet, Carrera GTS, Targa, Turbo, Turbo S, and regular GT3.

 

The first members of the updated 911 range, referred to internally as the 992.2 generation, should start arriving late this year or early next. They should initially be 2024 models though some may arrive later next year as 2025 models.

Key among the updates will be a revised dash sporting a fully digital instrument cluster, similar to what's in the Taycan and updated 2024 Cayenne.

2024 Porsche 911 GT3 Touring facelift spy shots - Photo credit: Baldauf

 

Tweaks to the front and rear fascias are also likely, judging by the camouflage gear. A key change will be the integration of the front turn signals within the headlights instead of on the front fascia, as is currently the case.

The headlights also get Porsche's latest matrix LED design, featuring four individual projectors instead of the single main unit used in the current design. The new design, which debuted on the 2024 Cayenne, delivers a more precise light pattern and increased brightness.

It isn't clear what Porsche has planned for the mechanical bits, but a slight uptick in power is normally included with such updates. The GT3 Touring currently comes with a 4.0-liter flat-6 delivering a peak 502 hp. Power goes to the rear wheels via a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic or 6-speed manual.

Hybrid technology will be available on some variants in the updated 911 range, though likely not the GT3. Porsche CEO Oliver Blume in 2022 said the 911's hybrid system will be similar to the system in the former 919 Hybrid LMP1 race car, and not a plug-in hybrid system like in the 918 Spyder hypercar. That means there won't be a plug, and any electric motor-generator(s) will purely be used to support the gas engine and recover energy under braking.

 source: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1140418_2024-porsche-911-gt3-touring-spy-shots

by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
http://www.boscheuropean.com

Range Rover - Repair and Service Redwood City - Baby Defender reportedly due around 2026 - Bosch European Redwood City - (650) 368-3000

 

 

 

The popularity of pint-sized off-roaders like the Jeep Renegade and Ford Bronco Sport will lead to JLR (formerly Jaguar Land Rover) jumping on the bandwagon with a compact offering forming part of an expanded Defender family, according to a new report.

Talk of the so-called baby Defender dates back several years, but JLR CEO Adrian Mardell finally confirmed plans for one during a recent investor meeting where he said the company's new EMA platform designed for compact SUVs would spawn a Defender-badged model, Autocar reported on Monday.

 

Under a new strategy announced in June, JLR will turn its Range Rover, Discovery, and Defender nameplates into brands, to sit alongside Jaguar. The company has already employed this strategy with Range Rover, which has become a pseudo brand for a family of models that includes the Range Rover Sport, Range Rover Velar, and Range Rover Evoque, in addition to the actual Range Rover model.

Similarly, a future Defender brand might include the current Defender in three wheelbases, the baby Defender (possibly badged as the Defender Sport), and perhaps a Defender pickup truck.

The EMA platform reportedly set for the baby Defender is being developed for electric powertrains exclusively, as opposed to an earlier plan to also have it support gas engines. The platform will spawn its first vehicle in 2025. The vehicle will be from the Range Rover family and is thought to be the next-generation Range Rover Velar.

The baby Defender will follow around 2026, according to Autocar.

source: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1130167_baby-defender-reportedly-due-around-2026

by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
http://www.boscheuropean.com