The new Porsche 911 Turbo S will do 0-62mph in 2.9 secs. Gulp

Nearly the whole 911 range is turbocharged, following the implantation of a new 3.0-litre twin-turbo in the Carrera. But to make sure it still stands proud, Porsche has turned its attention to the proper 911 Turbo. Note the upper case T…

The 911 Turbo is already one of the fastest-moving land-based objects on earth, yet as well as tweaking the styling and electronics, Porsche has added yet more power. Because that’s what it needed.

The engine is the same basic 3.8-litre twin-turbo lump as before, but power is up by 20bhp across the board. That means 533bhp in the Turbo and 572bhp in the Turbo S courtesy of modified inlet ports, new injection nozzles and higher fuel pressure, plus larger turbos in the ‘S’.

That gives the 911 Turbo S a 0-62mph time of 2.9 seconds and a top speed of 205mph – improvements of 0.2 seconds and 7mph respectively.

The truly terrifying thing? Porsche is notoriously conservative when it comes to its claimed performance figures. We reckon 0-62mph in 2.6 seconds is easily attainable – that’s makes it a drag-race rival for a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.

Can’t go the whole hog? The 533bhp Turbo should still be enough to pin your ears back: 0-62mph in 3.0 seconds is a full 0.4 seconds quicker than the old model, although the 199mph speed will leave you tantalisingly short of the 200mph club.

By some sort of black magic there’s a 2mpg improvement, too – Porsche claims 31mpg combined for the coupe and 30.4mpg for the convertible.

Helping to harness all that power and filter it into a useable driving experience is the same wheel-mounted Mode Switch as the standard 911. It features Normal, Sport, Sport Plus and Individual settings, plus a Sport Response button that lets you turn everything to maximum attack for 20 seconds. Or however long you can hold your nerve.

Speaking of which, a new halfway house PSM Sport Mode widens the stability control’s safety net, without leaving you totally alone, while the PASM adaptive dampers now cover more ground between comfort and bone shaking. 

The Turbo’s tyres are now half an inch-wider, too, matching the Turbo S, while the 20-inch centre-locking alloys on the S now have a seven-spoke design.

On the unlikely off chance that the new 911 Turbo isn’t just a blur as it passes, you’ll be able to spot new quad exhausts, a revised engine cover and three-dimensional taillights.

Inside, meanwhile, you’ll find Porsche’s infinitely better infotainment system, with a seven-inch touchscreen and a Bose stereo as standard.

The price for this time-warping 911? A juicy £126,925 for the Turbo Coupe – a £6,327 increase – or £145,773 for the Turbo S. For the Cabriolet equivalents add another £9,000 to those price tags.

Not cheap, then, but a mere ten per cent of the price of that Veyron...