Techart’s Porsche 911 has up to 523bhp

Want a faster Porsche 992 (you lunatic), but can’t quite scrape together enough cash for a Turbo S? Techart’s ‘Powerkit’ ECU-tweak could be the answer.

The German tuner’s software sounds clever – you only get the extra 79bhp and 74lb ft (or 59bhp and 59lb ft in cars with a petrol particulate filter) in Sport or Sport+ mode, while in Wet the boost is wound-down to save you from your own leaden right foot.

Porsche claims 0-62mph in 3.4 seconds and a 190mph Vmax for a standard 444bhp PDK C4S, but with Techart’s mods you’re looking at closer to 3 seconds and 195mph. Not night-and-day different, but could be a good shout if the price is right. Techart hasn’t announced it yet, but to make any sense whatsoever it’s got to be less than Litchfield’s 572bhp upgrade, which only costs around £1,200.

Techart’s exhaust upgrade is available separately. Made from titanium, and thus weighing 40 per cent less than the stainless-steel equivalent, it gives an “extraordinary soundscape and emotional exhaust backfire at will”. Sounds like great fun, but your neighbours will hate your guts.