近日谍照记者拍到了保时捷911卡雷拉(或者是卡雷拉S)无伪装原型车照片。从车头看，日间行驶灯进行了改款，同时前保险杠增加了新的进气口，或许还配备了进气格栅主动关闭系统以降低油耗。车尾可以看到在后保险杠侧面增加了新的进气口。而在现行版卡雷拉和卡雷拉S上，这些是不存在的。这表明新车动力系统将有大幅升级。有人认为改款车将搭载排量更小涡轮增压引擎而非现行版的自然进气引擎。保时捷目前正在开发新的四缸引擎，但911在可预见的未来仍将搭载六缸引擎。预计保时捷将在明年底发布卡雷拉和卡雷拉S，新车将作为2016款车型上市。在此之前，保时捷将在今年推出新款GT3 RS。

 

2016 Porsche 911 Carrera Spy Shots

These photos show the basic Carrera (or Carrera S) but prototypes for updated versions of the Carrera Cabriolet and Turbo have also been spotted in the past. We're also expecting the launch of a new Carrera GTS to coincide with the arrival of this facelift, and possibly even a new 911 Targa GTS model.

 

The front of the updated 911 is characterized by revised daytime running lights and new intakes in the bumper, possibly with an active grille-style function to help save fuel. At the rear we can see some new intakes at the sides of the bumper. The existing Carrera and Carrera S don’t feature these, suggesting there may be some serious updates under the hood as part of this facelift.

 

Some have suggested that a smaller, turbocharged engine will be fitted to the Carrera models instead of the current naturally aspirated units. Porsche is working on a new four-cylinder engine, but the 911 is expected to stick to six-cylinder mills for the foreseeable future.

 

We’ll update the post once more details emerge. Right now, expect the updated 911 to be introduced initially in Carrera and Carrera S trim towards the end of next year, most likely as 2016 models. Before their arrival, we will be treated with a new GT3 RS, which has been delayed but should still arrive this year.