Like every new generation of the 911, the latest incarnation of Porsche’s most recognized and celebrated model series that bears the internal designation 991, continues to draw our attention well after its presentation.

In the video you’re about to watch after the jump, our fellow car aficionados at Autoblog.nl took the new 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S fitted with the PDK dual-clutch transmission for a test drive that included an assessment of its top speed on what we’re going to assume -for obvious reasons- is the vaunted German Autobahn.

And yes, Porsche’s claim to a maximum velocity of 302km/h (187 mph) for the Carrera S with the PDK does appear to be true…

We salute Autoblog.nl’s Vincent for the video tip

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