An intriguing question posed by a Reddit user got us thinking: just what code will Porsche use for the next-generation 911?
The current 911 is known as the 992-generation model and it replaced the 991. Makes sense, right? What doesn’t make as much sense is the fact that before the 991 was the 997 while before it were the 996, 993, 964, and then the original 911. On paper, the naming all seems rather random.
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Porsche has been using 900-series numbers as internal and external codes for new models since the original 911 in 1963 but as the company’s range of models has grown, it has gradually used more and more 900-series codes, as noted by Car Advice. In fact, there are just 24 numbers free from 901 through to 999 that Porsche hasn’t used for any of its models and, presumably, the next-generation 911 will use one of them.
The closest number to the current 992 that hasn’t been used by Porsche is 990 and it’s certainly possible the brand could go for this. Other unused codes are 985, 983, 978, 977, 976, 975, 973, 972, 967, 963, 950, 949, 943, 941, 929, 927, 925, 922, 921, 920, 913, 905, and 903.
Fortunately, Porsche has plenty of time to decide what it will call the next-generation 911. Both the 997 and 991-generation 911s were each built for seven years and as the 992 has only been in production since 2019, it probably won’t be replaced until 2026 at the earliest.
