The 2025 Porsche 911 Carrera T Doesn’t Care About Numbers

At our test track, however, the Carrera T’s manual transmission immediately presents a challenge as I line up to do my first quarter-mile run. Unlike a car optioned with Porsche’s excellent dual-clutch automatic transmission (aka PDK), this model doesn’t include a launch control system that helps you accelerate as quickly as possible. Instead, it relies on a launch assist system, which limits your revs to a maximum of 4,000 rpm, and it’s up to you to figure out the rest.

If you come off the clutch too quickly with the gas pedal floored, the car will hesitate before accelerating. It’s a similar story if you hold revs a little lower. Without access to the rest of the tachometer, my best run took 4.7 seconds to 60 mph, far off Porsche’s 4.3-second claim. It also required me to slip the clutch out slowly, which likely isn’t great for a car’s long-term durability. 

Once up to speed, the Carrera T makes its way down the straightaway as you’d expect from any modern 911. It’s very stable at higher speeds, and large bumps along the way do not easily unsettle this coupe. At the finish, the Carrera T posts a respectable time of 12.9 seconds at 111.6 mph. For context, a BMW M4 equipped with a six-speed manual transmission previously took 4.4 seconds to 60 mph and completed the quarter mile in 12.4 seconds at 115.8 mph. It also came in at a significantly less expensive as-tested figure of $92,995.