Porsche is teasing the launch of a new model, set for September 7th. While we’re hoping that it will be official confirmation about the Flachbau slant-nose prototype we’ve spotted a few times around the Nürburgring, it’s not likely that one’s already that far along. Instead, it’s probably going to be the next phase in the rollout of the current-generation Porsche 911. The 2026 Porsche 911 Turbo and Turbo S.

The German sports car company really isn’t saying much in its new teaser, which you can see below. “Weissach is where legends are born … And another is soon to be unveiled.” That, along with the date of September 7 and a time of 9 am Eastern, is all we get. Officially at least. Weissach, in Germany, is where Porsche’s R&D center is located.

911 Gets A Staggered Introduction

When Porsche rolls out a new generation of 911, or even just a facelift, not every car arrives at once. Typically, it starts with one or two grades and then trickles the rest out over the next few years. Not great if you want to buy the one that hasn’t been released yet, but good for keeping the model fresh. And there are probably more than a few buyers who buy one to tide them over until the one they want comes out.

The 992 generation of the 911 arrived in 2018 with the Carrera S and 4S. The Cabriolet models came at the start of 2019, and the base Carrera models that summer. The Targa showed up in 2020, the Turbo the same year, and the GTS in 2021. Then we got the fun ones, like the GT3 and Dakar.

Porsche isn’t consistent with those launches. The facelifted 992 (992.2) arrived in the spring of 2024 with the Carrera and GTS in hard and soft top forms. The AWD models took another year to arrive, with GT3 versions first revealed in the fall of 2024.

That means the next variant of the 911 to appear is almost certainly going to be the 992.2 Turbo, and that’s the one we’re expecting in a week. The current 992.1 Turbo is still on sale, and it offers a 3.7-liter flat-six that makes 572 horsepower and 553 pound-feet of torque. The Turbo S, also still on sale, makes 641 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque from a version of the same engine.

They Might All Have Turbos, But They Aren’t All Turbos

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Turbo models aren’t quite as special as they used to be. Porsche used to hold back its wider bodywork for these top-spec models because they needed to hold wider tires. Starting with the 992-generation, Porsche added the wider rear fenders to every 911. The other quirk is that nearly all 911s are now turbocharged, including the base Carrera.

But the 911 Turbo and Turbo S are still rocket ships. Offering more performance than anything below the GT models, with quicker acceleration than even the GT3.

We’ve spied the 911 Turbo testing a few times already. Reports say that the new model will be more powerful, but also more expensive. An extra $50,000 or so on the $200k starting price of the current car. Based on the telltale yellow sticker on the Nürburgring test cars, we’re expecting a hybrid system similar to the one on the latest GTS in this car. That could push power, especially for the Turbo S, up to 700 horses.

Stay tuned, we’ll have all the details for you on September 7.