For over five decades the Porsche 911 has been one of the automotive industry’s undisputed icons, regularly regarded as one of the best driver’s cars available on the market.

Now in its eighth generation, the all-new 911 is the culmination of 50 years of refinement and improvements from the German car-maker and its unique, but tried-and-tested, rear-engine layout.

While the previous-generation 911 ended with as many as 24 variants, the 992-type 911 is initially launching in rear-drive S and all-paw 4S guise, with a gradual rollout of the full range to occur over the coming months and years.

We took the new 911 to The Bend Motorsport Park in South Australia to see whether the engineers at Porsche have been able to further improve on an already legendary platform. Spoiler alert: of course, they have.