This the latest in the updates of the Porsche 997 series; a lighter, more powerful, yet more fuel efficient 911 Turbo. As with the rest of the 911 range, the new Turbo receives minor visual changes, such as new tail lamps, new front headlamps, as well as new wheels. Noticable interior modifications include new steering wheels, as well as the optional sports seat that can be found in the 911 GT2. The new 911 Turbo receives a brand new engine as well. The 3.6l engine from the previous car has now grown to 3.8l, and features the same variable turbine geometry turbochargers as the previous Turbo, but this time the new engine carries over direct fuel injection system just like the rest of the 911 range (exlucing the GT3 and GT2 models). This means that the brand new powerplant now produces 500 bhp, 20 bhp more than the previous model. A six-speed manual transmission comes as standard in the 911 turbo, but Porsche's seven speed double-clutch gearbox (PDK) has replaced the previous 6 speed tiptronic transmission, and is now available as an option. Although the PDK can be operated manually by Porsche's ubiquitous steering wheel mounted buttons, Porsche now offers a new three-spoke steering wheel with traditional paddle-shifters as an option, with the left paddle changing down a gear, and the right paddle for upshifts. The new engine and PDK gearbox enables the car to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 3.4 sec, and goes on to achieve a top speed of 312 km/h. The new powerplant and drivetrain also enables the new Turbo to be 18 per cent more fuel efficient than the car it replaces, using 11.7l for every 100 km it covers. To improve the handling of the new 911 Turbo, the car is now available with PTV (Porsche Torque Vectoring), a system designed to make the car more agile and more precise in its steering inputs. The new 911 Turbo will be presented to the public in September at Germany's Frankfurt Motor Show. Prices for the Turbo will be 145,871 Euros for the coupe, and 157,057 Euros for the convertible (based on German retail prices with taxes included). Certainly many enthusiasts will be happy to find that the new car is more powerful, and can now be specced with a PDK gearbox and paddle-shifters. But enthusiasts will definitely be curious to find out if the new 911 Turbo can grab its crown back from the Nissan GTR as the fastest point-to-point machine in the premium sports car segment. According to Autocar.co.uk, Porsche is expected to build a brand new supercar to take the place left by the very much loved Carrera GT. However, instead of a V10-engined monster producing a noise very similar to an F1 car, the next supercar will be powered by a twin-turbo V8. The new car is expected to be called the Spyder RS, honouring Porsche's current Le Mans series racer. The 3.4l twin turbo V8 is expected to pump out 480 hp, while being connected to a seven speed double-clutch gearbox providing drive to the rear wheels. Other features include a carbon fibre monocoque chassis, while a seperate cradle will hold the engine and other bits. It must be said, though, that the car was expected for release in 2012, but amidst the current financial crisis and Porsche's desire to merge with Volkswagen, a delay can be expected. Chris Harris from Driver's Republic, has been lucky enough to be one of the first people to get a taste of the new GT3. He struggles with the car, not in driving it, but in figuring out how Porsche will ever manage to make a better car. Which is "14 seconds faster than a Nissan GTR"So Porsche want to have the fastest production car able to lap the Nurburgring race track too. They have managed to lap their latest motorsport derived GT3 model in 7 mins 40 sec, which is a properly fast lap time. But according to Autocar.co.uk, Porsche claims that their new GT3 is 14 seconds faster than the Nissan GTR. Porsche claim that they did not manage to lap a Nissan GTR - which they bought - any faster than 7mins 54 sec. They claim that Nissan simply isn't telling the truth about the state of tune of the car they used to get the 7 min 29.03 sec lap time. So it might be of no surprise if people's blood at Porsche began to boil when Nissan recently announced they have posted yet another lap time of 7 min 27.56 sec. Porsche has officially launched the latest addition to its line-up of sports cars, the four door Panamera. Unveiled at the Shanghai car show, the car is available with a naturally aspirated 4.8l V8 engine producing 400 hp, as well as a turbocharged version producing 500 hp. The car in N/A version comes with a six speed manual transmission, but can be ordered with Porsche's latest 7 speed double clutch transmission, PDK, while the Turbo version comes standard with PDK. It has been a while since winter ended, but we thought a video of a Porsche C4S going sideways in the snow is worth posting. |
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