The German sports car maker Porsche has started a new web site specifically dedicated to the new 911 Turbo. So thanks to the new specialty page we can bring you a new image gallery of the face lifted backwards engineered high performance machine.
The 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo comes with improved fuel economy thanks to a lower curb weight and a more powerful engine. The added benefits include an even greater sensation of speed combined with the enhanced driving dynamics and control of the Porsche’s all wheel drive system creates the perfect sports car for all driving conditions. Under rear deck lid Porsche has placed a 3.8 Liter flat six engine complete with gas saving and power enhancing gasoline direct injection. The boxer engine punches out 500 HP, which is sent to all four wheels via the automaker’s new seven-speed PDK gearbox. This newfound sense of style and performance results in a 0 to 60 MPH sprint of only 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 194 MPH, straight off the showroom floor. This kind of factory tuned performance will set you back $132,800 for the two door hard top and $143,800 to enjoy the wind in your hair at highly illegal speeds.
After announcing the details about the 2010 Porsche Turbo Coupe and Cabriolet, the German automaker also announced the U.S. pricing for the next generation sports car: $132,800 for the coupe version and $143,800 for the convertible one.
The new 911 Turbo is powered by a 3.8 Liter engine that now delivers 500 HP. Direct Fuel Injection (DFI), a new expansion intake manifold first seen on the GT2 and Porsche’s exclusive turbocharger system with variable turbine geometry (VTG) lead the innovations.
The Sport Chrono Package Turbo allows the 2010 911 Turbo to accelerate from 0 to 60 MPH in 3.2 seconds when combined with the new, highly acclaimed PDK seven-speed transmission. Also included in the Sport Chrono Package Turbo is Porsche’s innovative dynamic engine mounts. Top track speed is 194 mph for both the Coupe and the Cabriolet models.
Until now the German sports car builder Porsche had only announced plans for a hybrid powered Panamera to accompany the current Cayenne Hybrid in their green lineup. It appears that the automaker’s intention was to improve the gas mileage of their larger vehicles and improve their Corporate Average Fuel Economy, but there was never any mention about a high performance application, that is until now.
This latest spy shot shows a 911 test mule with a mysterious bulge on the hood wearing an interesting yellow triangle. Could this mean that Porsche is already testing a hybrid powered Carrera in an attempt to reduce emissions and possibly add a few extra ponies? We do not know for sure, but after all, anything is possible. Apparently witnesses reported that the car being tested was very quiet and almost impossible to notice because of the lack of noise, and the guys behind the wheel weren’t too happy to be spotted.
Alois Ruf is a special kind of man. He has the ability to take a perfectly good German sports car, tear it apart, build it back up and then sell it with his name on it. His latest creation is the RUF Rt 12 S. By making the Porsche 911 better in every respect, this super tuned rear engine sports car becomes a true super car competitor. The twin turbocharged flat six has been massaged to make 685 HP and 650 lb-ft of torque. Standard equipment for the Rt 12 is roll cage integrated into the ceiling and wrapped with the same fabric as the interior. Not only is the an added safety device, but a machine with this much additional power requires further reinforcement to the chassis, something the luxury jungle gym provides.
The Ruf receives a few function exterior touches like the carbon rear wing and larger air ducts complimented by the widened rear fenders. The Rt 12 also gets the side mirrors from the RUF CTR 3. The Ruf rides on the signature five spoke forged 19 inch light weight alloy wheels with a high performance ceramic brake system underneath. This feature is very convenient when traveling at the 224 MPH top speed.
The Ruf Rt 12 S is also available with convenience features like a 50 mm hydraulic lift for the front axle to tackle any parking ramp that might stand in your way. However this much Porsche comes at a price, the Rt 12 S is available in either rear or four wheel drive versions and cost about $350,000.
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The Porsche tuners, Sportec, showed the world their SPR1 M at the Geneva Motor Show back in March, but today is time to meet the latest addition to the Sportec family of turbocharged German sports car that goes above and beyond the normal offering from Stuttgart. The SPR1 T80 based on a Porsche 911 Turbo is powered by a 3.6 Liter 6 cylinder boxer engine that delivers an astounding 858 HP, this is enough power to launch the modified 911 from 0 to 60 MPH in just 3.0 seconds, hit 300 km/h (186 MPH) in 18.9 seconds. The T80 has been clocked at the Nardo test track in Italy at a top speed of 236 MPH.
Just like the SPR1 M, the T80’s exterior has been rounded out, smoothed and aerodynamically tuned with a host of lightweight carbon fiber pieces; like the flat under floor and carbon Kevlar body panels. The SPR1 features racecar equipment like an active suspension and F1 style ceramic brake discs. These technologies allow the SPR1 to be lighter, safer and more capable than other cars in its class. The 200 MPH+ Porsche is also available with exclusive SPORTEC styling and interior touches like the and leather/alcantara upholstery. On the outside the SPR1 T80 wears a set of lightweight 20 inch forged alloy wheels, a carbon fiber rear wing to let serve as much form as they do function.
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Porsche unveiled today the first details about the 2009 911. The official debut will be made on 5 July. The European prices are as follows: 69,600.- for the Carrera (Euro base price). The Carrera Cabriolet and Carrera S both retail at Euro 78,000.- (Euro base price), and the Carrera S Cabriolet is entering the market at Euro 88,000.- (Euro base price).
911 Carrera is powered by a 3.6-litre power unit with an output of 345 hp (up by 20 bhp). Carrera S is powered by a 3.8-litre power with an output of 385 bhp unit (up by 30 bhp). The Carrera S Coupe now offers a top speed of 186 mph.
The new generation of the 911 is available for the first time with the new Porsche-Doppelkupplung (PDK), Porsche’s double-clutch gearbox. Offering no less than seven forward gears, the new gearbox combines the driving comfort of a converter automatic transmission with the dynamic gearshift of a sequential racing gearbox.
The new generation of the 911 stands out clearly at first sight through innovations in design both front and rear as well as new lights with LED technology. LED daytime driving lights and bi-xenon headlights now standard on all new models in the Carrera range give the silhouette of the 911 even more distinctive style and a truly unique look, interacting with new LED rear lights to ensure an unmistakable and striking appearance also at the rear. And as a further safety option, Porsche now also offers Dynamic Bending Lights on all models.
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Porsche revealed today two new models in its new 911 line-up: the Carerra 4 and Carrera 4S. The new models will go on sale starting 25 October 2008.
The Carrera 4 is powered by a 3.6-litre power unit that delivers 345 bhp. Featuring the new PDK system the fuel consumption goes down to 10.1 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres, equal to 28.0 mpg imp.
The 911 Carrera 4S is powered by a 3.8-litre power unit that delivers 385 hp and the fuel consumption goes down to 10.7 litres/100 km, equal to 26.4 mpg imp.
The new all-wheel-drive sports cars come with sporting manual transmission featuring six gears. As an alternative the new models are available with Porsche’s new Doppelkupplungsgetriebe replacing the former Tiptronic S automatic converter transmission and offering an even faster gearshift on less fuel. The Doppelkupplungsgetriebe or double-clutch gearbox comes with seven gears shifting electrohydraulically without the slightest interruption of traction and pulling force.
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The German sports car manufacturer Porsche has a long history of winning endurance races, adding to their historic success, the team of Manthey Racing brought home the fourth consecutive win at the Nürburgring 24 hour race. Thanks to drivers Timo Bernhard and Marc Lieb from Germany, the Frenchman Romain Dumas and Marcel Tiemann from Monaco; the yellow and green Porsche 911 GT3 RSR making 480 naturally aspirated horse power finished the race one entire lap ahead of the nearest competitor, an Audi R8 GT3. If you are thinking, what’s in a lap? Well, one lap around the 12.9 mile Green Hell consists of 33 left turns and 40 right hand ones; and that is after 24 hours of nonstop racing.
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After revealing the base version of their 911 line up, Porsche is preparing to launch the always hot Turbo, in both coupe and convertible versions. Like all the other models, the 911 Turbo will feature the restyled LED tail lamps, a beefier exhaust and freshly styled alloys.
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Remember the gold plated Porsche of last summer? Well if you’re in western Europe, and you spot it, there may be a little gold in it for you.
Proving that it doesn’t take a genius to steal a car, the golden Porsche was taken during a test drive. The owner found a prospective buyer over the internet, and then he let this person take a few laps alone in a Moscow parking lot. After a couple of laps, the driver sped off in the precious Porsche and hasn’t been seen since.
The car and the 45 lbs of added gold has been currently valued at about $600,000.
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