Porsche 911 - 2011

At last, the new Porsche 911 is here. This all-new, 991-spec Porsche 911 are going to be unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show next month, and though you'll feel like you have seen it already, that is solely as a result of a number of footage leaked out last week.
What are you able to tell me concerning the new Porsche 911?

The 911 has been around since 1963, however even the foremost long-sighted, harshest critic can notice the new styling. (N.B. that’s new styling, instead of a brand new vogue direction). The design underpinning this latest 911 is all new, and also the wheelbase is 100mm longer than the present 997-gen cars'.

Add in shorter overhangs (both front and rear), a lower roofline, a wider front track (and a brand new rear axle), and also the new rear-engined icon appearance rather more curvaceous than before.

Hiding beneath the sleeker LED taillights and wider pop-up rear spoiler are 2 direct-injection iterations of Porsche’s famed flat-six engine. The Carrera currently options a smaller however additional powerful three.4-litre engine (down from three.6) whereas the S runs an upgraded version of the prevailing three.8. The S is identifiable by its red brake calipers and quad exhausts, anoraks note.
How much additional power do the 991's new flat-six engines boast? and the way inexperienced are they?

Porsche has to date solely released details for the PDK-equipped 911s, because the double-clutch transmission ensures not solely the quickest acceleration however conjointly the cleanest emissions. Equip the fundamental Carrera with said gearbox and you’ll have a 911 that emits simply 194g/km and manages 34mpg – today’s cleanest Porsche sports cars, the PDK-equipped Cayman and Boxster, achieve 214g/km and 31mpg.

Thank the aluminium and steel construction of the new light-weight body, that helps trim up to 45kg off the kerbweight. and the standard-fit stop/start system, clever electrical system recuperation, a ‘coasting’ operate for the PDK transmission that decouples the engine, and (this may build or break the newest 911) new electro-mechanical power steering.

And inside?

Porsche says the inside styling takes its style cues from the Carrera GT supercar, however we tend to can’t see a picket gearknob or bum-basic stereo – it’s the Cayenne and Panamera’s innards that the 911 most emulates. However, the high-rise centre console will mean the gearstick (of the seven-speed manual or seven-speed PDK ‘box) is currently located nearer to the steering wheel.

Five dials confront the driving force, with the rev counter taking central stage (as always), and – as per the Cayenne and Panamera – another dial is digital and customisable to indicate the sat-nav or trip pc.
So what is going to a brand new Porsche 911 value me?

A standard Carrera is yours for £71,449, up from the £67,270 that Porsche charges for the 997-spec automotive. however leather, sports seats, climate management, bi-xenon headlights, a 4.6in sat-nav screen, MP3 connectivity, Porsche Stability Management (PSM) and a course at the company’s expertise Centre at Silverstone are all normal.

£81,242 buys you a Carrera S, and besides the larger engine, there also are 20-inch wheels, adaptive dampers (Porsche Active Suspension Management, or PASM), a restricted slip differential (need we tend to tell you that it’s at the rear axle?) and Porsche Torque Vectoring (PTV).

The new Porsche 911 can build its world premiere at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show in September, and (precise, as ever) the primary cars reach UK showrooms on seventeen December 2011.

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