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911 TurboOffering a truly cutting-edge package of new, innovative technology features, the new Porsche 911 Turbo sets an unprecedented benchmark in driving dynamics.
Dynamic looks The new 911 Turbo comes right at the top of the 911 model series not only on account of its supreme performance. The exterior design of the car is also a lot more sporting and dynamic than that of the former model, at the same time clearly revealing that this top-performance athlete is a full member of the new 911 Series: Strikingly chiselled intake air scoops with integrated LED direction indicators and foglamps moved far to the outside give the front end a unique, characteristic look. The rear end, in turn, now exudes an even more distinctive impression of power thanks to the wheel arches widened by 22 millimetres or 0.87" and the tailpipes moved higher up than before. The side air intakes behind the doors have also been redesigned, again contributing to the special character of the 911 Turbo. Significant progress in technology: turbocharger with variable turbine geometry
Overboost for even faster acceleration As an option the new 911 Turbo is available with the Sports Chrono Package Turbo including Overboost as one of its special features for even faster acceleration: Pressing the Sports button, the driver is able to boost turbocharger pressure in the medium speed range briefly by approximately 0.2 bar, increasing torque by another 60 to 680 Newton-metres or 501 lb-ft in the interest of even faster acceleration and extra flexibility. In this case the 911 Turbo accelerates from 80 - 120 km/h (50 - 75 mph) in its second-highest gear in just 3.5 instead of 3.8 seconds (manual) or, respectively, in an even more impressive 3.3 instead of 3.5 se-conds (Tiptronic S). New all-wheel-drive management in a Porsche sports car The new 911 Turbo combines more torque and more power with a significant improvement of power transmission ensured by new management of the car's four-wheel drive: Featured as standard, PTM Porsche Traction Management combines driving pleasure typical of Porsche offered by the engine mounted at the rear and rear-wheel drive with even greater driving stability, traction, and agile handling. To achieve this superiority, PTM transmits exactly the right percentage of engine power to the front wheels in each situation via an electromagnetically controlled multiple-plate clutch. Operating within 100 milliseconds at the very most, PTM responds more quickly than the engine to a change in load and more quickly than even the driver himself will ever notice. It is fair to say, therefore, that Porsche four-wheel drive is able to literally "look ahead". On the road this means superior agility on narrow country lanes, excellent traction and a high standard of all-round safety even in extreme driving manoeuvres at high speeds and on wet or snow-bound surfaces. Safe driving dynamics with PSM and an optional limited-slip differential In the new 911 Turbo PTM Porsche Traction Management communicates directly with PSM Porsche Stability Management also featured as standard. A further important benefit is that Stability Management is now supplemented by enhanced brake functions, pre-loading of the brake system serving to further shorten stopping distances when applying the brakes all-out. And should the driver apply the brakes quickly, but not with full force, the Brake Assistant is activated and the hydraulic pump serves to build up full brake pressure for ABS brake action on all four wheels. As an option, Porsche also offers the genuine enthusiast a mechanical rear axle wheel lock with asymmetric distribution of engine power further enhancing the driving dynamics of the fully controlled Porsche Traction Management all-wheel-drive system. Active damper system for individual adjustment of the car's driving characteristics Equipped with PASM Porsche Active Suspension Management, the new 911 Turbo comes as standard with yet another active control system for an even higher level of driving dynamics. This computer-based damper system benefits from direct interaction of PTM and PSM, with control functions matched even more closely to the car's driving dynamics. The driver has the choice of the Normal and Sports mode, with continuous damper adjustment being either more comfort-oriented or extra sporting and firm, depending on the setting chosen. In a nutshell, therefore, the new 911 Turbo adjusts in its driving behaviour to the driver's individual wishes and preferences. Superior brake performance with optional ceramic brakes Following Porsche's straightforward safety philosophy, an increase in engine power always requires an appropriate increase in brake power. Precisely this is why the front wheels now come with six-piston fixed-calliper brakes increasing the brake lining area by no less than 42 per cent. Diameter of the inner-vented brake discs has also increased from 330 to 350 millimetres (13.00 - 13.78"). In this process of upgrading the brake system, Porsche's engineers have also given the rear wheel brakes more power, again increasing the size of the brake components: The brake discs at the rear now also measure 350 millimetres in diameter and interact with four-piston fixed callipers. Like all models in the 911 series, the new Turbo is naturally available as an option with PCCB Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes. Enhanced to an even higher standard and featuring brake discs at the front measuring no less than 380 millimetres or 14.96" in diameter, this supreme brake system offers an even faster response, fading-free qualities of the highest standard, and complete avoidance of any corrosion. And last but certainly not least, PCCB brakes are approximately 17 kg or 37 lb lighter than the brake system with grey cast iron brake discs. Very good drag coefficient Boasting its new tailor-made suit, the 911 Turbo also offers excellent aerodynamics. Despite the wider body, the greater intake of cooling air, and 19-inch wheels, the drag coefficient remains unchanged at a Cd factor of just 0.31. At the same time Porsche's engineers have further reduced lift forces on the front axle and have once again increased downforces at the rear, above all as a result of the extending, newly contoured split wing above the engine compartment lid. Even at top speed, therefore, the driver enjoys all the benefits of a high-performance sports car with safe driving characteristics, superior driving stability, and clearcut, easily calculable reactions. New aluminium doors for less weight Yet a further special feature on the new 911 Turbo is the doors now made of aluminium, over and above the light-alloy front lid. Thanks to a special production technique, the doors offer the same safety in a collision as the steel doors on the Carrera models. But at the same time they weigh just 11 kilos or 24 lb, reducing the weight of the car in all by 14 kilos or 31 lb. So with its unladen weight of 1585 kg (3495 lb), the new Turbo, despite a wider range of equipment, is 5 kg lighter than its predecessor. Wide range of sophisticated features inside the car The interior of the new 911 Turbo has been fully renewed and features leather upholstery and trim as standard, based on the interior design of the current generation of the 911 Carrera. The instruments with their aluminium-coloured faces come in Porsche's characteristic 911 design boasting the name "Turbo" in the rev counter. White light-emitting diodes make the faces of the instruments even brighter at night, and for the first time turbocharger pressure is also shown as a bar diagram in the display in the round central instrument. And last but certainly not least, the car's new interior design features a gearshift lever in special Porsche Turbo look. Like its predecessor, the new 911 Turbo comes as standard with PCM Porsche Communication Management including a DVD navigation module. The new BOSE Surround Sound System comprising no less than 13 loudspeakers and a seven-channel digital amplifier replaces the former BOSE Sound System. As an option, PCM may be further upgraded through the addition of a telephone module and an electronic logbook. Further features coming as standard on the new 911 Turbo include rear-view mirrors with an automatic anti-dazzle function and a theft warning system monitoring the car by way of radar sensors both in the interior and with contact surveillance on the outer skin.
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The key elements of this package are the two
turbochargers for the first time featuring variable turbine geometry (VTG)
as well as Porsche's newly developed and fully controlled four-wheel-drive
PTM Porsche Traction Management. Interacting efficiently with one another,
these two systems offer the driver a new world of performance even more dynamic
performance than before: Accelerating all-out with an optimum six-speed manual
gearshift, the new 911 Turbo reaches 100 km/h in just 3.9 seconds and hits
the 160 km/h-mark within 8.4 seconds. And even this is not all, since the
combination of new turbocharger technology and Porsche Traction Management
with the newly set-up Tiptronic S makes the car's acceleration even faster:
Fitted with optional Tiptronic transmission, the new 911 Turbo accelerates
to 100 km/h in a staggering 3.7 seconds. Top speed with both types of
transmission, finally, is 310 km/h or 192 mph.
The supreme performance of the car is attributable
in particular to the newly developed turbocharger technology boasted on the
six-cylinder power unit: Using special materials extremely resistant to high
temperatures, Porsche's engineers have succeeded in developing an exhaust
gas turbocharger with variable turbine geometry (VTG) able to withstand very
high exhaust gas temperatures of up to 1000° C or 1830° F also
on a gasoline engine. So now one turbocharger with variable turbine geometry
offers the advantages of both a small and a large turbocharger all in one.
In practice, this means that the two turbines featured for the first time
as a team are able to use exhaust energy at all times and under all opera-ting
conditions for an optimum boost effect. The result of this new technology
is a significant increase in both power and torque: Maximum output of the
flat-six power unit is now 353 kW (480 bhp) at 6000 rpm, 44 kW or 60 bhp
more than on the former model - and this is despite engine capacity remaining
unchanged at exactly 3.6 litres. Peak torque, in turn, is up from 560 to
620 Newton-metres (413 - 457 lb-ft) throughout a far wider speed range, the
new Turbo maintaining its peak torque consistently all the way between 1950
and 5000 rpm and showing a much better response than an engine with a
conventional turbocharger.