Porsche will be pushing the limits on its 911 series when it introduces the 911 Turbo S at the Geneva auto show next month.
The 911 Turbo S features a significant increase of 30 bhp over the standard 911 Turbo, bringing horsepower up to 530 bhp (390 kW), while torque sees a slight increase to 700 Nm (516 lb-ft). Top speed is lifted slightly (by 3 km/h) to 315 km/h. Fuel consumption also remains the same as the standard Turbo at 11.4 liters/100 km.
Additional buyer-attracting upgrades include providing the 911 Turbo S with all the options available on the 911 Turbo as standard. The 911 Turbo S will come with Porsche’s 7-speed PDK (double-clutch) transmission, Porsche traction management (PTM) for the all-wheel drive system, as well as Porsche Torque Vectoring (PTV) which includes a differential lock for the rear axle. Another part of the top-spec Porsche standard package is the Launch Control and Sport Chrono systems that help accelerate this 911 Turbo S from 0 to 100 km/h in a mere 3.3 seconds, shaving up to a tenth of a second from the standard 911 Turbo’s time with PDK.
Aesthetic features include 19-inch central locking wheels in an RS Spyder design and a two-tone leather finish in either Black/Crema or Black/Titanium Blue.
The Porsche 911 Turbo S will come as both a cabriolet and coupe model. It will be available in global dealerships starting from May.
German pricing has been announced, β¬173,241 ($346,500 NZ) for the Turbo S Coupe, and β¬184,546 ($368,500 NZ) for the 911 Turbo S Cabriolet.
Go to any major city in the world and you’ll probably see a Porsche 911 roll by. It’s a far more common sight than seeing one tearing around farm country.
However Porsche CEO Michael Macht disagrees that his sports cars frequent urban areas. “They’re not driven in the city,” Macht said in a recent interview when discussing hybrid 987s and 997s. Of course, city driving is where hybrid powertrains develop greater fuel economy, which Macht agrees with before dismissing by saying, “It’s technically possible but it’s not part of the plan.”
Despite the speculation on hybrid 911s, Boxsters and Caymans, technology will be thrown at the sports cars to improve efficiency. “We want brake regeneration and stop-start for our sports cars, but not a hybrid,” explains Macht.
Just because there’s no hybrids other than the Cayenne doesn’t mean Porsche isn’t playing with the idea. “There are some efforts to make a pure electric supercar,” Macht notes, though such a vehicle would have to be capable of running as hard for as long as the petro-fueled Porsche cars. So no hybrids for Porsche… for now.
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