German Automobiles
Porsche 911 Turbo
The previous 911 Turbo was no slouch. When you thrust the pedal to the carpet in this new car, it surges forward effortlessly with little lag. The new Turbo's pleasantly muted engine noises are accompanied by the rising whoosh as the turbochargers breathe massive life into the car. Porsche's 2010 911 Turbo is equipped with the direct-injection flat-six engine recently debuted in the normally aspirated 911 Carrera range, but with twin turbochargers-quipped with variable-geometry vanes to optimize boost-which help increase output.
This new 3.8-liter turbo engine produces 500 hp and up to 516 lb-ft of torque when equipped with an overboost function included on Sport Chrono models. Regular models have 480 lb-ft between 1950 and 5000 rpm at the usual 0.8-bar maximum boost ceiling.
The engine received numerous upgrades to deliver the increased output, among them a compression ratio increased from 9.0 to 9.8:1, a higher pressure fuel pump, a low back-pressure exhaust system and two additional oil pumps (for the turbochargers, there are already four in the integral dry-sump system). Active engine mounts using magneto-rheological fluid are included with the optional Sport Chrono package ($3470), and the dual-clutch, seven-speed PDK transmission ($4550) is available for the first time on the Turbo.
MECHANICAL:
- 6-speed manual transmission
- 3.8L horizontally-opposed 24V 6-cyl twin-turbocharged engine -inc: dry sump lubrication
- Vario-Cam Plus variable valve timing system
- Double inertia flywheel
- All wheel drive w/Porsche Traction Management (PTM)
- Front/rear stabilizer bars
- Pwr rack & pinion steering
- Pwr 4-wheel vented disc brakes -inc: 6-piston front/4-piston rear monobloc fixed alloy calipers
- Porsche active suspension management system (PASM) -inc: 10mm ride height reduction
- Stainless steel exhaust system -inc: 2-dual brushed steel tail pipes
EXTERIOR:
- 19" x 8.5" front turbo aluminum wheels, 19" x 11" rear turbo aluminum wheels
- P235/35ZR19 high performance front tires
- P305/30ZR19 high performance rear tires
- Full underbody paneling
- Pwr sunroof
- Front apron w/lower spoiler edge -inc: additional air extractor vent
- Titanium tipped front air intakes
- Automatic extending rear spoiler
- Aluminum doors and trunk lid
- Bi-xenon headlights -inc: headlight leveling, washers, welcome home function
- Front/rear fog lights
- LED lights -inc: tail lights, brake lights
- Pwr heated mirrors
- Rain-sensing front wipers -inc: heated washer nozzles & delay control
- Red brake calipers
INTERIOR:
- 2 + 2 Seating
- Pwr front bucket seats w/adjustable lumbar
- Split-folding rear seats
- Illuminated door entry guards w/model logo
- 3-spoke leather-wrapped tilt/telescopic steering wheel
- Pwr windows -inc: auto up/down, anti-jamming feature
- Keyless entry -inc: remote trunk release
- HomeLink system
- Cruise control
- Anti-theft system
- Alarm system
- Automatic climate control -inc: active carbon filter
- Rear window defogger
- Dual front cup holders
- Illuminated visor vanity mirrors
- Aluminum interior trim
- Front footwell lighting
- Leather-wrapped gear lever & handbrake
SAFETY:
- Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
- Automatic brake differential (ABD)
- Traction control
- Porsche Stability Management (PSM)
- Porsche side impact protection system (POSIP)
- LED daytime running lights
- Driver & front passenger airbags -inc: front passenger on/off switch
- Side-impact airbags
- Side curtain airbags
- Front seatbelt pretensioners -inc: belt-force limitation
- Child seat anchorage prep (ISOFIX) on passenger side -inc: airbag de-activation switch
- Tire pressure monitoring system
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