NEWS ARTICLE
Next generation Porsche 911
The new Porsche 911 has arrived.
It will come in four models - two Coupés and two Cabriolets. The cars will be powered by an all-new flat-six, with either a 3.6 or a 3.8-litres engine under the bonnet.
Porsche claims the Carrera Coupé offers outstanding fuel economy with 29.4mpg on the combined cycle. Furthermore, CO2 emissions of the 3.6-litre engine are down by up to 15 per cent to 225 g/km, thereby achieving VED Band F and reducing vehicle excise duty and company car taxation costs.
According to the German maker the direct fuel injection engines will offer lower running costs, and are also more powerful than the previous generation power units. Maximum output of the 911 Carrera 3.6-litre is up by 20 bhp to 345 bhp. Output of the 911 Carrera S 3.8-litre power unit is equally impressive, up by 30 bhp to 385 bhp. With this extra power, the Carrera S Coupé now offers a top speed of 188 mph.
The new generation 911 is available for the first time with the new Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK), which translates to Porsche double-clutch gearbox.
The new 911 will have seven forward gears. PDK also boasts an entirely automatic gearshift function, and replaces the Porsche Tiptronic S automatic transmission previously offered on the Carrera and Carrera S. Through its optimised and adaptive gearshift programmes, PDK improves the acceleration of the 911 and reduces fuel consumption to a level even lower than before.
The seven-speed PDK shifts gears up to 60 per cent faster than a conventional automatic transmission, and naturally, gives the new 911 Carrera models even better performance: when equipped with PDK, the Carrera S Coupé accelerates in 4.5 seconds from 0-62mph, another 0.2 seconds faster than with a manual six-speed gearbox – and 0.8 seconds quicker than its predecessor with Tiptronic S.
The second generation Porsche 911 goes on sale in Great Britain and Ireland on July 5. The Carrera 3.6-litre is priced from £63,070 and the Carrera S 3.8-litre is priced from £70,360. The 911 Carrera Cabriolet is priced from £70,360, the Cabriolet Carrera S from £77,650.
Simon McBride