Get Drive Guide for Porsche 911 2 Door Seventh Generation (2011-2018)

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At Porsche, there are no conventions.

Forbidding free thought? That’s forbidden.

The only thing that matters is this question:

how can we become even better? Let’s put

it another way: can we redefine the limits of

engineering? Yes, we can. With Intelligent

Performance.

The new 911 answers questions about the

future of the sports car with a quantum

leap in performance. By reducing fuel

consumption, but not by suppressing

emotions. By following a principle that has

already changed everything once before:

in 1974, with the first 911Turbo.

Developed completely from scratch, the

six-cylinder twin-turbo boxer engines of the

911 Carrera models with a displacement

of3.0liters embrace this principle and

perfect itin a future-bound way. To be more

precise: tremendous acceleration force

even in the low rpm range is supplemented

by the engine map of a 911 Carrera with

the high rev limits typical of a sports car.

Expressed in figures, this means an

extra 20 hp of power, an extra 44 lb.-ft.

of torque and engine speeds of up to

7,500 rpm. And a considerable reduction

in fuel consumption.

The engine of the 911 Carrera develops

370hp. The maximum torque of

331 lb.-ft. is available from as low as

1,700rpm. With Porsche Doppelkupplung

(PDK) and Launch Control, the 911Carrera

can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in only

4.4seconds and reach a top track speed

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2mph.

We could sit back in the slipstream of our own tradition.

Or prepare to overtake.

Engine.

Prepare to overtake.

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911 Carrera S: 420 hp, 368 lb.-ft. between 1,700 and 5,000 rpm911 Carrera: 370 hp, 331 lb.-ft. between 1,700 and 5,000 rpm

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The propulsive potential of the engine in the

911 Carrera S, featuring upsized turbo-

chargers and independent exhaust tracts,

is even more impressive. It generates a

power output of 420hp andthe maximum

torque is a mighty 368 lb.-ft., available

from as low as 1,700 rpm. With Porsche

Doppelkupplung (PDK) and Launch Control,

the 911 Carrera S sprints to 60 mph in just

3.9 seconds. Top track speed isn’t reached

until 190 mph.

What cannot be expressed in figures: the

legendary sound of a 911 six-cylinder

horizontally opposed engine. And the

experience is all the more intense for it.

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Active air intake flaps.

The active air intake flaps in the front air

intakes act to reduce fuel consumption

during everyday trips and to achieve

superlative performance on sportydrives.

As on the 918 Spyder, the flaps close

automatically while the caris in motion and

thereby reduce drag. On demand or in

SPORT or SPORT PLUS mode, the flaps

open and help to provide optimum engine

cooling.

This means that cooling air is supplied only

to the extent that it is actually needed.

That’s efficiency. Of the intelligent kind.

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7-speed manual transmission.

Pure, direct, precise. The 7-speedmanual

transmission combines a high level of

sporty performance with fast gear changes.

In conjunction with the optional Sport

Chrono Package, selecting SPORT or

SPORT PLUS mode activates the dynamic

throttle-blip function, which ensures the

optimum enginespeed for every downshift,

a moreemotional driving experience and

animpressive sound.

A gear indicator in the tachometer reminds

you which gear has been selected. The

upshift indicator in the instrument cluster

helps you to conserve fuel.

Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK).

The optimized 7-speed PDK, featuring both

a manual and an automatic mode, offers

extremely fast gear changes with no

interruption in the flow of power – together

with even faster acceleration performance

and lower fuel consumption.

A first for the 911 Carrera models: with

PDKin manual mode,the shift direction

simulates that of racing cars and the

911 GT3 models– to the rear to shift up,

forwards to shift down. For a racetrack

driving experience wherever you are.

Gears one to six have a sport ratio and top

speed is reached in sixth gear. Seventh

gear is ratioed primarily for fuel economy.

Always a few milliseconds ahead of time.

Transmission.

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Porsche Active Suspension Management

(PASM).

PASM is fitted as standard in all 911 models

for the first time. This electronic damping

control system actively and continuously

adjusts the damping force on each wheel,

based on current road conditions and

driving style.

PASM has two modes, which can be

selected using a separate button on the

center console: ‘Normal’, which is a blend

of performance and comfort, and ‘Sport’

where the setup is much firmer.

The results are tangible: increased driving

stability, improved comfort and enhanced

performance.

Rear-axle steering.

Rear-axle steering is available on request

for all Smodels. Until now reserved

exclusively for the 911Turbo and 911 GT3

models, it enhances performance and

everyday practicality in equal measure.

For particularly nimble handling combined

with a significant increase in driving

stability.

The advantage for day-to-day driving:

during low-speed maneuvers, the system

steers the rear wheels in the opposite

direction to that of the front wheels. This

has the virtual effect of shortening the

wheelbase. The turning circle is reduced,

cornering turn-in becomes considerably

more dynamic, and parking is noticeably

easier to manage.

The advantage for sporty driving: during

high-speed maneuvers, the system steers

the rear wheels in the same direction as

that of the front wheels. Driving stabilityis

increased by the virtual extension of the

wheelbase and agility is enhanced bythe

simultaneous steering of the front and rear

axles. All this has an impacton maximum

driving performance: an extremelypositive

one.

The road to the future has its ups and downs.

And its fair share of twists and turns.

Chassis.

Enhance driving stability and agility.

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SPORT button.

The SPORT button enables you to select a

suspension setup where the emphasis is on

either comfort or sporty performance. At

the push of a button, the electronic engine

management system switches the engine

mapping to offer an even sharper response

and engine dynamics that are more direct.

In vehicles with PDK, upshifts take place at

higher engine speeds and downshifts

happen sooner. In addition, coasting mode

and the Auto Start Stop function are

automatically

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ctivated. If fitted, the

optional sport exhaust system is also

activated automatically.

Sport Chrono Package.

Adrenaline at the push of a button: the

optional Sport Chrono Package including

dynamic engine mounts. For an even

sportier tuning of the chassis, engine and

transmission.

What’s new is the mode switch on the

steering wheel, derived from the 918 Spyder.

Four settings are available to choose from:

Normal, SPORT, SPORT PLUS and Individual,

which enable you to adapt the vehicle to the

way you want to drive.

Another few seconds faster.

Under the skin.

High-performance systems.

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On activation of SPORT PLUS mode,

Porsche Active Suspension Management

(PASM) switches to a sportier damper

setting and offers more direct steering into

corners.

In combination with PDK, the Sport Chrono

Package has three additional functions.

Thefirst is ‘Launch Control’, which can be

used to achieve the best possible standing

start – a racingstart. The second function

is the motorsport-derived gearshift strategy

In this mode,PDK is geared up for extremely

short shift times and optimum shift points

for the maximum acceleration available.

The third function is brand new to the 911:

SPORT Response. Pressing the button in

the center of the mode switch primes the

engine and transmission for the fastest

possible unleashing of power. In other

words, maximum responsiveness –

not only

when overtaking.

PSM Sport.

In conjunction with the optional Sport

Chrono Package, PSM is supplemented by

a ‘Sport’ mode. It allows a significantly

more sporty driving style, with PSM

remaining active in the background. For a

further enhancement to your driving

experience.

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