To The Core.
The new 911.
The 911 stirs emotions in many. Emotions based on two distinctive characteristics: a unique design… and inner strength. Strength that the new 911 draws from its advanced technology.
45 years in the making.
That phrase—the new 911—was first heard in 1963. Since then, it’s been said many times, yet never without merit. It marks not merely the arrival of another model year, but a new milestone in the advancement of sports car performance. With this new 911, Porsche engineers have once again proven that no matter how high the bar is set, it can be set higher still.
Descended from an idea, it's spent its life chasing an ideal.
The first Porsche sports car was born of the necessity for pure engineering efficiency. Built at a time when the most ample resource at hand was sheer brainpower, its innovative path to creating speed and agility established the DNA imprinted deep within every Porsche that followed.
And for every new Porsche 911, there has been a simple criterion— whatever features are added or technologies offered, they must be more than just new. They must prove to be true enhancements, delivering performance that’s more precise, more immediate, and more rewarding for the driver.
The latest evolution of 911 has its exterior design reshaped to further the aims of aerodynamics. And a new generation of Porsche engines now uses direct fuel injection (DFI), and the new optional Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) helps with fuel efficiency and better performance. The interior console offers the latest Porsche Communication Management (PCM) information system, adding even more direct and intuitive control.
Each of these advances holds its own engineering logic. But Porsche technology ultimately proves itself on pavement, not on paper. It is only after countless hours on the test track at Weissach, and at racetracks around the world, that Porsche logic is deemed Porsche magic, and thus worthy of inclusion into a new 911.
The engineering of a new 911 starts with its engine.
The position of its flat-six engine at the rear of the chassis is an iconic element of the Porsche 911. For many drivers, it’s the single characteristic that defines the 911 driving experience. That experience is now further evolved in the new 911, thanks to two new engines that use direct fuel injection.
How does this improve upon conventional fuel injection? By preparing the fuel/air mixture entirely in the combustion chamber, where it is then metered and injected directly with millisecond precision.
From a technical perspective, the more accurate fuel/air mixture and optimization of combustion has increased performance while being more fuel efficient. Power and torque outputs are now 345 horsepower and 385 horsepower and 288 lb.-ft. and 310 lb.-ft. for the 3.6- and 3.8-liter engines respectively.
Along with direct fuel injection, the new Porsche engines offer the new Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK), available as an option. It’s a technology that first helped Porsche racing cars create a sensation on racetracks around the world in the 1980s. After years of painstaking development, its application in a street-legal 911 has come to fruition.
PDK, with both a manual gearshift and an automatic mode, has seven gears at its disposal. It is essentially two gearboxes in one and, as the name suggests, two clutches. Whenever a particular gear is engaged, the next gear in the other gearbox is always preselected. The result? Gearshifts take mere hundredths of a second, and without any hint of interruption to the flow of power. PDK provides improved responsiveness and greater agility with more fuel efficiency.
In combination with the Sport Chrono Package Plus, PDK has a choice of two additional functions: Launch Control for optimum acceleration from a standing start, and a motorsportderived gearshift strategy, bringing gearshift characteristics straight from the racetrack.
The new 911 Carrera 4 models are equipped with Porsche Traction Management (PTM). PTM uses an electronically controlled multi-plate clutch to regulate the distribution of drive force to the front axle based on driving conditions.
The new Porsche Communication Management (PCM) system is also standard. Featuring a touchscreen and an MP3-compatible CD/DVD drive for the first time, and an optional universal audio interface that enables you to connect and easily control an iPod®. Other optional features include a Bluetooth® hands-free telephone interface and XM® Satellite Radio.
Yet for all its advanced technologies, the new 911 is still very much a pure sports car, one that places the challenge and rewards of driving at the feet, and in the hands, of its driver.
A pure form driven by efficiency. The design of the new 911.
The shape of a 911 has always served a clear function: Go fast, efficiently. The logical consequence of this is evident throughout the redesign of the 911 form, and results in a drag coefficient for the new 911 Carrera of 0.29.
The new front end incorporates air intakes that have been enlarged to provide increased cooling power. Bi-Xenon™ headlights are fitted as standard on all 911 models. The direction indicators and LED daytime running lights and position lights are integrated into the separate front light units above the outer air intakes. The optional dynamic cornering lights have a swivelling module for the low beams—visible engineering for improved visibility. Modified exterior mirrors provide an even better rearward view.
The redesign of the rear end is no less significant. New LED taillights, drawn right into the fender and tapering off to the outside, are unmistakable— especially at night. Stainless steel tailpipes—designed as twin tailpipes on the S model range— are integrated seamlessly.
All-wheel-drive variants of the new 911 display a wider stance at the rear by 1.73 inches and a new taillight strip that lends even more visual identity to the rear end.
From any angle, the new 911 is a carefully executed evolution of the quintessential Porsche.