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The Turbo S can reach 100 km/h (62 mph) in 2.9 seconds as claimed by Porsche but has achieved 2.6 seconds by many car magazine tests. [26] [27] New technologies featuring adaptive aerodynamics and rear wheel steering are included as standard. The Turbo Cabriolet and the Turbo S Cabriolet were introduced in September 2013.
The Turbo S boasted even more power— 450 PS (331 kW; 444 hp) and 620 N⋅m (460 lb⋅ft)— than the standard Turbo courtesy of the X50 package being standard. The Turbo S was limited to 1,500 units worldwide. The Turbo can reach a top speed of 304 km/h (189 mph). [37] The styling was more individual than the previous generations of the Turbo.
The engine of the 996 GT's and Turbo set it apart from 996 Carrera models, as it shared nothing with the standard so-called "integrated dry sump" (e.g. wet-sump) flat-six engine used in the water-cooled 996 Carrera engine introduced in MY1999.
According to road testing performed by Car and Driver magazine, the GT2 suffers from hardly any turbo lag. Despite a 10-millimeter reduction in ride height from the 911 Turbo, the drag coefficient is slightly higher — Cd=0.34 vs. the Turbo's 0.33 — due to the fixed rear wing. [3]
Porsche 997 GT3 RSR RSR at the 2009 1000 km of Spa with revised cooling air opening. The 997 GT3 RSR made its debut at the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans.It had a displacement increased to 3.8 liters and an engine output of 342 kW (465 hp).
Auto Bild Sportscars (11/2010), supercomparo (LFA vs 458 vs SLS AMG vs GT-R vs LP570-4 vs Weismann GT) test conducted on the long 20.8 km configuration of Nurburgring, Bridgestone EM 98 (11/2010). [254] 7:38.92 BMW M5 (F90) Christian Gebhardt: 2018-04-12 Sport Auto (06/2018), Pirelli P Zero. [255] [256] 7:39 Ferrari F430 Scuderia: Horst von ...
The 2017 version of the Porsche 911 RSR is a racing car developed by Porsche to compete in the LM GTE categories of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest sanctioned FIA World Endurance Championship, European Le Mans Series and GTLM class, of the International Motor Sports Association's IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
In October 2017, the GTS models were announced with their 2.5-litre engines upgraded to 272 kW (370 PS; 365 hp). [21] In 2020, the GTS 4.0 model of both the Boxster and the Cayman was released with a new engine, a slightly de-tuned version of the 4.0-litre naturally aspirated six-cylinder boxer engine found in the GT4.