The 911 Turbo and 911 Turbo S, the turbocharged 911s, have arrived: Porsche 911 Turbo and 911 Turbo S

In the year of the 50th anniversary of its launch, the 911 welcomes what have always been the most coveted versions, the turbocharged ones. We are talking, obviously, about the 911 Turbo and Turbo S.

The 991 generation has just received the most performance-oriented variants to date, with outputs of 520 and 560 CV, which set new limits (if a brand like Porsche has any) of performance and efficiency, of dynamics and driving pleasure.

The Turbo and Turbo S versions of the 911 feature a wider body than the “standard” versions, exactly 28 mm more than the versions equipped with all-wheel drive. The 911 Turbo and Turbo S are the first to fit an active aerodynamics system that acts on both the front and the rear, achieving a total of up to 140 kg of aerodynamic downforce thanks to deployable spoilers at both the front and the rear.

This new aerodynamic management system, which the brand calls PAA (Porsche Active Aerodynamics), is fully adaptive: just as we are not going to drive our Turbo always in the city or always on a circuit, the aerodynamic systems are able to “read” the driving conditions in real time and raise or lower the spoilers accordingly.

The Turbo and Turbo S versions can be told apart from their siblings in the range by details such as the newly designed alloy wheels, a front section with larger and more aggressive air intakes, and a wider, more imposing rear thanks to a new lower diffuser that integrates four exhaust outlets with square shapes, specific features of the turbocharged variants.

One of the foundations of the Turbo models in the 911 range is their engine. Porsche knows this, and does not disappoint anyone by fitting a new 3.8-litre engine with the classic 6-cylinder flat-six layout, to which two variable-geometry turbochargers have been added, allowing it to avoid the typical “turbo lag” of turbocharged engines. In addition, this engine also features an expansion-type intake system and VarioCam Plus, technologies that Porsche has spent a long time perfecting and that allow it to deliver tons of power and torque (520 CV and 660 Nm for the Turbo, and 560 CV and 700 Nm for the Turbo S).

Vehicles that also fit the optional Sport Chrono Plus package will also offer the Overboost function, which provides extra force to the vehicle (710 Nm in the Turbo and 750 Nm in the Turbo S) for a brief period of time. Figures like these allow it to reach 100 km/h from a standstill in 3.2 seconds (3.1 for the Turbo S), with top speeds of 315 km/h for the Turbo and 318 km/h for the Turbo S.

All these monstrous performance and power figures would mean nothing to Porsche if they could not be combined with very low consumption, and in these variants they have achieved this with ease, with average consumption at 9.7 litres per 100 km in both versions, reducing CO2 emissions by 16%. This excellent overall efficiency is made possible by systems such as Start-Stop or the sailing function of the PDK dual-clutch gearbox with 7 ratios.

This power would be of no use to Porsche if it could not transfer every horsepower and every newton-metre of force to the asphalt, and they have achieved this thanks to the all-wheel drive system, together with active anti-roll bars that cancel or reduce body roll to a minimum (their acronym is PDCC), a system fitted jointly with the active suspension system PASM. The PCCB carbon-ceramic brake discs are also offered as an option on the Turbo and as standard on the Turbo S, a guarantee when we talk about Porsche and its braking systems.

The interior of the new 911 Turbo combines the most exclusive materials, such as leather and carbon fibre, to create an atmosphere befitting the 186,000 euros the brand asks for the 911 Turbo, which can rise to 223,000 € if the Turbo S is chosen. Both variants fit leather-covered bucket seats together with a sporty steering wheel with large aluminium paddle shifters, which allow the driver not to be distracted for a moment from the enjoyable task of piloting such machines.

In short, the 911 Turbo once again positions itself as the most absolute reference among the most exclusive supercars, combining everything that a motoring enthusiast could wish for.

Source | Porsche

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