Report: Next-Gen Porsche 911 Turbo to feature four-wheel steering

We've reported to you on numerous occasions this year about Porsche's upcoming 911 Turbo, based on the new 991 platform, but today we are hearing that four-wheel steering will be added to the new turbo flagship.

Worldcarfans notes, or rather translates for us from the German magazine AutoBild, the new turbo will be affixed with a four-wheel steering system that will make the all-new model more nimble than its predecessor, the 997 turbo. Little is known about the system, but it will likely work with the car's all-wheel drive system.

As we have previously reported, the new turbo's engine details still remain elusive, and rumors have suggested the new turbo could feature a triple-turbocharged flat-six with approximately 550 PS (405 kW / 542 hp), but its more likely we'll see something to the tune of a 520bhp 3.8-litre twin-turbo flat six engine. Either power-plant will be connected to a seven-speed manual or an optional PDK transmission, which should ensure this is one of the world's fastest, living up to the 911 Turbo legacy.

The car will reportedly be introduced in the fall of 2013, before going on sale in the spring of 2014.

Source [Worldcarfans]

 

i'm so excited and i think this four-wheel steering should shave couple of seconds from its time on the Ring !

 

That sounds like a lot of hardware... keep that weight down, please.

 

nice hips

 

Well that doesnt sound like going the way of the GTR or anything...

 

Noooooo more intrusive stuff...all the more reason the 997TT still appeals.

 

didn't honda have a 4 wheel steering on a prelude in the 90s?
and it didn't make the cut.

 

hm i dunno what to think about it...I would suppose 4 wheel drive doesnt work really well going sideways, but porsche never failed adapting new technologies to sporty driving. Are we sure there is gonna be a 7speed MT? Again I would suppose to say that a 6speed would better deal with this massive torque...

 

^ 7mt is for emissions. 4-wheel steering - interesting - i'm ok w/ it since turbo, like someone else said, has always been on cutting edge w tech integration.

- chuck

 

The Nissan 300Z circa 1990 had the HICAS system which allowed rear wheel to be steered 1-2 degrees



^^get it !!??