New Porsche 911 Carrera S (991) laps the Nurburgring in 7 min. 40 sec
Sep 19, 2011 | 03:32 PM
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New Porsche 911 Carrera S (991) laps the Nurburgring in 7 min. 40 sec 
New Porsche 911 Carrera S (991) laps the Nurburgring in 7 min. 40 sec
GoAuto.au reports the new 911 is 13 seconds faster then it's predecessor around the ring.
THE new Porsche 911 is 13 seconds faster around the famed Nurburgring than the current model, lapping the German circuit in 7 min. 40 sec. in testing.
Porsche 911 vehicle line director August Achleitner said the new 911 Carrera S, armed with a 20mm lower sports suspension and regular tyres, was now as fast around the famed circuit as the previous generation’s race-ready 911 GT3.
The new 911, which made its public debut at the Frankfurt motor show this week, is due in Australia in March.
After a series of documented spats with Nissan over which car was faster at Nurburging, the 911 or the Nissan GT-R, with the Nissan now claiming a 7m 24 sec time, Porsche no longer seems worried about pressing for the fastest possible times.
“It is not so important for us; it is just for comparison (with the previous model),” Mr Achleitner told GoAuto.
The new time was set with a PDK dual-clutch automatic transmission and the new active Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control hydraulically activated anti-roll bar system – a different system to that used on the Panamera and Cayenne.
The Type 991 version of the 911 has a new 3.4-litre six-cylinder boxer engine generating 3kW more than the 3.6-litre unit it replaces, while the Carerra S version manages 294kW (up 11kW)....
Porsche 911 vehicle line director August Achleitner said the new 911 Carrera S, armed with a 20mm lower sports suspension and regular tyres, was now as fast around the famed circuit as the previous generation’s race-ready 911 GT3.
The new 911, which made its public debut at the Frankfurt motor show this week, is due in Australia in March.
After a series of documented spats with Nissan over which car was faster at Nurburging, the 911 or the Nissan GT-R, with the Nissan now claiming a 7m 24 sec time, Porsche no longer seems worried about pressing for the fastest possible times.
“It is not so important for us; it is just for comparison (with the previous model),” Mr Achleitner told GoAuto.
The new time was set with a PDK dual-clutch automatic transmission and the new active Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control hydraulically activated anti-roll bar system – a different system to that used on the Panamera and Cayenne.
The Type 991 version of the 911 has a new 3.4-litre six-cylinder boxer engine generating 3kW more than the 3.6-litre unit it replaces, while the Carerra S version manages 294kW (up 11kW)....
Porsche 911 Carerra S - New Porsche 911 Carerra S fast as racy GT3 | GoAuto
Sep 19, 2011 | 05:37 PM
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I actually believe the official time is 7:37. To most magazines August said the 991 is "as fast as a GT3", which would presume 7:40, but to Car and Driver, he mentioned a specific time of 7:37.
Thanks for the post DJ, and where is that shot at the top from? The 991 looks great in it!
Thanks for the post DJ, and where is that shot at the top from? The 991 looks great in it!
Sep 19, 2011 | 05:50 PM
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I actually believe the official time is 7:37. To most magazines August said the 991 is "as fast as a GT3", which would presume 7:40, but to Car and Driver, he mentioned a specific time of 7:37.
Thanks for the post DJ, and where is that shot at the top from? The 991 looks great in it!
Thanks for the post DJ, and where is that shot at the top from? The 991 looks great in it!
