Porsche Unveils 2010 911 Turbo

The wizards from Zuffenhausen show off the new 911 Turbo with promises of better performance and improved fuel efficiency

New flagship

Details and a few selected images were handed out today on the new 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo that will make its debut at this year’s Frankfurt motor show in just over five weeks. Available in coupe and cabriolet body styles, the new 997 boasts a number of improvements.

3.8 liter flat-six

The new Turbo will come with the first entirely new engine in 35 years. The 3.8 liter flat-six boxer engine is rated at 500 horsepower – an increase of .2 liters and 20 horsepower from the current model. The new engine is fitted with Direct Fuel Injection (DFI), Porsche’s variable turbine geometry (VGT) for improved boost at lower revs and the company’s expansion intake manifold technology that first appeared on the GT2.

Sport Chrono

Checking off the Sport Chrono Package Turbo on the options list will add Porsche’s dynamic engine mounts that utilize a magnetic fluid that automatically adjusts for comfort or sport, depending on driving conditions as well as integrated steering wheel displays for sport/sport plus mode and launch control. As an added bonus, maximum torque is also increased by 15, to 516 lb.-ft.

Performance

When combined with the optional Porsche-Doppelkupplung (PDK) seven-speed transmission, which includes a three-spoke steering wheel and paddle shifters, the Sport Chrono Package Turbo will accelerate the new 911 from 0-60 in just 3.2 seconds and a top speed of 194 mph for both the Coupe and Cabriolet models. And yet even with all this muscle on tap, Porsche expects that this latest 911 will manage to avoid a gas-guzzler tax as the fuel economy, on the euro scale, has been measured at 24.1 mpg.

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