Porsche 997 911 Turbo Facelift Revealed
New 3.8 liter, 6-cylinder turbocharged engine with direct-injection comes with 500 bhp
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Porsche 997 911 Turbo Facelift -
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Porsche 997 911 Turbo Facelift
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Bristol411S3
Steering wheel paddles! At last! Makes much more sense for tthe PDK. I assume that those opting for Spastronic will still be stuck with rocker switches though.
August 7, 2009 7:59 am
tom43
The king is back...
Some further information: 911 Turbo S will arrive in March 2010. 530 hp.
August 7, 2009 8:18 am
scratchy996
a new Turbo S will be cool, where did you get that info from , tom43 ?
August 7, 2009 10:42 am
dbehmoaras
Very subtle visual changes, but 20bhp increase. 500 is a really big number. Good job Porsche.
August 7, 2009 8:34 am
MTC
I now can say the 911 Turbo is a(potential) "GTR BEATER!!!"
then some fanboy will say Porsche will never beat it, blah blah blah.
August 7, 2009 8:42 am
James2911
Makes the exact same power as the 4.8L twin-turbo V8 in the Cayenne/Panamera Turbo (S), from two cylinders and a litre less. Go figure...
August 7, 2009 8:54 am
alexander
Very nice! I love how Porsche keeps on increasing performance yet lowering emissions!
August 7, 2009 8:57 am
chris25
If porsche could make this 997 turbo beautiful, why couldn't do the panamera & make it ugly. Anyways, the turbo cabrio wheels looks superb & so is the car.
August 7, 2009 9:20 am
tom43
One further information: the new engine is not just an update. According to the german Porsche website this is the first overall redesign of the turbo-engine in the 35-year history of this car!
August 7, 2009 9:50 am
scratchy996
yes, all direct injection engines are new, the 3.8l GT3 engine is the last of the old school Porsche engines.
August 7, 2009 10:43 am
N20_Purge
Very cool, those new wheels are fab! Now I can't tell which one I like more, the GT-R or this!
August 7, 2009 11:17 am
isaacu
The Porsche 997 911 Turbo.
Phew! At last!!
Grey hairs were almost beginning to appear!!!
isaacu
August 7, 2009 2:11 pm
jslcarfan
FANTASTIC!!!! and i wouldn't be surprised if the true performance numbers are faster then claimed just as they always are with the 911
August 7, 2009 3:23 pm
harshreality
No wonder Porsche is having financial troubles.. it looks like the SAME car that theyve had over the last 25 years. Porsche needs to realize that the new customer base isnt the "old school" purist, but a younger generation that demands style along with performance, especially for the price they are asking.
August 7, 2009 3:58 pm
EDavis
scratchy996 is right. A number of years back Porsche did indeed attempt to distance itself stylistically from the 911 by introducing new models in an attempt to appeal to a new audience. Porsche built 928s, 944s, 924s, etc. Some were OK, come were crap. Porsches' core audience, lovers of the ever-beautiful 911, ignored these new models. If my memory is correct the combined sales of those models equaled the number of condoms sold in India from 1970 to 2000, i.e., 36.
August 7, 2009 6:06 pm
harshreality
944s sold quite well actually but you are missing the point. The future market for cars like this(ie a younger generation) are going to need more style than just minor tweak of the same old hum drum modified VW Beetle design.. just watch
August 7, 2009 9:37 pm
Sourek
Ahh come on guys, take it easy on him, Harshreality is just angered by the fact that Porsche chose not to showcase their cars in the next Gran Turismo
August 8, 2009 12:18 am
scratchy996
@ harshreality, what younger generation ? the average 911 buyer is 47 years old and college educated. at that age you don't buy a fast and furious car with green stickers and pink lights underneath. at that age you want something mature, something with heritage, something classy , something like the 911.
August 8, 2009 7:24 am
ShinyG
"a younger generation that demands style along with performance"
You're kidding right!? The younger generation has style?! The rich youth (the demographic you would have Porsche steer their 911 to) has no idea what that is! They're stuck to pink popped up collar shirts, white pants, giant sunglasses, golden mobile phones and buckets of perfume. I say let Nissan and Chevrolet deliver car for the fashion aficionado and let Porsche do their thing: cars that are fast but don't look like they're trying to poke your eyes out with "edgy" design or don't scream "Look at me, I have a small pecker but my 500hp car that I can't really drive to it's full potential makes it look huuuuuuuge!"
August 10, 2009 3:00 pm
Dr.Mabuse
Porsche had financial problems due to their financial speculations (i.e. attempted takeover of VW), not their styling or performance. They don't need to be following every gimmick in the market place - they march to the beat of their own drummer.
August 7, 2009 4:37 pm
harshreality
Style is not a gimmick, its what attracts buyers. March to the beat of their own drummer? Not hardly, they are in the auto business to make money, Do you think they made the Cayanne and Panamera because they were "marching to the beat of their own drummer"? No, they made those models(that the "purists" hate)to sell to "non purists".
August 7, 2009 5:45 pm
scratchy996
@ harshreality , where is your design diploma to comment about style ?
August 7, 2009 9:25 pm
harshreality
Style is subjective therefore it doesnt "require" a design diploma. If Ferrari or Lamborghini repriced their cars to match Porsches prices do you really think very many people would buy a Porsche?
August 7, 2009 9:33 pm
pismeov
yes, they would. porsche has a lot of competitors such as the gtr and r8. and their competition is increasing, yet people still buy porsches. and isn't the ferrari california a 911 turbo (cabriolet) competitor?
August 8, 2009 1:16 am
scratchy996
Aston Martin DB9, Gallardo, F430, Ferrari California, Bentley Continental GT, etc , all at about the same price as the 911 turbo, yet the turbo outsells them all. just because you don't like how they look doesn't mean they have no style. at least come with a valid artistic reason if you want to comment about style.
August 8, 2009 7:20 am
benz_man
Hey harsh, few buy Porsche's for their looks. A 911 is not stereotypically "good looking". People buy 911s for just the name, "Porsche", or because they know what an intricate machine it is and what a blast they are to drive (and how they hold value).
August 10, 2009 2:51 pm
harshreality
The 911 Turbo is the same price as the F430, California, and Gallardo? I dont know what planet you are from, but after doing some quick research Ive found the base 430 is at least $50K more than a 911 Turbo. The California and Gallardo even more. THATS the only reason it would outsell the Italian cars(I dont really care about the British cars) Im not knocking Porsches quality or engineering but if the prices were equal it wouldnt stand a chance.
August 10, 2009 9:01 pm
Dr.Mabuse
"Harsh reality" - the truth is, not everyone with money wants to stand out like a peacock. So for a car, they want something that looks classy but still relatively subtle. The Italians do not to subtle!
August 11, 2009 5:05 am
BemWee
harshreality is right. I don?t know any under 30 year old who wants to buy Porsche these days. Porsche is so yesterday..
August 11, 2009 5:30 pm
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