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Written by Stephen Dobie
Porsche launched the 911 Speedster this week, effectively a swansong for the old-gen 911 and with the 991.2 GT3"s howling 4.0-litre flat-six sitting pride of place in its rump. It"s a stupendous engine, revving to 9,000rpm and making one of the very greatest noises on earth as it does so. As a reminder that naturally aspirated engines are often more fun than turbos, it"s as stark as they come. Happily, Andreas Preuninger head of Porsche"s GT-badged cars all but confirmed this isn"t the engine"s swansong, with much of the thanks going to a clever new exhaust system. It incorporates a particulate filter, to lower the car"s emissions, but thanks to the fastidiousness of Porsche"s engineers it"s somehow gained 10bhp and lost 10kg, too.
Date written: 10 May 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 15672
Porsche launched the 911 Speedster this week, effectively a swansong for the old-gen 911 and with the 991.2 GT3"s howling 4.0-litre flat-six sitting pride of place in its rump. It"s a stupendous engine, revving to 9,000rpm and making one of the very greatest noises on earth as it does so. As a reminder that naturally aspirated engines are often more fun than turbos, it"s as stark as they come. Happily, Andreas Preuninger head of Porsche"s GT-badged cars all but confirmed this isn"t the engine"s swansong, with much of the thanks going to a clever new exhaust system. It incorporates a particulate filter, to lower the car"s emissions, but thanks to the fastidiousness of Porsche"s engineers it"s somehow gained 10bhp and lost 10kg, too.
Date written: 10 May 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 15672
