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Nearly the whole 911 range is turbocharged, following the implantation of a new 3.0-litre twin-turbo in the Carrera. But to make sure it still stands proud, Porsche has turned its attention to the proper 911 Turbo. Note the upper case TThe 911 Turbo is already one of the fastest-moving land-based objects on earth, yet as well as tweaking the styling and electronics, Porsche has added yet more power. Because that"s what it needed.The engine is the same basic 3.8-litre twin-turbo lump as before, but power is up by 20bhp across the board. That means 533bhp in the Turbo and 572bhp in the Turbo S courtesy of modified inlet ports, new injection nozzles and higher fuel pressure, plus larger turbos in the S".That gives the 911 Turbo S a 0-62mph time of 2.9 seconds and a top speed of 205mph improvements of 0.2 seconds and 7mph respectively.The truly terrifying thing? Porsche is notoriously conservative when it comes to its claimed performance figures. We reckon 0-62mph in 2.6 seconds is easily attainable that"s makes it a drag-race rival for a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.Can"t go the whole hog? The 533bhp Turbo should still be enough to pin your ears back: 0-62mph in 3.0 seconds is a full 0.4 seconds quicker than the old model, although the 199mph speed will leave you tantalisingly short of the 200mph club.
Date: 30 Nov 2015
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Nearly the whole 911 range is turbocharged, following the implantation of a new 3.0-litre twin-turbo in the Carrera. But to make sure it still stands proud, Porsche has turned its attention to the proper 911 Turbo. Note the upper case TThe 911 Turbo is already one of the fastest-moving land-based objects on earth, yet as well as tweaking the styling and electronics, Porsche has added yet more power. Because that"s what it needed.The engine is the same basic 3.8-litre twin-turbo lump as before, but power is up by 20bhp across the board. That means 533bhp in the Turbo and 572bhp in the Turbo S courtesy of modified inlet ports, new injection nozzles and higher fuel pressure, plus larger turbos in the S".That gives the 911 Turbo S a 0-62mph time of 2.9 seconds and a top speed of 205mph improvements of 0.2 seconds and 7mph respectively.The truly terrifying thing? Porsche is notoriously conservative when it comes to its claimed performance figures. We reckon 0-62mph in 2.6 seconds is easily attainable that"s makes it a drag-race rival for a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.Can"t go the whole hog? The 533bhp Turbo should still be enough to pin your ears back: 0-62mph in 3.0 seconds is a full 0.4 seconds quicker than the old model, although the 199mph speed will leave you tantalisingly short of the 200mph club.
Date: 30 Nov 2015
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 350