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Written by Tom Harrison
Welcome to what might just be the 991-era 911"s last hurrah the Porsche 911 Speedster Concept. Built to celebrate 70 years of Porsche sports cars (the first Porsche 356 was signed off 70 years ago today), and though Porsche doesn"t explicitly say so signify that production of the 991 911 is nearing its end, the 911 Speedster Concept "offers a glimpse of a potential series-production" car that "may not be presented until 2019". Porsche says a decision on whether to put the Speedster into production "will be made in the coming months". We think it absolutely should (and no doubt will, as they"ve been seen testing), because what you"re looking at is effectively a GT3 Cabriolet. And there"s no way that"s a bad thing. The body comes from the Carrera 4 Cabriolet (with the standard wings and bonnet ditched for carbon-fibre items), but in its maker"s words, the "chassis essentially comes from the 911 GT3". Technical details and performance figures haven"t been released, but Porsche does say the six-cylinder engine probably the 4.0-litre from the GT3 makes "over 500hp and reaches speeds of up to 9,000rpm" and is mated to a six-speed manual gearbox.
Date written: 8 Jun 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 12149
Welcome to what might just be the 991-era 911"s last hurrah the Porsche 911 Speedster Concept. Built to celebrate 70 years of Porsche sports cars (the first Porsche 356 was signed off 70 years ago today), and though Porsche doesn"t explicitly say so signify that production of the 991 911 is nearing its end, the 911 Speedster Concept "offers a glimpse of a potential series-production" car that "may not be presented until 2019". Porsche says a decision on whether to put the Speedster into production "will be made in the coming months". We think it absolutely should (and no doubt will, as they"ve been seen testing), because what you"re looking at is effectively a GT3 Cabriolet. And there"s no way that"s a bad thing. The body comes from the Carrera 4 Cabriolet (with the standard wings and bonnet ditched for carbon-fibre items), but in its maker"s words, the "chassis essentially comes from the 911 GT3". Technical details and performance figures haven"t been released, but Porsche does say the six-cylinder engine probably the 4.0-litre from the GT3 makes "over 500hp and reaches speeds of up to 9,000rpm" and is mated to a six-speed manual gearbox.
Date written: 8 Jun 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 12149