In 2006, Dr.  Ing.  H.c.  Porsche will extend it’s current product line with the addition of a new 911 Turbo, the sixth generation of the 911 series.  This top-of-the-range model will have its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show on February 28, 2006 and as from June twenty-four, 2006 it is going to be available in German dealerships.

The 911 Turbo ( type 997 ) has a few enhancements.  It has an output of 480 bhp at six thousand revs per minute, a 3.6 litre engine, a rated torque of 620 Nm and a maximum torque available between 1,950 and five thousand r.p.m.  All these numbers are interpreted into driving performance, as the 911 Turbo with six-speed manual transmission only wants 3.9 seconds to get from nil to 100 km/h.  The coupe reaches 2 hundred km/h in 12.8 seconds.  Notwithstanding these performance statistical data, Porsche developers succeeded to keep the averageconsumption to 12.8 liters per100 km.

For people who need even more speed, the 911 Turbo offers the optionally Tiptronic S automatic transmission.  This way, it can reach one hundred km/h from a standing start in just 3.7 seconds and 200 km/h in a mere 12.2 seconds.  Both manual and automated transmissions have a top speed of 310 km/k.  Available for the first time, the optional’Sport Chrono Package Turbo’ enhances the vehicle’s's flexibility further. 

The Porsche 911 Turbo features a redesigned all-wheel drive with an electronically controlled multi-disc clutch.  The result will be the transfer of the available power to the road.  That is due to the fact that, dependingon the driving conditions, this system will identify the optimal torque distribution to guarantee the best-possible drive.  Also, Porsche Traction Management ( PTM ) guarantees variable power distribution to the 2 driven spindles.  This implies that on the road the 911Turbo will prove outstanding traction in the rain or snow, high agility on narrow country roads and optimal active safety even at high speeds.

The new 911 Turbo’s driving performance is duly tempered by its brake system, which comprises monobloc fixed-caliper disc brakes with six pistons at the front spindle and 4 at the rear.  The diameter of the internallyventilated and perforated brake discs at the front and rear wheels is 350 millimeters.  An optimized ceramic brake system that Porsche offers is Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake ( PCCB ).  This hi-tech system decreases with 17 kilograms the standard brake system and provides anexcellent fading stability. 

The major bodywork change of the 911 Turbo is the modified front end with its distinctive, tautly drawn cooling air inlets.  Mixed with the standard oval bi-xenon headlights, it will outline the new unmistakable image.  From the rear point of view too, the Turbo will appear more powerful.  This is duefirst and foremost to its tail end, 22 millimeters wider than that of the prior model, to which the re-designed wing spoiler part has been aligned. 

Secondly, the lateral air inlets behind the doors have been redrawn and now they offer a more efficient supply of cooling air to the charge-air intercoolers. 

The basic price for the 911 Turbo is 115,000 EU$.  In the usa, from July eight, 2006, the automobile will be available at $122,000 ( not including taxes ).

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