911 (997) Scoop!! 997 Turbo uncovered!!!

[warot]

There is a safety regulation in the US that such protections should be placed on the bumper incase of accidents, I guess to protect the main body, those peices are actually called "bumprettes" or something.

Maybe it's just me but that doesn't look like it will do much in an accident... plus, that's kind of the point of the bumper in the first place. Some of you will remember older cars that had springloaded bumpers

 

[Centurion]

That's a nice safty touch if someone is careless enough to bump in to the rear of your 911. That will safe the bumper from getting damaged and it will also save the careless driver from getting slapped by the Porsche owner.

 

[Centurion]

New pictures taken in Italy*teasing Ferrari and Lambo?*.

Look at the car, the red ones are simply .

 

[LaArtist]

damn that purplish turbo is hot.. man i love this car allready

 

[siko]

The wheels look pretty hot too!

 

[Deleted member 182]

I cannot wait until the official press photos arrive!! If this unbearable waiting doesn't kill me, the photos will!

 

[Zonda]

A high-res pic of the purple one(washed) could stay as my wallpaper for ages! Gorgeous

 

[Alx]

That purple one is really hot, and the wheels look crazy! That is dead sexy!

 

[drronh]

The purple looks like an older Porsche color called "aubergine" (eggplant). I had a 73 911 that color. Not crazy about those wheels though.

 

[Alx]

I personally like the wheels, it looks like manufacturers are going into that direction as far as the style goes. Perfect ex. BMW M6.

 

[Centurion]

At first I didn't like them but now after seeing that pictures I have to say that they are really grown on me.

 

[Lemantech]

http://www.supercars.net/pitlane/pics/2000531b.jpg

http://www.supercars.net/pitlane/pics/2000531c.jpg

http://www.supercars.net/pitlane/pics/2000531d.jpg

 

[Zafiro]

thanks audiforlife, 473hp

 

[LaArtist]

wow damn thnx for that article.. how cool..with such a preview..
cant wait for the offical shots

 

[Centurion]

That is some really nice information. It seem like this car is going to blow all cars off the road and I can't beleive that it even is lighter than the 996TT. The performance figures are fantastic and a Turbo S with a dual clutch tranny will be even faster. Porsche has really showed that the 911 is still the king of the roads.

Although I'm happy I think that many off the new 996 GT2 owner are pretty pist off now becasue now the value of their car is decreasing to ~~110k. Other than that I'm very pleased with this beast. The legend is still alive.

 

[Lemantech]

You are Welcome .... ....I think this is quite close to what the reall TT will be like

 

[LaArtist]

i dont think it gets any closer than that

 

[Carbon]

The 502 lb-ft being limited to 10 seconds in overboost mode is kind of lame. I wonder if this Turbo will be more fragile than the last one in terms of engine modifications or if the VTG and other factors will allow for even more potential output.

 

[Zafiro]

The 502 lb-ft being limited to 10 seconds in overboost mode is kind of lame. I wonder if this Turbo will be more fragile than the last one in terms of engine modifications or if the VTG and other factors will allow for even more potential output.

overboost for a few seconds can be found in Saab 95 Aero as well

 

[martinbo]

The 502 lb-ft being limited to 10 seconds in overboost mode is kind of lame. I wonder if this Turbo will be more fragile than the last one in terms of engine modifications or if the VTG and other factors will allow for even more potential output.

Weellll maybe, but, 680 Nm of torque for 10 seconds sounds pretty good to me, especially considering how long 10 seconds is when driving a 911 Turbo.
620 Nm in normal mode is 996 Turbo S territory so adequate improvement has been made I feel. And of course 353 kW @ 6000 rpm is also just dandy.

Yes indeed, I'm well pleased with the 911 Turbo's numbers.