911 Turbo


VIDEO: EVO does 0-100 mph in Porsche's new 911 Turbo... with a Coke and a smile

When the Porsche 997 Turbo first came out and it was discovered that you could get from 0-60 mph in 3.4 seconds in the Tiptronic automatic transmission (which was quicker than the manual gearbox), that was incredible enough. In the updated 997 Turbo with PDK, however, you can apparently get to 100 mph in less than eight seconds with just three fingers on the wheel and a bottle of Coke at your lips. Things coming out of Stuttgart are no longer incredible, they're outrageous. Follow the jump to watch Chris Harris do a bit of drinking and ... Read more →

Pics Aplenty: 9ff Speed9 takes Porsche 911 Turbo Cabrio to the next level Noah Joseph

As we discovered earlier this month, the 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo is one heck of a fast car. The quickest Porsche has ever produced, in fact. So it would take considerable moxie to try and improve ...

9ff speeds into Essen with Speedster-inspired Speed9 Noah Joseph

If you love the spirit of SEMA but tend to lean towards more European tastes, Essen is the show for you. The annual aftermarket show in Germany always brings out an enticing crop of European tuner ...

First Drive: 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo is Stuttgart's quickest car yet Michael Harley

It's faster to 60 mph than a Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 or Ferrari Enzo. Porsche's fastest offerings, including the Carrera GT, GT2 and road-going 911 GT1 "Strassenversion" will only see its LED ...

Improvements to 2010 Porsche 997 Turbo slash ten seconds from 'Ring time Frank Filipponio

With its new-for-2010 direct-injected, 3.8-liter turbocharged flat-six, the upgraded 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo has fired a shot across the bow of the world's supercar armada. Promising better ...

Frankfurt 2009: Porsche Turbo Coupe and Cab take all the cake 3 months ago on Autoblog

2010 Porsche 911 Turbo - Click above for a high-res image gallery The 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo differs from the Six Million Dollar Man in one crucial way; while it's better, faster, stronger, it can also be much, much yellower if you prefer. However, the last thing you want to be is yellow if you ...

Rumormill: Porsche 911 Turbo S coming? 3 months ago on Autoblog

There was a 993 Turbo S. And a 996 Turbo S, too. But so far, we have not seen a Porsche 997 Turbo S. Reason? Dunno, though we imagine that a more powerful turbo would step on the toes (among other parts) of the hard rocking GT2. Especially as the fastest of all 911s "only" makes 40 more horsepower ...

Pics Aplenty: More 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo goodness 4 months ago on Autoblog

We're sure some of you are cool enough to be "friends" with Porsche on Facebook, and if you are, you were treated to a smattering of new photographs of the 2010 Turbo, both in Coupe and Convertible Cabriolet form this morning. Predictably, the images are very beautiful and totally worth ...

Porsche unveils facelifted 2010 911 Turbo packing 500 horsepower 4 months ago on Autoblog

As we've discussed, the current Porsche Turbo is much too slow. Rather than let the aftermarket have all the glory, Porsche has decided to up the Turbo's performance for 2010. But not just in terms of power. Egged on no doubt by the pesky Nissan GT-R, Porsche is performing a complete character ...

Porsche RS Spyder center lock wheels now available for the street 1 year ago on Autoblog

One of the ways that Porsche became the most profitable automaker in the world is by learning how to offer customers a wide range of customization options for their cars... for a premium prices. The latest in its line of performance-oriented parts is a new wheel available for the 911 Turbo. The ...

Hamann Stallion: re-turbocharging the Porsche 911 Turbo 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for our high-res gallery of the Hamann Stallion You wouldn't be mistaken for thinking that the Porsche 911 Turbo was already one of the fastest, best-performing sportscars on the road today. But that's where uber-tuners like Hamann – who've tuned everything from the MINI Cooper to ...

Geneva '08 Preview: TechArt GT Street Cabriolet 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the TechArt GT Street Cabriolet What to do when you want a Porsche 911 Turbo and that wind-in-your-hair experience, but the 480 horsepower that comes stock isn't enough? Well, you dial up TechArt, which has just pulled the wraps off a cabrio version of the ...

Factory aero for your 911 Turbo 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for photo gallery Porsche announced today that a new factory-developed aero kit is available for the 997 Turbo. If you're placing a new car order, adding the kit will tack an additional €4,500 to the bottom line. (Existing Turbo owners can acquire the unpainted, uninstalled kit as ...

More power, less roof: TechArt Turbo Cabriolet 2 years ago on Autoblog

TechArt's performance modifications to Porsche's already-impressive sports cars might seem akin to adding a third warp nacelle to the starship Enterprise for the pure fun of it, but who are we to argue with the results? The supertuner/niche manufacturer has readied its latest creation for debut at ...

2008 Porsche 911 GT2 introduction: The world's best seats 2 years ago on Autoblog

Even with the world-class handling and amazing power of the 2008 Porsche GT2, a relatively mundane component stood out - the seats. Yeah, we didn't expect to come back from Daytona and do an entire post just on seating technology, but yet here it is. Then again, maybe it's OK to be so fascinated by ...

Pinch Us: Autoblog drives the 2008 Porsche GT2 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/offbeat_news/Autoblog_com_drives_the_2008_Porsche_GT2'; It's just before noon on a Thursday morning as I saunter down pit row at Daytona International Speedway and slide into the supportive sport bucket seat of a 2008 Porsche 911 GT2. I fiddle a bit with the seat ...

Lightweight Nissan GT-R V-Spec coming in 2010 2 years ago on Autoblog

Nissan is finally releasing the GT-R fun to the US market next summer, and the Franco-Japanese automaker has no intentions of sticking with only one model. We've heard rumors about a lightweight V-Spec GT-R for a while, and Nissan officials aren't even denying it. Carbon fiber and light-weight ...

Round 1: GT-R vs. 911 Turbo at the 'Ring, advantage GT-R 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to see more shots of the Nissan GT-R p0wn the Porsche We'll start by saying that it's not exactly hearsay, but it's not anywhere near official, either. Take one 997 Porsche Turbo that has lapped the 'Ring in 7:40, practically fast enough to form one of those Stargate SG-1 ...

TechArt releases new shots of the GTstreet 2 years ago on Autoblog

There's nothing really new to report about TechArt's awesome Porsche 911 Turbo-based GTstreet. The good stuff all remains exactly as originally reported in the runup to the Geneva Motor Show. Tucked into the car's rump is a modified 3.6L twin-turbocharged flat six dishing out a reasonably healthy ...

Tunage: Edo Shark 911 Turbo 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for photo gallery Not long ago Edo unveiled its 996 Turbo conversion kit. A couple of months later, and they've realized that that was so ... 996. Now it's time for their 997 Turbo package, called simply, "Shark." Horsepower goes from 480 to 550, and torque gets twisted up to 460 lb-ft ...

Fresh air fun: Porsche 911 Turbo Cabrio promo vid 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for newly-expanded gallery This video we've embedded after the jump would be a lot better if it nixed the music and let the 911 Turbo Cabriolet's 3.6L twin-turbocharged flat six do the talking. Lord knows it's a far more engaging soundtrack than the chillout/electronica we're required ...

Spy Shots: Porsche 911 Turbo cabrio undisguised 2 years ago on Autoblog

With its official introduction just a week away, Britain's Car magazine has snagged photos of the new Porsche 911 Turbo cabriolet sans any disguise whatsoever. The monster ragtop will have all the goodness of its closed-roof sibling, while adding the ability to work on one's tan at (high) speed. ...

Direct-injection, turbo'd motors to reproduce like bunnies 2 years ago on Autoblog

According to the folks at BorgWarner, the number of turbocharged, direct-injection engines will increase four-fold by 2011. In 2006, approximately 500,000 vehicles were equipped with the technological duo, and based on their market projections, over two million such engines will be on the road in ...

TechArt Porsche 911 Turbo to make Essen Motor Show debut 3 years ago on Autoblog

Click to enlarge When we last spoke of the TechArt 911 Turbo, the supertuner was simply showing off their new body kit for Porsche's latest autobahn slayer, as none of their planned performance mods were ready. Well, the other shoe has now dropped, and TechArt now has the engine dishing out muscle ...






Autoblog Podcast #158: 'Twas a couple nights before Christmas...

Chris, Editor Paukert, and Dan send the Podcast off for the Christmas holiday in proper fashion

 
 

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