Innehållsförteckning för No. 140 från Total 911

“It seems 2015 was the year of the turbocharged 996” 996 GT2 There’s a certain synergy between the 996 GT2’s outrageous performance and its market standing in the last year: namely, it’s turbocharged at a relentless rate, with little aids to hold it back. With one of the biggest increases in values from across the 911 range, the 996 GT2 reached six figures soon after our 2015 investment list was released – and it hasn’t slowed down since. Prices are now over £140k – still incredible value for money when you consider a 993 GT2 will set you back over £500k. 993 TURBO 2015 was a remarkable year for the 993 Turbo. 12 months previously, the last air-cooled Turbo was riding on the crest of a wave, with values increasing…

Although the ‘T’ designation was dropped for the start of the G-series model in 1974, the entry-level 2.7 by-and-large carries over that same driving experience as its predecessor. Certainly not a 911 known for its performance credentials, its pace is considered lacklustre unless the rev needle is kept in the last 2,000rpm of the tacho. That, then, can make for a fun driving experience for the committed, but otherwise the 2.7 is more suited to a gentle Sunday drive. Equipment is basic but palatable, the previous ‘squashy’ seats of the F-series cars replaced by new items with built-in headrests and ergonomic bolstering for extra comfort. Previous chrome fittings are also dispelled.…

NICHOLAS PERRY Job title: Silver Classic Car Technician Time at Porsche: 30 years RICHARD SMITHIES Job title: Gold Diagnostic Technician Time at Porsche: 22 years COLIN MOULAND Job title: Workshop Foreman Time at Porsche: 20 years SCOTT GARDNER Job title: Silver Diagnostic Technician Time at Porsche: 10 years There’s just ten minutes of the working day left when we roll onto the premises at Porsche Bournemouth, a convivial, award-winning Centre who claimed the accolade of ‘Best Official Porsche Centre – Sales’ at the 2015 Total 911 Awards. Today, however, we’re not here to speak with the sales department, our business instead concerning Porsche Centre employees responsible for servicing your beloved 911. Though it is the sales team who helps spec and then manage the purchase of your Porsche, the technicians…

993 C2S Want to add the finest Turbo-look Carrera to your stable? Seek out the very best example with our comprehensive buyer’s guide 996 CARRERA TO SCOTLAND Epic roadtrip touring Scotland’s little-known roads in the most underrated 911 KREMER RACING 2.8 RSR UP CLOSE Full story of the championship-winning 1973 2.8 RSR, one of only 49 M491 cars RISE OF THE 911 TARGA Find out why the air-cooled Targa is enjoying a resurgence of popularity…

Total 911’s spies have uncovered the most palpable rendition yet of a 991 GT2 RS in testing. The new turbocharged Rennsport – considered the ultimate of the GT2 line of 911 long-dubbed the ‘widowmaker’, in homage to the model’s historically hefty power and lively driving experience – is expected to be revealed in early 2017. The test mule in our photos, exclusive to the newsstand, gives the clearest indication yet that Porsche are indeed developing a GT2 RS, rumours of which were first intercepted by Total 911 in issue 139. Though at face value the car in question looks like a 991 GT3 RS with minor tweaks, there are several clues that point to this being a boosted Rennsport. From the front, three prominent, larger air vents over the naturally…

April 2016 witnessed the third instalment of the Luftgekühlt Porsche meet in a parking lot in Modernica, California, offering a unique gathering of air-cooled flat sixes arguably not seen anywhere else in the world. Organised by Porsche enthusiast and works driver, Patrick Long, with long-time friend and creative director, Howie Idelson, Luftgekühlt has for the past three years delivered a Porsche event with a more relaxed feel to it, where corporate and commercial deviances go firmly out the window in favour of the true stars of the show – air-cooled 911s. This stripped back, simple gathering of classic cars returned to Los Angeles’ Modernica, with more than 400 air-cooled Porsches in attendance. As well as having a breathtaking array of air-cooled Porsches on display, the event boasted good food and…

Zuffenhausen has seemingly ramped up its push towards greater digitisation and connectivity of its vehicles with the appointment of Thilo Koslowski. Assuming a role in the new area of ‘Digital Mobility’ at Porsche AG, Koslowski – hired from leading technology research and advisory company Gartner Inc – will report directly to Oliver Blume, the Chairman of the Executive Board. The news is of particular interest amid a backdrop of Porsche promising to produce a fully electric sports car by 2020, with the much-publicised Mission E concept, revealed at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, spearheading the company’s marketing strategy. “We are proud to have recruited an established expert in the area of Digital Mobility and new business models in the person of Thilo Koslowski,” says Porsche CEO Oliver Blume. “Digital innovations…

No 991 R concerns Dear Sir, Having been an active participant in the 991 R allocation process in Australia, and having read Lee’s editorial in issue 139, I thought I should add my comments on my own experience. 25 cars have been allocated to Australia after Porsche Australia were originally expecting 12 to 15 cars (consistent with their 997 4.0 RS allocation). I believe Porsche were originally planning on only building 600 cars globally. Porsche Australia have stated they could sell twice, or triple, that allocation and feedback from other markets was also so strong that there was an apparent last minute change of decision to build 991 cars. I am led to believe that is why delivery and build dates are stretching out. I have read in the press…

Roland Kussmaul, you’ve got a lot to answer for! The undeniable talent of one of Porsche’s most esteemed motorsport engineers hasn’t made my job easy today. The sun is fast approaching the horizon and I need to choose which Porsche 911 I’m grabbing the keys to for the drive home. Do I want the 964 Carrera RS or the 993 variant? I know, right. This is the enviable dilemma facing me atop Ditchling Beacon, one of many stunning vantage points in the South Downs, an area of the UK renowned for its natural beauty. However, the vista – bathed in a warm dusk glow – can’t take my mind off the task at hand. This has to be the toughest decision I’ve had to make at Total 911. I mean,…

Throughout the 15-year career of the 356, Porsche had managed to adapt the swing axle rear suspension sprung with torsion bars that Dr Porsche had originally designed for the Beetle. In the early 1950s, the swing rear axle was a conventional configuration used by many manufacturers, Jaguar and Mercedes Benz to name a few. Fine tuning and careful weight distribution ensured that in the case of the 356, the oversteer characteristic of swing axles was kept at bay until very high cornering speeds. Porsche realised, however, that with the 356’s successor a more sophisticated approach would be needed. Zuffenhausen considered a Watts linkage of the type used on its 718 racer, but ultimately decided against this on the grounds of cost and the limited space at the 901’s rear. The…

Essential info LOCATION: Icelandic Coastline COORDINATES: 64.048001 -16.178615 TOTAL LENGTH OF DRIVE: 828 miles POINTS OF INTEREST: Jökulsárlón Glacier lagoon; Seljalandsfoss waterfall; Vatnajökull National Park; Humarhátíð á Höfn (July Lobster Festival); Hallormasstadur Forest FOOD AND ACCOMMODATION: Dirty Burger & Ribs, Reykjavik, www.dbr.is Jökulsárlón café, Glacier Lagoon, www.icelagoon.is Hotel Odinsve, Reykjavik, www.hotelodinsve.is Höfn Inn Guesthouse, Höfn í Hornafirði, www.hofninn.is When we think of ring roads, the mundane dredge and grid-lock of London’s M25, Germany’s A10 Berliner Ring or Los Angeles’ Interstate 405 springs to mind. So, a ring road named as a nation’s most congested could purport to be the worst driving road ever. Iceland’s Hringvegur, though, is a different animal. While Icelandic congestion accounts for little more than seeing another car on the same stretch of tarmac, Route 1 offers…

RPM Technik, home of the revered CSR range of water-cooled 911 tuning, has released first details of its new lower control arms for all 996 and 997 generations. Developed with esteemed chassis experts Eibach, the CSR front lower arms offer a broad range of lateral geometry adjustment and have replaceable ball joints, making them a worthwhile economical enhancement for 996 and 997 owners. “We replace a large number of lower arms, particularly on 996 Carreras. This can be an expensive service item and we have designed it so individual parts of our arm can be replaced, a huge cost saving compared to replacing the whole arm as you do with the Porsche original part,” says RPM’s Technical Director, Ollie Preston. The new lower arms retail from £445 plus VAT and…

“A lot of the car’s specialised parts no longer existed, so many had to be fabricated individually by hand” Porsche Classic, responsible for the maintenance and care of historic 911s more than ten years old, has revealed a 2.5-litre 911 S/T it has comprehensively restored from the factory at Zuffenhausen. The resplendent 2.5 S/T was completed in time for Porsche Classic’s display at the Techno Classica in Essen, Germany, bringing to a close a mammoth two-and-a-half-year rebuild of this iconic race car. The S/T pictured was manufactured in January 1972 for Michael Keyser’s Toad Hall Racing team, which was entered in the 1972 12 Hours of Sebring to be driven by Keyser himself and Jürgen Barth. The pair did not finish due to engine trouble, but the S/T gave a…

1 Porsche sports bag £130 1 If you’re planning a slightly extended summer road trip, this holdall from the Porsche Driver’s Selection is sure to effortlessly carry all of your essentials. Measuring 72 x 33 x 30cm, the sports bag features a myriad of pockets and sections. There’s even a ventilated compartment for housing your dirty laundry meaning your clean goods won’t get soiled. shop2.porsche.com/uk 2 TomTom Start From £99.99 2 While TomTom’s sat-navs offer great features (such as real-time traffic updates), sometimes the fun of a road trip is exploring on your own. But it’s still useful to be guided to your overnight stop off, which is where the TomTom Start range comes in. Available with a four, five or six-inch screen, it is effortlessly easy to use, doing…

What a difference a year makes. In issue 126 we presented you with 30 cars for a variety of budgets that would make for a good investment in 2015. As you’ll find out on page 32, we were right in almost every case as values increased from right across the entire 911 portfolio. If you made the plunge as either a serial Porsche collector or an enthusiast with some spare cash, the chances are your investment has so far served you very well indeed. For 2016, however, the outlook is somewhat different. The market has slowed as values have levelled out, casting a modicum of uncertainty over what is likely to happen next. “Some cars that have overheated may come back down again in value,” says independent specialist Paul Stephens,…

“Impact bumpers were well integrated into the 911 shape and defined the model for the next 15 years” This isn’t the first time a 2.7-litre 911 has appeared within the pages of Total 911 but it thoroughly deserves another airing this issue. Why? Because it marks a rather significant chapter in the development of the Neunelfer – the introduction of the G-Series models. The preceding F-Series had been successful cars for Porsche, not only selling in useful numbers, but also being revered for their delicate styling and impressive performance. It was time for a change though, and the most obvious of those – even to the casual observer – was the adoption of impact bumpers. A legislative requirement, they were well integrated into the 911 shape and defined the model…

Some people swear by coffee; others vouch for less legal means of perking themselves up. Personally, I’ve never had a need for either, however, the automotive industry has – since the 1970s – preferred turbochargers as its means of giving petrol-powered cars a boost, with Porsche using forced induction to good effect on the 911 for over 40 years. From the standard Turbo to the simply crazy GT2s, turbocharging has helped define the performance Neunelfer. More recently, forced induction has found its way onto the 911 Carrera for the first time, dividing Zuffenhausen enthusiasts and causing naturally aspirated aficionados to grab their pitchforks. Despite this, forced induction has more than its fair share of fans, especially in the world of tuned Porsche 911s, where bigger turbines and remapped electronics can…