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991.2 Carrera T v GTS Dilemma Dear Sir, It has been a pleasure reading Total 911 magazine since I found it two years ago. There is so much information on current and previous models. I am from Hong Kong and currently drive a Cayman 981 GTS (PDK), but I wish to get a 911 in the future. After driving the Cayman GTS, I have to admit there is charm in the naturally aspirated engine, particularly the sudden increase in engine roar when it revs over 4,000rpm. For the new generation of 991.2 with the turbocharged engine, would the engine have a different roar after certain revs? My ideal model would be a 911 with NA engine and manual six-speed gearbox. In our region setting it seems impossible to get a…

“You wouldn’t believe how much empirical stuff is still involved despite all the computers. You have to try stuff out,” says GT boss Andreas Preuninger about the new 911 GT3 RS. He’s talking specifically about those NACA ducts that are borrowed from the GT2 RS, saying that the gains they brought were far more significant than they imagined. “The first and most brutal element for track use is they cool the brake better. Secondly, by getting so much good air from the top to the bottom through the body, we can make the air shovels, which are attached to the lower arm, a lot smaller so they’re not slammed in the wind, offering resistance. In normal form they cost us a little bit of downforce, so if you make them…

The production line at Porsche makes for a fascinating place to spend an afternoon. Rarely does anybody get to see the inner workings of how our beloved sports cars are made. Save for a scant selection of press shots over the years, all we really know is the quality of the final product which greets our eyes, ears and hands in showrooms, the occasion marking what is a long and vigorous process for Porsche. That word ‘quality’ is important. For us as consumers, it’s the reason we buy the car, knowing it is superior to its rivals in terms of build quality and performance. For Porsche, synonymous with sports-car construction at the highest level over the last 70 years, it’s keen to protect that quality par excellence. That’s why, although…

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Small parts can often play a significant role in terms of engineering, and that’s certainly true of the side air intake. Like a number of Neunelfer developments this one stemmed from the Turbo models; although earlier iterations hid their sledgehammer performance behind subtle bodywork, the ramping up of power called for additional measures, especially in the area of cooling. The intakes were very much a case of function over form, their appearance on the muscular 930 LE and SE models required to feed cooling air to the engine bay and hard-worked rear brakes. Sited low down, just aft of the doors and with a straked design, they suited the LE/SE’s more flamboyant styling and worked efficiently. Neither power outputs nor performance were going backwards, so those intakes were set to…

Production of 991-generation cars ceases Carrera and Turbo derivatives no longer available to order Porsche has ceased production of almost all 991-generation cars from Zuffenhausen. The move, which was denied by a Porsche press office spokesman but confirmed by multiple other sources within the company, has invited speculation as to whether the factory infrastructure at Werk II is being converted to accommodate hybrid technology and associated new production concepts or whether the space is being used to prepare a larger number of GT cars. The theory for the latter scenario is derived from the fact that in comparison to the 997.2-generation cycle, the 991.2 GT2 RS is late to the fore, leaving just months before Porsche turns its 911 intentions to a new generation dubbed ‘992’. Freeing up the production…

As I press the button situated just to the right of the steering wheel, the roof lowers. In front of me is one of the best coastal roads you’ll find anywhere in the world. The weather is perfect and I’m behind the wheel of a concours-winning 964 Carrera 2 Cabriolet – this will undoubtedly be an epic afternoon. I’ve always been intrigued by the 911 Cabriolet. Is it a proper 911? Can it deliver the same level of driving enjoyment as its tin-top sibling? First, some history. The 911 dates back to the early ‘60s, but the first 911 ragtop, the SC Cabriolet, only rolled off the production line in January 1983. Porsche began testing the market for a possible 911 Cabriolet as late as the Frankfurt International Auto Show…

The man behind Porsche’s first production Turbo, the 930, was Ernst Fuhrmann. His overriding intention was less to introduce a new production model than to go racing: the spur of competition was Porsche’s life blood, and few understood this better than Fuhrmann. FIA rule changes meant that Porsche’s newly acquired turbocharging expertise, brilliantly exemplified by the turbo 917/30’s victories in the 1972-3 CanAm championships, now opened a range of opportunities; the 934 would effectively be a 930 built to the new Group 4 GT regulations. Once the 930 Turbo had been launched the new model was extraordinarily well received despite the prevailing fuel crisis, much to Porsche’s relief. It was apparent by the spring of 1975 that the homologation minimum of 400 units per annum over two years was entirely…

When it comes to fettling cars there’s something very reassuring about the existence of small but very skilled businesses. That’s exactly what we have here, Wrightune consisting of just three people. We were keen to pay them a visit at their premises a short distance from the River Thames in Wallingford, Oxfordshire to see those skills being put to good use and find out what makes the business tick. We’re here to see Chris Wright, son of company founder, Tony, who tells us that the firm’s history is steeped in Porsche motorsport. “Back in the 1970s my dad worked for JW Automotive, building Ford Cosworth DFV engines for the Gulf Mirage cars, and he then spent more than 15 years with Porsche racers, Dage Sport and G-Force Motorsport, where…

Porsche’s VarioRam induction system was designed to improve low- to midrange torque by optimising airflow at different rpms. Introduced on the 993 Carrera RS’s M64/20 engine in 1995, the technology was then rolled out to the standard 993 Carrera range with the introduction of the 1996 M64/21 engine. The previous M64/05 engine made use of a single throttle body and a resonance chamber tuned to make use of Helmholtz resonance (where pressure pulses caused by the opening and closing of the intake valves cause air to be bounced off the walls of the resonance chamber and forced into the combustion chamber). VarioRam adds a second, upper throttle body that flows through to a central plenum. From this central plenum, six vacuum-operated induction runners are mounted. Below 5,000rpm, the ECU electronically…

Power to four or two wheels is a debate that’s gone on for 30 years now. That’s 30 years with the 911, anyway, since the 964 arrived in 1988 when ‘Carrera’ accompanied by a ‘4’ entered the lexicon of Porsche speak. Porsche is celebrating that 30 years of four-wheel drive using that 964 C4’s introduction as a useful line in the sand, snow or any other traction-limiting surface of choice to hang an anniversary off. We all know that Porsche’s four-wheel drive didn’t start with the 964. Indeed, the Lohner-Porsche electric car of 1900 drove all four wheels via hub-mounted electric motors. Then, in 1947, Ferdinand Porsche built the Lohner-Porsche Type 360 Cisitalia Grand Prix racing car, its 12-cylinder supercharged engine able to drive all its wheels via an all-wheel…

History of the 997 GTS Porsche is hardly shy when it comes to celebrating the 911, and it certainly knows how to tempt buyers with something extra special, but how to celebrate the demise of one of the most respected generations of all? The answer was the GTS, and even the quickest perusal of the spec sheet reveals an enticing confection. Tempting enough, in fact, for a manual Coupe with low mileage to set you back in the region of £70,000 today according to Greig Daly from RPM Technik and RSJ’s Darren Street. To put that in perspective the Coupe cost £77,000 at its 2010 launch and, really, prices only ever dipped as low as £50,000 back in 2013. Based on the wider-hipped shell of the Carrera 4S, Porsche added…

With the primer having hardened for a month, the colour coat beckoned. I’d had a few sprays of Platinum Metallic done to the sunroof panel and new front wings, one shade of which was based on a spectrographic analysis of the original paint. Science eventually had to bow before the human eye as the computer mix of Porsche Platinum came out too dark and lifeless, but one choice out of a bewildering selection of Mipa paint chip samples screamed out as ‘the One’. Steffi the SC’s birthdate on her C.O.A. is 15 January 1982, so it was quite the fitting coincidence that her colour coats were applied on 15 January 2018. What a 36th birthday present! Once more, Tyrone Fuller, proprietor of Riviera Autobody, was his usual accommodating self in…

911s in the data file are organised in rows according to release date, beginning with the very first model in 1964. Many models were available in Coupe, Targa and Cabriolet forms, with the option of automatic transmission. Here, data has been provided from the Coupe variants unless stated. All data here has been compiled, where possible, from Porsche’s own figures. General valuations This reflects the general market trend for a model’s used value compared to the previous financial quarter. The review for 2018 Q3 will be July. The review for 2018 Q2 was April. Ratings Each model is rated out of five in ourhalf-star system according to their performance, handling, appearance and desirability.…

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