Tuning firm favorite of rich men, Mansory, introduced a new sports program for the Porsche 911 Turbo (997) makes more people turn after the car when they pass along. Swiss stressed exclusively outside of the car, according to them he has the typical nature of racing cars. Besides giving a different appearance of the 911 Turbo, aerodynamic package contributes to greater stability at high speeds. The sport coupe has received a lot of carbon elements, including hood, front bumper lip, side air intakes and rear spoiler. Rims may have a size 20 or 21 inches, they are available for models Cayman and Boxster. The interior is completely in the style of tuning the appearance of the Porsche 911 Turbo, as decorative elements are made of carbon fiber and leather seats can be customized according to personal preferences of the client. Mansory engineers have made improvements in engine performance, and have replaced the exhaust manifold and silencers.
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Even with the advent of the first Porsche 911 in 1963., His car won the fame of one of the most dynamic in the world, and to this day, the German company tries to maintain a model that level. At the Geneva Motor Show, Porsche will show the new 911 Turbo S – the most powerful and rapid modification of the serial model ever produced, which unlike its predecessors it is not in limited series. Other “S” versions of the 911 Turbo are 993 and 996 generations, appeared in 1997 and 2003 by their engine capacities are respectively 424 and 450 h.p. The new Porsche 911 Turbo S is equipped with 3.8-liter V6 engine of the 911 Turbo, but its power was increased by 30 h.p. respectively 530 h.p., while its maximum torque of 650 Nm again. and reaches 700 Nm mode “overboost”. The car accelerates from 0-100 km/h for 3.3 sec and a top speed of 315 kilometers per hour, which is 0.2 sec faster and with 3 kilometers per hour more than 911 Turbo with the PDK gearbox with double clutch. From 0-200 kilometers per hour version “S” for accelerating 10.8sek. as even greater performance, average fuel consumption is unchanged – 11.4l/100km.
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110 years after Ferdinand Porsche himself set up a first hybrid car in the world, Lohner Porsche Semper Vivus, the German company has developed a hybrid model again, in which it will take part in the race the 24 Hours Nurburgring in May. Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid will make its debut to a wide audience of the exhibition in Geneva in March, he was part of the “Porsche Intelligent Performance”, aiming to become racing cars of the Germans even more effective. The car is equipped with 4.0-liter six-cylinder engine with a power 480k.s. and two electric motors, each generating at 81.5 h.p. further. Necessary for their energy is not supplied by the batteries of a flywheel that rotates with 40 000 rev/min and collects kinetic energy from the brakes. From Porsche indicate that this energy can be used both to assist the internal combustion engine, supplying additional 163 ., which is extremely useful in overtaking and reduce fuel consumption.
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Further elaborated by the German tuner TechArt Porsche 911 GT2 improve the record for the fastest lap of the German Sachsenring track. Achievement of the car was 1′31 .94 minutes, which is almost 2 seconds faster than the Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV, with 3sec – From the Nissan GT-R and about 4sek. – From the Porsche 911 Turbo and Audi R8 V10. Elaboration Porsche 911 GT2 GTstreet RS is called and it was delivered even in the summer of 2008. It has a capacity of 700 h.p., which aims to 170 h.p. more than the standard model, as official figures are that accelerates from 0-100 km/h for 3.4sec and develop 350 kilometers per hour. To achieve this power, TechArt engineers have modified turbochargers and replaced cooling and exhaust systems. Also, the machine has received a firm suspension and aerodynamics and optimized through new bodikit. The price of the GTstreet RS in Germany is around 350 000.
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The new generation Porsche Cayenne will make its debut at the exhibition in Geneva in March, but thanks to the British edition of Autocar, became quite known details about the model. The car uses a common platform with the next generation of the Volkswagen Touareg, which must also appear this year. Wheelbase of the new Cayenne is increased by 40 mm, up to 2 895 mm. In comparison with that of his predecessor, having also been increased front and rear wheels to follow, but not how to communicate. The interior of the new Porsche Cayenne is more room for rear passengers, the second row seats can now be moved up to 160 millimeters. forward and back on rails with a slope of 6 degrees. Baggage even increased by as much as 120L. Until 670l. And when folded the rear seats of its volume reached 1 780l. All modifications of the popular German SUV will be on average 10 percent lighter than their predecessors and it provided that they are received by 70 kilograms. more standard equipment. For example, the weight of the Cayenne S will drop by 180 kg, up to 2 065 kg. Porsche engineers have achieved a low weight, using very lightweight materials for the chassis, doors and suspension.
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The tuning of Porsche 911 Turbo, called TR 1000, has managed to develop a speed of 391.7 kilometers per hour during road tests, ATP, carried out on the track Papenburg in Germany. Creator of the car is tuning company 9ff, he was declared officially the fastest Porsche 911. Its future owner will have 25-year friend of Greek millionaire who will pay for the vehicle 130 000 euro. The engine of the 9ff TR 1000 has a capacity of 1 000 h.p and maximal torque reached 1 040 Nm. These characteristics are achieved through significant improvements in high unit and exhaust system. To ensure sufficient stability at high speeds, 9ff engineers have developed for him a special aerodynamic package, powerful braking system, adjustable suspension with aluminum dampers. By 9ff be commended, TR 1000 that accelerates from 0-100 km/h for 3.2 sec, 0-200 kilometers per hour for 8.0 sec, 0-300 kilometers per hour for 16 sec and 0-360 kilometers per hour for 32 ses. Moreover, the tuners say that the car will not be any problem to develop and more than 400 kilometers.
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The top-manager of Porsche, Hans-Jürgen Wöhler responsible for the development of the model range Boxster, has revealed in an interview with the British edition of Autocar, the next generation model will be available with economical engine. Aggregates of the new Boxster is likely to be any new or completely new four-turbine 3-cylinder, in any case he will meet the stringent requirements of the EU’s CO2 emissions released, which will come into force in 2012. According to Wohler, the new Porsche Boxster will have a capacity between 180 and 200 h.p. and discharges its CO2 emissions will be about 180gr/km. The manager believes that if the first generation model was a 2.5-liter engine with a power 200 h.p., the customer should not have anything against the 3-cylinder unit. Note that according to EU requirements by 2012. new cars should emit no more than 120 gr/km CO2 emissions, but this is not true for companies producing less than 300 000 per year.
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The 4-door Porsche Panamera coupe received his consecutive tuning, this time it was the work of the Swiss tuning company FAB Design, popular with its development based on models of concern Daimler. The car has been pretty aggressive external body-kit made of carbon and includes a front apron, hood over the engine, extended wheel arches, side skirts and completely revised rump which gave radically different kind of coding. On the back cover was added and an additional spoiler, optimized aerodynamics. Tuning FAB Design professionals are equipped with the Porsche Panamera sports suspension, they took the car to 20 millimeters. the path a powerful braking system and large wheels, 22 inches in size. 4.8-liter engine of the Panamera has been some improvement, leading to an increase in its power with 200 h.p. to the incredible 700 h.p. up, but by tuning the company did not disclose details of the elaboration of dynamic performance car.
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The German company RUF, which generally deals with car tuning Porsche, recently has undertaken a major development of electric vehicles based on models of this brand. RUF has presented two versions of the electric Porsche 911, one will even come into mass production next year, albeit in a limited edition, and today the Germans have shown and all-electric Cayenne. The car is called Stormster, as it has three copies, which are used for ongoing now in the Copenhagen International conference on climate change. RUF Stormster has much in common with electric 911 Greenster, which debuted in Geneva in March. Both cars use the engine of Siemens, whose power is 367 h.p. It allows the Porsche Cayenne to accelerate from 0-100 km/h for 10 sec and develop a maximum speed of 150 kilometers per hour. Electricity needed by the unit, is supplied by a set of lithium-ion batteries, Li-Tec, allowing traveling at about 200 kilometers. without refueling, which in turn is in contact standard for 8 hours or in a specialized plant for about 5-6 hours.
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The premiere of the new Porsche Cayenne will be held at the exhibition in Geneva in March, but due to site Worldcarfans.com, which published spy photos of the car, we can get a picture of his appearance because of the photos he was at least camouflage. Knew with certainty that the next generation Cayenne will be more compact and will receive improvements in aerodynamics, and these pictures confirm this. According to initial information, the length of the car was reduced by about 40 millimeters, and height – to 20 millimeters even weight has been reduced by removing all unnecessary components. The new Porsche Cayenne will share a common platform with the next generation of the Volkswagen Touareg, the two models, together with the Audi Q7, will be produced at the plant of concern in Slovakia, but the finishing of the Cayenne will be made in the Porsche factory in Leipzig. Engines on the next Cayenne is conjugate two versions of the 4.8-liter V8 (400 and 500 h.p.) and 3.0-liter V6 (300 h.p.), taken from Audi.
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