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Porsche 911 Targa (991) Sketches Leak

HISTORY

In 1967, Porsche introduced a convertible variant of the 911. However, they feared the NHTSA would ban convertibles in a place where demand was high, the US. The clever chums at Porsche took it seriously which resulted in the engineers having to think of a new way to go about things. Porsche engineers decided to create a roof which offered a removable center and rear window but retained the steel cover over a roll bar in the center. This idea would soon to be called the 911 ‘Targa’.

Porsche has decided to give the 991 Porsche Targa a greenlight for 2014, but this time, it won’t be dropped at last minute as Porsche has promised to its purists that it’s coming back, for good. The Targa top will be somewhat reminiscent of the 67′ Targa, this will include a brushed aluminium finish for the roll bar and black fabric-covered removable panels.

PERFORMANCE

The 991 Porsche 911 Targa will be offered with a 3.4-liter flat-six engine which produces 350hp and a 3.8-liter flat-6 which produces about 400hp in the 4S variant of the Targa, somewhat similar to the 991 Carrera 4 and 4S powertrains. These engines will be bolted directly to a 7-speed PDK transmission which will drive all four wheels.

TARGA 4

2014 release

3.4-liter flat-six engine

390 Nm, 350 hp

283 km/h (175 mph)

0-62 4.7 sec

7-speed double clutch transmission (Porsche Doppelkupplung - PDK)

TARGA 4S

2014 release

3.8-liter flat-six engine

440 Nm, 400 hp

297 km/h (184 mph)

0-62 4.3 sec

7-speed double clutch transmission (Porsche Doppelkupplung - PDK)

TECHNOLOGY

Obviously, in this day and age, which human in this world has the time to pull over, remove the panels and stow them somewhere, hmm? Well, Porsche are definitely aware of that as the technical patents reveal that the Targa will electronically operate at a touch of a button, a bit like a conventional cabriolet.

It appears that the rear upper panel and the windshield will move upwards and backwards while the center of the rollover bar lifts vertically out of the way. The rest will be levered backwards and contained in a space under the windshield.

RELEASE INFO

The 991 Porsche 911 Targa is expected to debut at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. Prices are unconfirmed as of now, but expected to be around the £85,000 mark.

Porsche 991 GT3 Cup Action!

This is the brand new 2014 Porsche 991 GT3 CUP in action at Monza racetrack, just listen to that sound and shifting! Watch how fast it can go even in bad track conditions!
Truth is though , behind the wheel of car number 88 is the most successful driver in WRC history, having won the world championship a record nine times in a row, the famous and French driver; Sebastien Loeb!

TECHNOLOGY AND CONCEPT
The new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is based on the 911 series production model – a pure-bred sports car that offers an exceptional level of power and yet our engineers were able to raise it even further. How? By fighting hard for every kilogramme saved and every kilowatt added. Thanks to the weight-optimised modular racing exhaust system, the 3.8-litre flat-six engine of the new 911 GT3 Cup now produces 338 kW (460 hp). The power of the engine is transmitted to the rear axle by a racing clutch and a newly developed Porsche six-speed sequential gearbox with mechanical slip differential. The electropneumatic paddle shift system makes gear changes even faster and more efficient.

The 911 GT3 Cup is also quicker to decelerate. Fit for endurance the newly developed race brake system performs impressively and will impress rival drivers, who can now be overtaken under braking even more frequently. The stability needed is provided by the extended wheelbase – 100 mm longer than that of the predecessor – as well as the optimised chassis. [source]

Porsche 991 Turbo Unleashed

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The Porsche 911 has been with us for decades now, but just rewind 40 years back when Porsche unveiled the first 911 Turbo at the Frankfurt Auto Show. Did the Porsche superiors ever wonder what the 911 Turbo would be like 7 generations later?

With the new 991 model, the Turbo evolves into a wider more muscular car. Slighly raised and curved hips give the new Turbo a sexy look while in the back we see a clean design with with big airvents, hinting at the 918 concept design. For loyal Wild Speed followers and readers however, the 991 Turbo’s looks shouldn’t have been too much of a suprise.

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More Powerful, yet more fuel efficient…

The all-new 911 Turbo boasts outrageously insane performance numbers. We’re talking 514 bhp for the Turbo and 552 bhp for the Turbo S, all from a new twin-turbocharged 3.8-litre flat-six petrol engine that’s more powerful, yet more fuel-efficient, than the 997’s engine.

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So, you must be wondering what handles all of that fearful power, well what else but Porsche’s very own seven-speed PDK transmission. Porsche has opted for the PDK to be available in the 911 Turbo simply because it increases fuel efficiency and boosts performance by seamless gear changes. On the note of seamless gear shifts, the 911 Turbo’s acceleration is sublime, Porsche say the 911 Turbo can hit 62mph from naught in just 3.2 seconds and 3.1 seconds for the Turbo S. Keep your foot down enough and you’ll be hitting 197 mph.

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The handling will be the golden question. Porsche has developed a four-wheel-drive system that features an electronically controlled and activated multi-plate clutch. The rear wheels can steer too for extra handling capabilities. The Turbo S will also feature an active suspension system, active engine mounts and carbon-ceramic brakes, pushing the 911 Turbo to its extreme.

However, something very new has arrived on the 911 Turbo; Start/Stop. Yes, we all know what you’re thinking, ‘why?’. Well, a system like this seems awkward in a Porsche, but every manufacturer has to keep to very strict new emmission rules, meaning the Stuttgart engineers had to scour through a plethora of ways to increase fuel efficiency. And since you can turn the start/stop function off, it’s just a way to slightly get around the strict rules. The upside from all of this is that the 911 Turbo, unlike its predecessor, can achieve up to an EU combined fuel of 29.1 MPG, an improvement of about 16%.

The new Porsche 911 Turbo costs £118,349 for the standard model and £140,852 for the Turbo S. First customer deliveries will be in September.

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