New Porsche 911 unveiled (updated)

UPDATE: Images added of the nw Porsche 911 Carrera S at the Frankfurt Motor Show, 14.09.2011

It has been a long journey but it has finally ended. Porsche has today unveiled the new generation of the 911, the brand’s most iconic model. The new 911 Carrera and Carrera S will make their debut at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show.

After 48 years the model continues to be unmistakably a 911. Its longer wheelbase, further 100mm, and its lower height, the new 911 continues to show its athletic appearance, retaining the typical sports car compact exterior dimensions.

Changes at the front include a wider front which gives more stability on the road to the 911 and the remodeled exterior mirrors which are now placed on the upper edge of the door as an aerodynamic advantage but also as part of the new design line.

The new 911 generation has received an all-new, lightweight body, an intelligent aluminium-steel construction which is responsible for most of the weight reduction, compared to the previous one.

Aerodynamic optimization includes a wider, variably extending rear spoiler enables the new 911 Carrera’s lift to be reduced, while it still features a very good Cd value.

One of the highlights of the new 911 generation has to do with fuel consumption. The new Carrera and Carrera S have brought Porsche’s efficiency to a new level with all versions consuming below 10 litres per 100km. Compared with the previous 911, consumption and emissions have gone down by up to 16 per cent. This has been made possible thanks to the use of technologies such as the auto start/stop system, thermal management, electrical system recuperation and the world’s first seven-speed manual transmission.

Powered by the new 3.4-litre boxer engine and optional PDK the 911 Carrera is able to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.6 seconds, while consumption figures stick at 8.2 litres per 100 kilometres, the equivalent of 194 g/km CO2, becoming the first Porsche below the 200g/km mark.

With a 400hp 3.8 litre boxer engine, the Carrera S witj PDK storms to 100km/h in 4.3 seconds while consuming 8.7l/100km and producing CO2 emissions of 205g/km.

The new 911 will be available for orders on the 1st of September while the first units will make it to the market on the 3rd of December. Prices in Germany are 88,038 euro for the 911 Carrera and 102,436 euro for the 911 Carrera S, including 19 per cent VAT and market-specific equipment.