Ford’s Special Vehicle Team (SVT) engineers are taking high performance to a new level with the 2011 Ford Shelby GT500, resulting in a car that has an all-new aluminum-block engine, even better driving dynamics and handling, improved fuel economy and more horsepower than ever.
Porsche will be pumping out an additional 30hp in the newest 911 model dubbed the “911 Turbo S”. The new 2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S will debut at the Geneva auto show next week.
The new Porsche 911 Turbo S features the same goodies that can be had with the current 911 Turbo with the addition of 530hp and 516lb-ft of torque pushing the envelope even further. The Turbo S has an edge over the normal Turbo 911 by consuming the same amount of fuel (26.8 mpg avg.) yet improving performance where the 911 Turbo S can accelerate from 0 to 60 in 3.3 seconds via the PDK 7-speed double-clutch transmission (launch control enabled) and reach a top speed of 195mph. That would make the 911 Turbo S one of the most fuel efficient sports cars for its class.
The Porsche Turbo S will be available as a coupe and cabriolet (convertible) and go on sale in May of this year in European countries and expected to arrive in the U.S. later in 2010.
Press Release
Porsche 911 Turbo S: Even More Dynamic, Top Equipment all Standard
World Debut in Geneva: New Top Model in the 911 Series
Stuttgart. The engineers at Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, have developed a new top-of-the-range sports car for the customer who will only settle for the very best in terms of power, performance and driving dynamics: the 911 Turbo S. The heart of this most exclusive high-performance athlete is of course a six-cylinder boxer boosted by two exhaust gas turbochargers with variable turbine geometry, with an increase in power over the 911 Turbo by 30 to 530 bhp (390 kW). Maximum torque is a most impressive 700 Newton-metres (516 lb-ft). At the same time this new top model comes as standard with all high-tech components available only as options on the “regular” 911 Turbo.
Despite its significant increase in power and dynamic performance, the new 911 Turbo S, at 11.4 litres/100 kilometres (equal to 24.8 mpg imp), does not consume any more fuel than the Porsche 911 Turbo, making it by far the most efficient sports car in its performance class.
The 911 Turbo S comes exclusively with seven-speed Porsche-Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) (Porsche’s Double-Clutch Gearbox) conveying drive power to Porsche Traction Management (PTM) all-wheel drive. Driving safety optimised to an even higher standard is ensured by Dynamic Engine Mounts and Porsche Torque Vectoring (PTV) including a mechanical differential lock on the rear axle. In conjunction with Launch Control on the Sport Chrono Package Turbo likewise featured as standard, 911 Turbo S accelerates from a standstill to 100 km/h in 3.3 seconds and reaches 200 km/h in 10.8 seconds
Top speed is 315 km/h or 195 mph. Extra-light and fading-resistant Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes (PCCB) provide the same outstanding performance in terms of stopping power and controlled application of the brakes.
The supreme level of standard equipment including Dynamic Bending Lights, 19-inch wheels in RS Spyder design with central locking, a three-spoke sports steering wheel with gearshift paddles, adaptive sports seats, cruise control, a CD/DVD changer and exclusive twin-tone leather upholstery in Black/Crema or Black/Titanium Blue additionally underlines the outstanding class and calibre of this first Turbo S in five years.
The new Porsche 911 Turbo S will be at the dealership as both a Coupé and Cabriolet as of May 2010. The German market price of the Turbo S Coupé is Euro 173,241 including 19 per cent value-added tax and local equipment in the market (the Euro base price is Euro 145,400). The Cabriolet retails in the German market at Euro 184.546, again including 19 per cent VAT and local equipment/specifications (base price Euro 154,900).
[source: Porsche]
Rallying, surfing, drifting, and more, all of it set to Oh My God the Suspense music and played in slow motion. It’s Michael Bay flick meets Top Gear turned up to eleven. Thrill or bore? You be the judge.
Actually, no, we’re just going to call it: Boring with the odd moment of gratuitous Thrill. You! You out there! Did you make this? What the hell is wrong with you? Were you raised on soap operas and old episodes of My So-Called Life? Whatever happened to restraint? This thing is almost six minutes long! Life is not one big ball of drama, The O.C. is the world’s most useless television show, and no one cares who Jennifer Aniston is sleeping with! Get off of my lawn internet! Shoo! You don’t get your ball back, and if you keep this up, I’m going to tell your parents you sexually harassed my dog!
(With great Final Cut power comes great responsibility, kids. Use it wisely.)
There’s nothing like a race track full of beat-to-hell hoopties to give you a crash course in Blowed Up Engines 101. The Southern Discomfort race offered plenty of busted blocks, oil pans full of bearing shards, and the like.
The top image shows a fairly standard BMW M20 thrown-rod “after” photo. Above, we see a Toyota 4AGE oil pan with bits of damn near every major engine component in a soup of sparkly iron-fortified oil; when a high-mile engine lets go at 8 grand, you’re lucky the if oil pan catches most of the chunks.
Speaking of oil pans, what do you do when newly liberated rods make their escape through the bottom of your Ford Windsor’s pan? Buy a junkyard short block and patch the pan, of course!
When the race-leading Ford Probe’s engine blew up, it wasn’t just your regular ventilated block. Check out that big crack- broken nearly in half!
There’s nothing like a race track full of beat-to-hell hoopties to give you a crash course in Blowed Up Engines 101. The Southern Discomfort race offered plenty of busted blocks, oil pans full of bearing shards, and the like.
The top image shows a fairly standard BMW M20 thrown-rod “after” photo. Above, we see a Toyota 4AGE oil pan with bits of damn near every major engine component in a soup of sparkly iron-fortified oil; when a high-mile engine lets go at 8 grand, you’re lucky the if oil pan catches most of the chunks.
Speaking of oil pans, what do you do when newly liberated rods make their escape through the bottom of your Ford Windsor’s pan? Buy a junkyard short block and patch the pan, of course!
When the race-leading Ford Probe’s engine blew up, it wasn’t just your regular ventilated block. Check out that big crack- broken nearly in half!
All the hubbub around Audi’s Green Police Super Bowl ad surrounded the Nazi-esque name when, in reality, the “Green Police” are merely fascist for the environment. We wonder how many people will miss the joke.
All the hubbub around Audi’s Green Police Super Bowl ad surrounded the Nazi-esque name when, in reality, the “Green Police” are merely fascist for the environment. We wonder how many people will miss the joke.
As we’ve already reported, the worldwide 2010 Toyota Prius recall is happening. We guess they thought by letting it slip while the Super Bowl was happening we wouldn’t notice. Oh, we noticed.
Seriously, guys, this is not cool. This is an exciting game. I wanted to write more about the Kia furries. As you’ll remember, this is all happening because of a brake delay that occurs under certain situations and, you know, because their drivers don’t know how to drive anymore. [New York Times]
As we’ve already reported, the worldwide 2010 Toyota Prius recall is happening. We guess they thought by letting it slip while the Super Bowl was happening we wouldn’t notice. Oh, we noticed.
Seriously, guys, this is not cool. This is an exciting game. I wanted to write more about the Kia furries. As you’ll remember, this is all happening because of a brake delay that occurs under certain situations and, you know, because their drivers don’t know how to drive anymore. [New York Times]
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