The door handles are also new and now sit flush with the body when the door is closed for added aerodynamic efficiency. The new headlamps are mounted within visibly wider front fenders with slightly larger wheel houses than before – that on the right continuing to house the fuel filler flap for the front-mounted fuel tank.įurther back, the exterior mirrors continue to be housed on frameless doors, but they have been restyled and enlarged slightly. The 992 designated model also adopts a longer bonnet with more angular leading edges and a more defined indent though its middle section as well as reshaped headlamps featuring a more rounded shape than the elliptical units of the earlier 991 as well as a new LED matrix function. Above the outer cooling ducts, Porsche has fitted new slim-line LED driving lights that, like those of the old model, also double as indicators units. Up front, there is a newly designed bumper with a more prominent splitter element along its leading edge as well as a trio of larger cooling ducts – those mounted outboard featuring three horizontal louvres each to better channel air to the front-mounted radiators.
In a departure from tradition, Porsche has done away with its long-held habit of offering two body structures in differing widths instead it has opted to provide the new 911 with one standard body featuring rear fenders described as being slightly wider than those on the wider body of the old model. Overall, the initial coupe model takes on a more muscular appearance with tauter surfacing and added width to the rear fenders. The 2019 model pictured here in production guise for the very first time is the second to be wholly designed under the guidance of Porsche design boss Michael Mauer, who also oversees the design activities for the whole of the Volkswagen Group.
Stylistically, the new 911 continues the evolutionary theme that has characterized all of its various predecessors since the introduction of the original in 1963. It also receives a revised chassis, which brings rear-wheel steering to both Carrera and Carrera S models for the first time in a move Porsche claims provides it with added agility and improved high-speed stability. Known under the internal codename 992, the new 911 has been extensively re-engineered with a new platform structure featuring a greater amount of aluminium within its rear section forming its base for improved front-to-rear weight distribution. Combined cycle fuel consumption on the superceded European NEDC cycle are also close to the old 911 at 8.9L/100km and 9.0L/100km respectively.
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These times are lowered by a further 0.2 seconds with the inclusion of the optional Sport Chrono Package, which brings launch control, revised gearbox software allowing faster gear shifts and a sport response function for added performance, providing the new 911 Carrera 4S with a 0-100km/h time that is a full 0.6 seconds inside the time of the outgoing 911 Carrera 4 GTS at just 3.4 seconds.ĭespite the claim of improved aerodynamics, top speeds are little changed from the outgoing seventh-generation 911, with the Carrera S put at 308km/h and the heavier Carrera 4S boasting a claimed 306km/h. Together with the revised gearing of the 911’s new dual-clutch gearbox, this results in a 0.4 second reduction in the 0-100km time for both the launch models at 3.7 seconds and 3.6 seconds respectively.
In the new rear-wheel drive 911 Carrera S, which will cost $265,000 (plus on-roads), and four-wheel drive 911 Carrera 4S that will cost $281,100, and will form part of the initial launch line-up, the reworked powerplant delivers 22kW more than before at 331kW.
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The turbocharged 3.0-litre unit, which continues to be mounted in its traditional position at the rear, offers greater power in all its configurations and can be mated to either a standard seven-speed manual or new eight-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. One of the key attractions at this week’s Los Angeles motor show, the new Porsche adopts a revised horizontally opposed six-cylinder petrol engine featuring a new fuel injection process for added combustion efficiency among a number of significant upgrades aimed at increasing its competitiveness against a growing league of two-door rivals. And the German brand has lifted the veil on the eighth-generation of its sports coupe, revealing a familiar shape with predictably evolutionary styling cues together with the lightly altered dimensions and contemporary digital based interior appointments of the much anticipated 2019 model, which is on sale now in coupe guise and planned for Australian delivery during the first half of next year.
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