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#2017 PORSCHE 911 ENGINE DRIVER#
Just swipe the door handle upon exit or approach, and the doors automatically lock or unlock.Īs suits a car that insists upon keeping the driver connected to the driving, the farkles and creature comforts are kept to a minumum.
#2017 PORSCHE 911 ENGINE UPGRADE#
There is also an upgrade to the keyless ignition.
#2017 PORSCHE 911 ENGINE MANUAL#
In addition to the automatic and paddleshift modes, the new transmission offers a manual stick shift feature. Inside the cockpit, the new model springs some more surprises. In all the driving modes I had some difficulty staying within the speed limit. Porsche says the 911 Carrera 4S coupe with the PDK transmission and Sport Chrono Package will go from zero to 60 miles per hour in 3.6 seconds – faster than the oh-so-slow 3.9 seconds it took last year’s comparable model. It’s not quite as freaky-fast as the “Insane” button on the Tesla Model S, but it’s very exciting.Īnd the car certainly is quick. Sport + appears to unleash 100% of the Porsche’s power, all at once, in a 20-second burst that adds acceleration and a certain drama to lane changing and passing. Even Normal is sporty, and Sport seemed super-sporty. The four choices are now Normal, Sport, Sport + and Individual, which allows the operator to choose specific levels of power distribution and suspension settings. The turning circumference is very tight, and the steering and handling feel surgically precise, even with an amateur like me behind the wheel. The 2017 sits 10 millimeters lower than its newest ancestor – 20 millimeters lower with the optional Sport Suspension package – and it features optional rear-wheel steering. The new car also features chassis and suspension updates. Paired with Porsche’s justifiably celebrated PDK transmission, and wearing stock Pirelli P-Zero tires, the new 911 stuck to every swerve in Big Tujunga Canyon Road.
In the canyons around Angeles National Forest, the new Carrera carved and cornered splendidly, proving far more car than I am driver. And it does it without requiring much driver input to find or maintain the sweet spot. It does that with none of the “lag” from which some early turbo engines suffered – and which turned a lot of traditionalists away from the newer, power-boosting technology. The new engine comes on strong, from quite low in the power band, and keeps coming on all the way to redline. It also gets 12% better fuel economy, Porsche claims. The new 3.0-liter turbo makes more horsepower and more torque than the old 3.4-liter engine – 420 horses and 368 pound feet of torque, up several percentage points over its predecessor.
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