Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Porsche 911 Turbo (997) in white

Spotted near Eastin Hotel, Damansara
Lucky Singaporean and his girlfriend (I saw them at the petrol station! She was helping him clean his windscreen, haha ... then he used the squigee to clean his .. bonnet!) in a slurpilicious WHITE 911 Turbo!



Wikipedia
The Turbo version of the 997 series featured the same 3.6 L twin-turbocharged engine as the 996 Turbo, but this time it developed 480 PS (353 kW/473bhp) and 620 N·m (460 ft·lbff) of torque.
This was in part due to the 997's VTG (variable turbine geometry), which essentially combines the low-rev boost and quick responses of a small turbocharger with the high-rev power of a larger turbocharger. As well as producing more power and flexibility, the new turbocharger improved fuel consumption over the 996 Turbo.
With these performance upgrades, it accelerates to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.7 seconds (3.4 with the Tiptronic transmission) and reaches a top speed of 310 km/h (193 mph). However, these are official figures and Porsche is notable for being conservative about their power and performance ratings. Motor Trend Magazine has clocked the 997 Turbo's 0–60 mph time in 3.2 seconds with the Tiptronic transmission.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey, always becareful when driving and taking shot at beautiful cars on the road.

Julian Si said...

That's a good point, thanks. I will be careful!