RUF has upgraded its much-loved Rt 12. Adding an ‘S’ to the end of the badge means a refined biturbo boxer engine producing 685-hp with a maximum torque of 649 lb-ft. Visually the RUF 911 Turbo Rt 12 S gets LED lamps, turn signals, a discreet carbon rear spoiler, air ducts which are integrated in the widened [...]
Besides a sports cars good-looks, it’s the sound that it makes that turns heads when pulling up to a red light. Porsche announced today that its engineers have developed a new sports exhaust system for the latest generation 911. The new exhaust system will be available as an option on new models starting February. At [...]
Ex-racing driver and presenter of the n-tv Motor magazine Klauz Niedzwiedz drove 400 miles on public roads in the new 345-hp Porsche 911 Carrera with Porsche’s PDK (or Porsche-Doppelkupplungsgetriebe) and managed to average a fuel-economy of 35.1 mpg. Who said you couldn’t buy a sports car and get outstanding fuel-economy figures? Niedzwiedz outperformed the combined fuel-economy specified [...]
Our friends at Garage419 recently flew down to Salt Lake City to test drive the 2009 Porsche 911 with PDK or ’Porsche-Doppelkupplung.’ The new PDK double-clutch 7-speed automatic gearbox replaces the Tiptronic S-automatic transmission on all Carrera models. Porsche says PDK improves acceleration and fuel-economy. The Stuttgart company also hit up the Nurburgring to test the PDK [...]
TECHART has announced its new Aerokit I for the 2009 Porsche 911 models giving the cars a more aggressive look. All modification have undergone wind tunnel testing to ensure optimal aerodynamic values. The Aerokit I consists of a new front spoiler that reduces force on the front axel, front air inlets, side sill panels that [...]
