Official Pricing For The New Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet

Dr.Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, Germany, will be sending the new 911 Turbo Cabriolet to the starting line on September 8. The 20-year tradition within the 911 Series of the 911 Turbo with a classic soft top is continued with this open, top model.

Firstly, the open 2+2 seater offers the driving performance of a high-performance sports car while still providing convertible driving pleasure. Secondly, compared to the competition the 911 Turbo Cabriolet is economical in its fuel consumption, thanks to its deliberate design, outstanding aerodynamics and advanced engine technology

As with the 911 Turbo Coupé, the Cabriolet will also be powered by a 3.6 liter six-cylinder ‘boxer’ engine with biturbo turbocharging and Variable Turbine Geometry (VTG). The powerplant already generates 480 hp (353 kW) and 620 Nm of torque at 1950 rpm. With the new, optional “Sport Chrono Turbo Package”, which includes an overboost function, up to 680 Nm is even intermittently possible.

The manual transmission version can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just four seconds. With Tiptronic S the time can be cut to 3.8 seconds. Both versions can reach speeds of up to 310 km/h. Fuel consumption for the 911 Turbo Cabriolet is 12.9 liters per 100 kilometers – an exemplary value in the competitive environment.

In spite of the convertible-specific reinforcement of the chassis and automatic and the extendable rollover protection behind the rear seats, the open version of the 911 Turbo only weighs 70 kilos more than the Coupé. The light, three-layer soft top, which can completely automatically be opened or closed in roughly 20 seconds, enables a low balance point.

Together with the running gear that is tuned to convertible-specific needs, which includes the active suspension system Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) as standard equipment, the new 911 Turbo Cabriolet offers the sporting driving performance typical for a Porsche 911 as well as extremely high driving safety together with appealing driving characteristics. The driving stability control Porsche Stability Management (PSM) and the managed all-wheel drive Porsche Traction Management (PTM) also contribute to its uncommon performance. The system with an electronically controlled multi-plate clutch can, according to the requirements, alternatively shift the drive output from the engine between the front and rear axles, and – with shift intervals of a maximum of 100 milliseconds – quicker than the reaction of the engine to load changes.

With a drag coefficient of Cw=0.31, the 911 Turbo Cabriolet travels at the level of the coupé models. Together with the rear spoiler, which automatically extends at speeds from 120 km/h – extending 30 mm further than with the Coupé, the vehicle is the only standard series convertible that generates negative lift at the rear axle. Along with its passive safety systems, including six airbags as standard equipment and the comprehensive rollover protection system – with steel tubing integrated into the windshield frame and an extendable rollover protection behind the rear seats – the 911 Turbo Cabriolet also fulfils all legal requirements for passive safety applicable in the worldwide sales markets. Furthermore, it is equipped with one the most high-performance brake systems. The six-cylinder fixed-brake caliper up front stems from the Porsche Carrera GT. Upon request, the race-proven and light Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB) ceramic brake system is also available for the 911 Turbo Cabriolet.

Also included in the extensive standard series equipment of the 911 Turbo Cabriolet are Bi-Xenon headlights, 19 inch forged wheels with two-tone appearance, an air conditioner, the wind deflector, the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) – with the navigation module and 5.8 inch color monitor and the Bose Surround Sound System, among other things. The basic price in euro for the Turbo Cabriolet is EUR 126,600. In Germany the price is EUR 150,862 (including VAT and country-specific requirements).

Agent63 - 5/7/2007 8:06:39 PM

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Beautiful car. I still think a 911 turbo is a very toned down and understated super car. Sure the 911 it is based off of is for more main stream consumers but the price of a 911 turbo is much higher than starting 911.

A car like this looks well beside a Ferrari F430 and a Gallardo. No respect lost riding along with these two supercar cousins from Italy.

S4cabriofoxone - 5/7/2007 8:19:18 PM

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It will probably be about $132K US, becuase the coupe is $122K. That's too much for me, especially with options... if I want a 911, I have to "settle" with the C4S! Tear )-:

LOL just kidding. Any 911 would be awesome.

Agent63 - 5/9/2007 2:14:16 AM

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Why de-boost him? he's right. Any 911 would be awesome. The amount of horsepower it has and having the engine mounted right in the rear end of the car it's a tough challenge to make a car do the numbers they do. Porsche has been an engineering marvel in this aspect. Power to weight ratio is awesome.

I believe the standard Carerra has less than 250hp and still does a 4.8 0-60. That's impressive.

MunichRob - 5/7/2007 9:44:51 PM

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I don't no, I've never been a fan of any 911 cabriolet (I'm lured by coupes), they resemble the Boxster to much for one, secondly they loose a lot in the style department without the fixed roof, & obviously the coupe has the edge on the performance side of the equation.

Not to mention if you throw AWD on top of that, you would further more be watering down the cars overall aggressiveness with hundreds of extra pounds.

As far as I'm concerned, that's something to shed a tear over.

S4cabriofoxone - 5/7/2007 11:42:51 PM

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I disagree. I've never met a 997 I didn't love, and the Cabriolet offers fantastic summer driving. The fact that it's a convertible takes nothing away from the style of the car- it's all Porsche, and it's beautiful. In person, it's just so much better than in pictures.

Not only that, but Porsche is a master of disguising the extra weight in convertibles. Drive a coupe and a Cabriolet back-to-back, and you'd be hard-pressed to notice a significant difference between how they drive.

You could say I'm biased, because I want my next car to be a C4S Cabrio. It would be hard for me to back to a coupe or sedan after having the S4 Cabriolet.

S4cabriofoxone - 5/7/2007 11:43:28 PM

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"It would be hard for me to *GO* back to a coupe or sedan..."

I'm tired.