Preview: The best Porsche Turbo ever?

This car is the Granddaddy of all sports cars. Its the big Kahuna, the King of the Hill, the One. After six generations of impressive 911 Turbos, the latest generation has broken the cover, and by the looks of things it was worth the wait. This latest model, which will debut at the Geneva Motor Show this February, will be the fastest, most powerful to date, and adds another exciting chapter to the fantastic Porsche 911 Turbo history book.

For a Porsche Turbo, the latest 997-type is more understated than over the top. The vast majority of exterior changes take place below the waist and include typical aerodynamic and performance-inspired exchanges. The 997-type 911 Turbo sports a front valance with gaping intakes segmented by LED cornering lamps and offset by tiny projector foglamps. Around the rear, the 911s haunches have swollen up, punctuated by vents and slashed with grates to cool the brakes and feed the charge-air intercooler; nothing conceptually new here. Overall, the car is 0.9 inches wider than the previous generation, a gain present for no other purpose than to provide a manhandling grip of the road, no matter the conditions. And though the trademark Whale Tail from the air-cooled 911 Turbos has diminished in size compared to years prior. No worries as far as aerodynamics though, as the smaller active wing does an even better job at keeping the tail glued to the ground.

Full review here

AlexFX - 3/30/2006 12:50:21 AM

+1 Boost

pick up my bottom jaw.

AlexFX - 3/30/2006 9:20:37 PM

+1 Boost

"Its basically a supercar without the supercar hype."

Exactly what I was thinking. Porsche never advertises or markets their 911, boxster etc. because they sell themselves. So what does Porsche do?? Porsche quietly slips a turbo version of the 911. They've done that for six generations and it has almost always been the "quiet" supercar. Sort of like Mercedes upper end AMG models. Very expensive and damn quick but they they don't get the hype of exotics.