MOTOR Magazine Australia

PORSCHE 997 911 TURBO

THIS 997 Turbo is the more focused version that came along in September 2009. We chose it primarily because it was designed by Porsche to counter the other two cars here while addressing some shortcomings of the early model.

A new 3.8-litre flat-six, the first entirely new engine for the Turbo in the model’s history, was given direct fuel injection and together with a displacement hike and variable turbine geometry turbos, the revised 911 Turbo made an additional 16kW. Weight was also reduced and the overall result of more power and less mass was a 911 Turbo with a lot

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