New Porsche 911 Carrera T: for the purists

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Germain Goyer

Monday, 23 October 2017 15:24

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Nostalgia sells and that Porsche is aware of this. With the 911 Carrera T Porsche back in 1968. Grosso modo, this was a lighter version of the 911 regular.

To increase performance, there are two options open to us : increase power or decrease weight.

Beware, the T, in
Porsche does not mean “turbo”, but rather “tourism”.

Porsche 911 T 2018

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In a few words, the 911 T is distinguished from the 911 that we all know thanks to shorter gearing for its manual transmission and the differential with mechanical lock.

A little picture of Lotus that emphasizes this technique,
Porsche has wanted to lighten his 911. Everything has literally been optimized in order to decrease the number when she gets on the scale. Side and rear windows are made of lightweight glass. As for the handles of internal doors, they have been swapped out for simple straps. In regards to the rear seats, they said goodbye. It also offers the possibility to remove the infotainment system PCM.

Porsche 911T 1968

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All these efforts have led to a reduction of twenty kilograms of his total body weight. Considering that the 911 is already a car that you can qualify as optimized, one cannot emphasise this work. We are looking forward to driving it to compare it to the 911 regular.

Under the back cover, we find the six-cylinder flat-twin-turbo which develops an output of 370-horsepower and 331 pound-feet of torque.

The first copies will be delivered as soon as the first month of the year 2018. With a retail price of 116 500$, it is a little less expensive than the Carrera S.

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Porsche 911 T 2018

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