- Porsche claims that the 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S will hit 60 mph in 2.6 seconds and the quarter-mile in 10.5 seconds and reach a top speed of 205 mph.
- The 3.8-liter flat-six produces 640 horsepower and 590 lb-ft of torque thanks to bigger turbos and an improved air intake system.
- The 992-generation 911 Turbo S will arrive later this year starting at $204,850; the 911 Turbo S cabriolet will start at $217,650.
We’ll get straight to the point. The 992-generation 911 Turbo S will produce 640 horsepower and 590 b-ft of torque, and Porsche claims it’ll reach 60 mph in 2.6 seconds (2.7 seconds for the cabriolet model), blast through the quarter-mile in 10.5 seconds, and hit a top speed of 205 mph. Impressive, right?
But Porsche’s performance claims are frequently modest, so we expect to shed at least a tenth of a second off those numbers in our testing. The 911 Turbo has always been the flagship roadgoing 911, and it always has mind-bending amounts of power and time-warping acceleration. We achieved a 2.7-second run to 60 mph in the old Turbo S, 0.1 second ahead of Porsche’s claim.
These numbers can be achieved thanks to the Turbo S’s enhanced all-wheel-drive system. The transfer case can now send more torque, up to 368 lb-ft, to the front wheels. Oh, and the engine is more powerful, too.
The 992-generation Turbo S makes 60 more horsepower and 37 lb-ft more torque than its predecessor. The 3.8-liter flat-six is equipped with bigger variable turbine geometry (VTG) turbochargers that have electrically adjustable wastegate flaps and piezo injectors. The two symmetrical turbos’ turbine wheels spin in opposite directions and are now 2.2 inches in diameter, up 0.2 inch, and the compressor wheel is now 2.4 inches, up 0.1 inch from the previous model. The result: 640 horsepower and 590 lb-ft of torque.
Like the turbos, the air intake system is larger. In previous 911 Turbos, the air intake was placed in the rear fenders, but now it’s directly behind the engine, which increases the flow rate of the cooling air. There are also four intakes below the rear wing and in the rear side panels, and the air filters take the old intake’s place in the rear fenders.
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There are two new factory options on the 992 Turbo S: Porsche’s Active Suspension Management sport suspension and a sport exhaust. The sport suspension system lowers the Turbo’s ride height by 0.4 inch, and the sport exhaust has oval tailpipes and adjustable exhaust flaps. Standard equipment includes Porsche dynamic chassis control, rear-axle steering, and ceramic composite brakes, now with 10-piston front calipers and 420mm front rotors.
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The 2021 911 Turbo S, at 72.4 inches wide in front, is 1.8 inches wider than the 991-generation Turbo S—”to further enhance driving dynamics,” says a Porsche spokesman (it’s 0.8 inch wider in back, at 74.8 inches)—and has standard LED headlights with dark surrounds. There are now adaptive cooling air flaps at the front, and the rear wing is larger and provides 15 percent more downforce. The new 911 also gets staggered-width center lock wheels that 20 inches in the front, wrapped in 255/35 tires, and 21 inches in the rear, wrapped in 315/30 tires.
The Turbo S’s full leather cabin features carbon-fiber trim with light silver accents and 18-way adjustable sport seats plus with 930 Turbo–inspired stitching patterns. All Turbos come standard with a 10.9-inch center touchscreen, a GT sport steering wheel, Porsche’s Sport Chrono package, and a Bose surround-sound system.
The 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S starts at $204,850, with the 911 Turbo S cabriolet starting at $217,650. Both models will be available for order soon and will arrive at dealerships late this year.
Source: Motor - aranddriver.com
