Motor Australia – September 2019

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WHILE THE EIGHTH generation

Porsche 911 Carrera S hasbeen

public knowledge for sometime,

details on the base Carreraand

Cabriolet remained guarded

secrets... until now.

Porsche has finally revealedhow

much its base 911s will cost,howfast

they’ll go and what they look like,

gifting the sportscar world a new

benchmark to measure itself against.

The 911 Carrera Coupe starts

from $229,500 in Australia, with the

Cabriolet costing an extra chunk

for $251,000. Or a $3050 and

$3500 increase, respectively, on the

previous generation’s PDK-equipped

base models.

For that, customers get plenty

as standard, including lane change

assist, 14-way heated seats, a BOSE

sound system, and metallic paint.

Mechanically it is very similar to

both its predecessor and the more

powerful Carrera S that’s already

beenrevealed,poweredbya 3.0-litre

twin-turboflat-sixproducing283kW

and450Nm.

That’s48kW/80Nmlessthanthe

CarreraS but11kWmorethanthe

previousbaseCarrera.Acceleration

from0-100km/his claimedtotake

4.2secfortheCoupe,or4.0secwhen

optioned with Sport Chrono, while top

speed is 293km/h.

Braking is provided by 330mm discs

and four-piston calipers at both ends,

while the wheels are an inch smaller

than on the S, measuring 19s on the

front and 20s at the rear wrapped in

235/40 and 295/35 tyres respectively.

An eight-speed dual-clutch is

currently the only available transmission,

but we’d expect a seven-speed manual

to appear at a later date.

Like its more powerful sibling, the

992 Carrera uses the widebody shell

which allows for expanded tracks

and a larger footprint on the road.

Despite its extra size an increase in the

amountofaluminiumandhigh-strength

steelmakesthebodylighterthanits

predecessor,thoughweighthascrept

upto1505kgwhenempty.

Thebiggestalterationshavetaken

placeinside,wherethebaseCarrera

apestheS byadoptinga brandnew

interiordesignwithsubstantially

upgraded connectivity, a 10.9-inch

touchscreen display and a pair of digital

displaysthatflanktheiconiccentral

analoguetachometer.

Thenew 911 Carrerais availableto

orderlocallynow,with

deliveriesexpectedto

commencein

Q4this

year.

BELOW

Drop-toptakestwo

tenthslongerin the

0-100km/hstakes

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992’S TICKET

TO ENTRY

PORSCHE reveals base 992 911 Carrera. It’s very fast

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