Porsche unveils facelifted 911 Carrera and Carrera S with new 7-speed twin clutch gearbox
Porsche has just unveiled the facelifted Porsche 911 with a new 7-speed twin clutch gearbox replacing the old 6 speed Tiptronic automatic. We already knew this was coming, as Porsche had patented the Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) gearbox back in the second half of 2006.
All 911 models will get the PDK gearbox. The facelift initially introduces the new Carrera and Carrera S models. The 911 Carrera’s 3.6 liter boxer-6 gets its power upped to 345 horsepower, an increase of 20 horses. The Carrera S also gets a power boost, with its 3.8 liter boxer-6 engine now making 385 horsepower, an increase of 30 horses. These power increases can be attributed to various improvements including the introduction of direct fuel injection.
The Carrera retails for Euro 69,600, and the Carrera Cabriolet goes for Euro 78,000. The Carrera S and Carrera S Cabriolet retails for Euro 78,000 and Euro 88,000 respectively.
More images after the jump.
June 7, 2008 @ 3:27 am
Sofa…yeehaa!!..keke…:p Btw,nice looking unique gear there…
June 7, 2008 @ 4:08 am
best gear stick has to be the one in the new X5…star wars style !
and the best name i ever read is definatly Doppelkupplung
June 7, 2008 @ 8:47 am
Another new 911, but i’ll have the one with the clutch pedal
June 7, 2008 @ 8:51 am
the design and colour look like
just put the women mouth on it and u see it:P
June 7, 2008 @ 10:07 am
Porsche rules…hehe. 最高ï¼
One thing makes me smile about Porsche is no matter how many face lift they execute, the car still maintain its identity and charismatic look through out the centuries.
June 7, 2008 @ 5:51 pm
my fav car…hehehe.. looks cute but more like wolf in sheep clothing.
June 8, 2008 @ 2:38 am
nice…my fav sportscar..the white one looks awesome
June 8, 2008 @ 4:19 pm
i like the white….so cool gear knob…
June 8, 2008 @ 8:14 pm
what facelift?
i can see nothing!..
lazy porsche designer… boring!
June 8, 2008 @ 10:30 pm
call them lazy all u want. but i think porsche is following the principle of ‘when you’re the best, why try harder?’
so far only the GTR is a mild motivation for them to improve…a little.
June 11, 2008 @ 6:44 pm
Walauweh.
June 13, 2008 @ 3:31 pm
This is one impressive car. OK the double clutch is nothing new but have a look at the engine. the Carrera S has a 3.8L engine with 385hp and it is found at a mere 6000rpm!!!
it is not special to have 100hp per litre for NA engine as NA engine tends to rev until 8000+rpm to get that sort of power. but at 6000rpm? that could well be a new record!
Oh also, the car consumes less fuel. Hmm… seems to not make sense, less fuel more power and no turbo. Only the Germans can do this.