Facelifted Porsche 911 Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S
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Porsche unveiled the facelifed Carrera earlier this month, but now it has facelifted another variant of the 911 family, the Porsche 911 Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S.
Read more about the newly facelifted Carrera 4 series after the jump.
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Like the Carrera and Carrera S, the Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S also gets power output upgrades to its engines, with the Carrera 4’s 3.6 liter boxer engine output increasing by 20hp up to 345 horsepower now, while the Carrera 4S’s 3.8 liter engine gets bumped up by 30 horses to 385 horsepower.
A 6-speed manual is standard, but replacing the Tiptronic S 6-speed auto is the new Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe or PDK double clutch gearbox, which features 7 gear ratios and two clutches for seamless power transfer between ratios.
The 4 in the car’s name stands for 4 wheel drive, and in this new facelift the system has been upgraded from a mechanical-based multiple-plate all-wheel drive clutch to a system derived from the 911 Turbo using an electronically controlled PTM (Porsche Traction Management) system. The rear axle also now has a standard mechanical locking LSD.
Visual modifications include a wider stance than the rear wheel drive Carrera and Carrera S: 1.73 inches wider to be exact. There is also a new reflector bar between the two rear lights, which pays homage to the air-cooled 911s of old.
The front headlamps now have optional dynamic bending lamps which turn in the direction the steering wheel and car is going. Both the front and rear lamps feature LED technology - brakelamps for the rear and daytime driving lights for the front.
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June 26, 2008 @ 7:02 am
Nice.
June 26, 2008 @ 8:36 am
The reflector bar looks like an after-market add-on. In any case, LED lamps are really really nice.
June 26, 2008 @ 9:38 am
Sexy Ogre!
June 26, 2008 @ 10:14 am
Man I love Porsches… they’re so cheek… love the stripe, it’s cute
June 26, 2008 @ 1:26 pm
aiyo, why so many facelift huh???
all Porsches are well-designed, don’t need further facelift lah…..
if really want to make your Posh stand out from the crowd of Beverly Hills (or KL area, haha) then just pay a little bit more to Hamann or TechArt….
June 26, 2008 @ 2:05 pm
wohoho.. those rear lights are sexy!!
June 26, 2008 @ 3:04 pm
when will the 9ff version be coming out?
June 26, 2008 @ 5:40 pm
The goddess of sportscar…Porsche is the best. I love all of’em in the family.
June 26, 2008 @ 8:12 pm
simply fabulous.
June 26, 2008 @ 8:52 pm
awesome car….
June 26, 2008 @ 10:06 pm
I like the new tail lights at first glance but I shall reserve my comments on them until I see one in flesh (what are the chances?)
Why so many facelift? Because each and everyone is an evolution that has been perfected since 1960s. It is exactly this constant evolution that makes porsche the best selling sport car marque in the world (though it has become slightly too common).
Talking about Techart, saw one Avalanche from Techart going along LDP that day. The only thing missing was the Porsche Carrera GT’s front headlights.
June 28, 2008 @ 2:37 pm
Nice…