The Porsche 911 Carrera is a rear wheel drive road car, with its engine placed in the rear, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
Its 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3.2 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 228 bhp (231 PS/170 kW) at 5900 rpm and 284 Nm (209 lbft/29 kgm) at 4800 rpm respectively. It features dry sump-type lubrication.
A 5 speed manual transmission supplies the power to the wheels.
It weighs a claimed 1280 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed quoted is 246 km/h, which is 153 mph.
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