The Porsche 911 Carrera 4 is a 2 door coupé style automobile with a rear positioned engine driving through all four wheels.
The 911 Carrera 4 forms part of Porsche's 993 model series.
The power is produced by a dry sumped naturally aspirated engine of 3.6 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 268 bhp (272 PS/200 kW) of power at 6100 rpm, and maximum torque of 330 N·m (243 lb·ft/33.7 kgm) at 5000 rpm. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Having a claimed weight at the kerb of 1420 kg, the Porsche 911 Carrera 4 manages to cover the 0-60 mph sprint in 5 seconds and the quarter mile from rest in 13.7 seconds.
The Porsche 911 Carrera 4 is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 270 km/h or 168 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 7.5/9.2/17.6 l/100km 90 km/h / 120km/h / urban EC 80/1268.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2272 mm | 89.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1444 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Length | 4245 mm | 167.1 inches | |
| Width | 1735 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Height | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 119 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.87 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1420 kg | 3131 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 41.5% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 73.5 litres | 16.2 [19.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Porsche | ||
| Engine code | M64.05 | ||
| Cylinders | Flat 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.6 litre 3600 cc (219.685 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 100 × 76.4 mm
3.94 × 3.01 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.31 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
272 PS (268 bhp) (200 kW) at 6100 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
330 Nm (243 ft·lb) (33.7 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
55.5 kW/litre 75.5 ps/litre 74.4 bhp/litre 1.22 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
91.67 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo DME fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1151.9 kPa (167.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 8 | ||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 600 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 3.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 13.1 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 25.1 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 270 km/h (168 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 191.36 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 140.74 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 188.73 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.11 kg/kW 11.87 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.5/9.2/17.6 l/100km 90 km/h / 120km/h / urban EC 80/1268 | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.5/9.2/17.6 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 13.3/10.9/5.7 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 37.7/30.7/16.1 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 31.4/25.6/13.4 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 ZR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/45 ZR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 304 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 299 mm | ||
| Braked area | 3142 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 32582 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | 993 | ||
| RAC rating | 37.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1994 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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