The 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet is a passenger car from Porsche, with all wheel drive, a rear located engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
It forms part of Porsche's 997 family of cars.
It's powered courtesy of a dry sumped naturally aspirated engine of 3.8 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 350 bhp (355 PS/261 kW) of power at 6600 rpm, and maximum torque of 400 N·m (295 lb·ft/40.8 kgm) at 4600 rpm. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
A 6 speed manual 'box delivers the power to the driven wheels.
The Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet weighs a claimed 1560 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed quoted is 288 km/h, which is 179 mph, official fuel consumption is 17.5/8.5/11.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 280.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2350 mm | 92.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1548 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Length | 4427 mm | 174.3 inches | |
| Width | 1852 mm | 72.9 inches | |
| Height | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.88 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1560 kg | 3439 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 64 litres | 14.1 [16.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.04 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.59 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Porsche | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3824 cc (233.355 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 99 × 82.8 mm
3.9 × 3.26 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.2 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 355 PS (350 bhp) (261 kW) at 6600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) at 4600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 68.3 kW/litre 92.8 ps/litre 91.5 bhp/litre 1.5 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
104.6 Nm/litre
1.26 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1314.5 kPa (190.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7300 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 637.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 11.1 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 23.7 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 288 km/h (179 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 227.48 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 167.3 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 224.36 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.98 kg/kW 9.98 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17.5/8.5/11.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 17.5/8.5/11.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.7/11.8/8.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 16.1/33.2/23.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 13.4/27.7/19.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 280.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 11J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 305/30 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 134695 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | 997 | ||
| RAC rating | 36.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet added 2005-11-17. Last modified 2018-10-06. |
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