The Porsche 911 S Targa is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with the powerplant positioned in the rear, and a 2 door targa top body.
It is part of Porsche's G family of cars.
The 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.7 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 173 bhp (175 PS/129 kW) at 5800 rpm and 235 Nm (173 lbft/24 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively. It features dry sump-type lubrication.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1075 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 225 km/h, which is 140 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater targa top | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2271 mm | 89.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1354 mm | 53.3 inches | |
| Length | 4291 mm | 168.9 inches | |
| Width | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Height | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.89 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1075 kg | 2370 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Porsche | ||
| Engine code | 911/93 | ||
| Cylinders | Flat 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.7 litre 2687 cc (163.971 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90 × 70.4 mm
3.54 × 2.77 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.28 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
175 PS (173 bhp) (129 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
235 Nm (173 ft·lb) (24 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
48 kW/litre 65.3 ps/litre 64.4 bhp/litre 1.06 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
87.46 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1099 kPa (159.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 8 | ||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 447.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 163.17 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 120.01 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 160.93 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.33 kg/kW 13.92 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/70 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 282 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 290 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.72 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.43 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 695288 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | G | ||
| RAC rating | 30.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1973 Porsche 911 S Targa (1974) added 2020-07-23. Last modified 2020-07-24. |
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