The Porsche 911 Turbo is a rear wheel drive motor car, with the engine located in the rear, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
Powering the Porsche 911 Turbo is a single overhead camshaft, 3.3 litre turbocharged dry-sumped 6 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 296 bhp (300 PS/221 kW) at 5500 rpm and 412 N·m (304 lb·ft/42 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.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1300 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 260 km/h, which equates to 162 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2272 mm | 89.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1432 mm | 56.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1501 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Length | 4291 mm | 168.9 inches | |
| Width | 1775 mm | 69.9 inches | |
| Height | 1310 mm | 51.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.89 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1300 kg | 2866 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Porsche | ||
| Engine code | 930/60 | ||
| Cylinders | Flat 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.3 litre 3299 cc (201.317 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 97 × 74.4 mm
3.82 × 2.93 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.3 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
300 PS (296 bhp) (221 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
412 Nm (304 ft·lb) (42 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
66.9 kW/litre 91 ps/litre 89.7 bhp/litre 1.47 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
124.89 Nm/litre
1.51 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | light alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1569.4 kPa (227.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 8 | ||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 549.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | KKK turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 260 km/h (162 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 230.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 169.79 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 227.69 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.89 kg/kW 9.84 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | I.TB.W. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TB.STW. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 VR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 VR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.63 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.22 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 183733 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 35.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1977 Porsche 911 Turbo (1979) added 2008-07-27. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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