This automobile has a 3 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine delivering power to the rear wheels.
The 924 Carrera GT forms part of Porsche's 937 family of cars.
Its engine is a turbocharged petrol, 2 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 207 bhp (210 PS/154 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 280 N·m (207 lb·ft/28.6 kgm) at 3500 rpm. It features dry sump-type lubrication.
Power is transferred to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The stated kerb weight is 1179 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 241 km/h or 150 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2403 mm | 94.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Length | 4323 mm | 170.2 inches | |
| Width | 1727 mm | 68 inches | |
| Height | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1179 kg | 2599 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 84.1 litres | 18.5 [22.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.34 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.82 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.62 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | M 31/50 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1984 cc (121.071 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86.5 × 84.4 mm
3.41 × 3.32 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.02 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
210 PS (207 bhp) (154 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
280 Nm (207 ft·lb) (28.6 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
77.8 kW/litre 105.8 ps/litre 104.3 bhp/litre 1.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
141.13 Nm/litre
1.71 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; light alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1773.5 kPa (257.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 KKK turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 17 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 241 km/h (150 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 178.01 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 130.92 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 175.57 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.64 kg/kW 12.76 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.TB.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/60 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/60 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 283 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 289 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.13 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 23089 | ||
| Production total | 406 | ||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | 937 | ||
| RAC rating | 18.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Porsche 924 Carrera GT added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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