ASPIRING to a top-of-the-range Porsche 911 requires an outlay in extra of half 1,000,000 {dollars} however for that pure Porsche rear-wheel drive really feel, there’s all the time the newly launched 911 Carrera T at near half the value – a lazy $280,600 plus on street prices.
Porsche Automobiles Australia (PCA) recognized a gap in its 911 line-up between the entry degree 911 Carrera and the Carrera S and now provides the T with a collection of sought-after options from each fashions at a premium of $21,500 over the previous and a saving of $17,500 on the latter.
Billed as a ‘light-weight’ sportscar, the ‘T’ in its identify stands for touring and, in line with Porsche, “describes fashions that provide a purist driving expertise with exceptionally sporty gear”.
Earlier than choices, the usual 911 T contains a seven-speed handbook gearbox with an eight-speed PDK dual-clutch auto accessible for gratis. The one different current-generation 911s accessible with a handbook are the GTS and hardcore GT3.
Weighing 1470kg, the handbook 911 Carrera T is the lightest sequence 911 with the entry-level engine, in contrast towards a 1505kg 911 Carrera with commonplace eight-speed PDK.
The T’s rear seats might be omitted for additional weight saving, whereas insulation has been diminished to shave but extra mass and to permit extra flat-six exhaust and induction notice into the cabin. Light-weight glass and a light-weight battery to avoid wasting but extra weight.
Customary 10mm-lower adaptive sports activities suspension, torque vectoring with a mechanical rear differential lock promise further dynamic thrills, all of that are options which might be commonplace or elective on the costlier Carrera S and never accessible in any respect on the bottom Carrera.
Moreover, the T comes commonplace with Porsche’s Sport Chrono Bundle and elective rear-axle steering that can also be unavailable on the entry vartiant.
PCA says the brand new 911 Carrera T is “the epitome of purism and exhilarating driving pleasure”.
“You may really feel it on winding mountain and nation roads – and you may hear it too. The sound of the six-cylinder boxer engine is now an much more hanging presence within the inside.”
The brand new 911 Carrera T takes its bi-turbo engine with 283kW of energy and 450Nm of torque from the entry degree 911 Carrera, claimed to be able to accelerating from zero to 100 km/h in 4.5 seconds and on to a V-max of 291 km/h.
Porsche says all of it provides the brand new 911 Carrera T an much more extroverted and dynamic look.
Particular to the T are 20- and 21-inch Titanium Gray Carrera S wheels back and front respectively with 245/35 (entrance) and 305/30 (rear) sized tyres, and constrasting Agate Gray end on the outside mirrors, door logos, rear logos, and trim strips on the rear lid grille.
The windscreen contains a gray high tint whereas the tailpipes of the sports activities exhaust system are in high-gloss black.
Inside, the T comes commonplace with a GT sports activities steering wheel, sports activities exhaust system and Sports activities seats Plus with four-way electrical adjustment.
Ornamental trim in matte black and ornamental inlays in high-gloss black spherical off the T inside.
Aussie spec Carrera Ts get commonplace adaptive LED matrix foremost headlights, auto-dimming mirrors together with rain sensor, electrically folding exterior mirrors, metallic paint, entrance and rear parking sensors, encompass view digital camera system, lane change help, Energy Steering Plus (no-cost choice), adaptive cruise management (no-cost choice), heated GT sport steering wheel, seat heating, keyless entry and begin, tyre restore equipment, Bose encompass sound system and DAB+ digital radio.
An elective Carrera T inside bundle contains seat belts within the contrasting colors Slate Gray or Lizard Inexperienced.
The choice bundle additionally contains ornamental stitching, the 911 emblem embossed within the headrests and on stripes down the seat centres whereas the ground mats additionally supply the emblem and stitching within the contrasting colors of Lizard Inexperienced and Slate Gray as an choice.
Adaptive Sports activities seats Plus with 18-way, electrical adjustment are additionally elective, as are even sportier light-weight full bucket seats that includes suede-like Race-Tex centre panels.
Non-obligatory prolonged leather-based upholstery contains armrests on the door panels and the centre console, together with the higher components of the dashboard and door panel trim.
It’s accessible in 4 strong colors: Black, White, Guards Crimson and Racing Yellow in addition to in 4 metallic finishes: Jet Black, Gentian Blue, Ice Gray (accessible from November) and GT Silver.
Moreover, particular colors are optionally accessible together with Crayon, Ruby Star Neo (accessible from November), Carmine Crimson, Shark Blue and Python Inexperienced.
Porsche additionally provides consumers the choice of utilizing its Paint to Pattern program comprising 110 accessible colors.
