S/T celebrates 911’s 60th anniversary

DIAMOND anniversaries don’t come alongside that usually, and after they do, you could be certain an acceptable stage of celebration is so as. Which is precisely what Porsche has elected to do in commemorating the 60^th anniversary of its iconic 911 sports activities automobile.

Priced from a staggering $660,500 plus on-road prices – or $382,700 greater than the entry mark to the 911 vary – the Porsche 911 S/T purist particular version will likely be restricted to simply 1963 items worldwide in honour of the mannequin’s beginning 12 months.

At simply 1380kg (kerb), it’s mentioned to be the lightest 911 of the 992 technology and is powered by the Porsche 911 GT3’s stellar 4.0-litre horizontally-opposed six-cylinder engine producing a powerful 386kW when paired with the usual short-ratio guide transmission.

Combining what Porsche says are the strengths of the 911 GTS with its Touring Bundle and the highlights of the 911 GTS RS, the 911 S/T is obtainable optionally with a Heritage Design Bundle the German model says attracts inspiration from the racing model of the 911 S from the late Sixties and early Seventies.

The design of the S/T combines lots of the learnings from Porsche’s motorsport pursuits however with a spotlight purely on public highway enjoyment. It’s mentioned to end in a package deal constructed for optimum driving enjoyment – a lighter driveline guaranteeing heightened response to throttle enter and a taut chassis promising what Porsche says is “significantly dynamic responsiveness”.

Weight discount measures utilized to the bodywork embody using carbon-fibre bolstered plastic (CFRP) within the building of the bonnet, entrance guards, roof pores and skin, doorways, and air intakes. The identical applies to the roll cage, bucket seats, rear axle anti-roll bar and rear shear panel.

Porsche additionally suits the 911 S/T with centre-locking magnesium wheels, ceramic composite brakes, thinner glass, light-weight exhaust system, and a lithium-ion starter battery, all aimed toward shaving valuable kilograms. The omissions of rear-axle steering and “driveline weight financial savings” cuts an extra 40kg from the automobile’s mass.

The 911 S/T is the one 911 of the present technology to mix a double-wishbone front-axle design with a multi-link rear axle with out rear-axle steering. The dampers and management techniques had been tuned accordingly, Porsche says.

A lighter clutch and single-mass flywheel cut back rotating mass by 10.5kg, bettering throttle response and character from the naturally aspirated engine. Porsche says the 911 S/T can speed up from standstill to 100km/h in simply 3.7 seconds and quotes a v-max of 300km/h.

Look carefully on the bonnet of the 911 S/T and also you’ll notice using the unique Porsche crest, the badge additionally utilized to the hub caps, steering wheel, head restraints and key. The cabin of the mannequin additionally options material seat inserts in Basic Cognac with black pinstripes, two-tone semi-aniline leather-based trim in Black/Basic Cognac, and a roof lining in perforated Dinamica.

The non-obligatory $36,760 Heritage Design Bundle provides a Shoreblue Metallic paint end and Ceramica wheel color, and door roundels numbered from 0 to 99 by buyer choice.

In fact, no commemorative version Porsche could be full with out the choice of a chronograph, and the 911 S/T is not any exception. Porsche gives 911 S/T consumers “the chance” to buy a titanium cased Porsche Design WERK 01.240 watch with COSC certification and flyback perform for a tidy $21,041.

A “restricted quantity” of the brand new Porsche 911 S/T can now be ordered in Australia for $660,500 +ORC. For those who’re in any respect , we advise getting in shortly, for even at this worth, the 60^th anniversary particular won’t final lengthy.

2023 Porsche 911 coupe pricing*:

*Pricing excludes on-road prices.