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News from the Factory
The new 997 GT2
The new 997 series GT2 – the most powerful 911
model ever homologated for road use – is coming to
Porsche Centre Sydney South in March next year.
With 390kW of power at 6,500rpm and 680Nm of
torque between 2,200 and 4,500 rpm from its 3.6
litre twin turbo boxer engine, the third generation GT2
is an astonishing 37kW and 60Nm more powerful than
its 996 GT2 predecessor, allowing it to sprint from
0-100km/h in just 3.7 seconds and reach a top speed
of 329 km/h.
Available exclusively with rear-wheel drive and a
manual six-speed gearbox, the 997 GT2 gains much
of its additional power from the adoption of the
variable turbine geometry (VTG) introduced on the
997 Turbo coupe, while for the first time Porsche’s
engineers have combined the turbocharged engine
with an expansion-type intake manifold.
Using the principle of oscillating air in the intake
manifold during the cooler expansion phase, this new
technology reduces the temperature of the fuel/air
mixture lower than in the 911 Turbo, resulting in a
significant increase in all-round efficiency.
Fuel consumption is reduced by up to 15 per
cent under full load despite the increase in engine
output, while the new GT2 also sets new standards in
terms of emission management and control.
Electronically controlled Porsche Active Suspension
Management (PASM) is part of the GT2 package,
as are 19-inch light-alloy wheels running 235/35
ZR 19 front and 325/30 ZR 19 rear tyres.
Priced from $425,700, the new 911 GT2 will be
in very limited supply. Talk to us now if you are
interested in owning one of the very few of these
fabulous Porsches coming to Australia.
997 Tops 100,000
The 100,000th Type 997 series 911 has been
built by Porsche at its Zuffenhausen, Germany plant
– a little over three years since production of the
sixth-generation 911 began in April 2004.
Never before have so many 911s been built so quickly
since the 911’s debut in 1963.
The milestone car, a Guards Red Carrera S with
manual transmission, has been delivered to a
customer in Frankfurt.
The 911 has remained the quintessential sports car
for the last four decades and in its latest 997 series
iteration will soon spawn its 16th derivative.
Porsche expected to sell around 36,000 911 cars in
its 2006 / 2007 fiscal year which ended on July 31.
Porsche back at Sydney Motor Show
Porsche will return in force to the Sydney Motor Show
from October 11-21 this year with a full range of
current models and a few exciting surprises.
Highlights of the display will be the latest
high-performance 997 Carrera and Turbo models, some
making their first Australian motor show appearance,
while the new Cayenne range will also be seen for the
first time at the Darling Harbour Exhibition &
Convention Centre.
“There will be some very special Porsches on display,
but they will remain a surprise,” said PCSS General
Manager Robert Lee.
Meet the Cayenne S TransSyberia!
This is Porsche’s latest Cayenne, the take-noprisoners
Cayenne S TransSyberia that is taking
part in the 2007 TransSyberia Rallye from
Moscow to the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar
from August 2-17.
Porsche has built a small production run of 25 of
these beasts specifically for the event, which will
take teams from 15 countries 7,100km through
Siberia and even parts of the Gobi Desert.
All are based on the current Cayenne S and are
equipped with all the off-road equipment available
on the Cayenne option list. This includes additional
underbody protection, side ‘rock-rails’ and a
differential lock, while the cars are also fitted with
a Club Sport-style interior incorporating a full roll
cage, sports bucket seats, fire extinguisher system
and two full-size spare wheels mounted vertically in
the luggage area.
All are naturally optioned with Porsche Dynamic
Chassis Control (PDCC) to eliminate body roll almost
entirely on bitumen, while on trickier terrain, the
Cayenne’s’ anti-roll bars can be completely decoupled
for maximum suspension articulation.
The event has attracted a number of high-profile
crews. The Cayenne TransSyberia team from
Germany includes leading rally driver Armin Schwarz;
the French Porsche entry includes three-time
Dakar Rally winner René Metge; Porsche Spain has
enlisted two-time motorcycle world rally champion,
Marc Coma; Porsche Cars North America has
New Zealand rally legend Rod Millen in its squad
and Porsche Cars Australia has installed journalist
David Morley and Technical Manager Paul Watson
in its entry.
Follow the progress of ‘Team Oz’ at
www.porschecars.com.au/transsyberia2007
Briscoe brilliant
Sydney-born Ryan Briscoe, is rapidly establishing
himself as the most successful Australian racing overseas,
recently recording his second outright victory in
succession for the factory-backed Penske Porsche RS
Sydney team in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS).
Together with German co-driver Sascha Maassen,
Briscoe overtook the sister RS Spyder of team mates
Romain Dumas and Timo Bernhard in the closing
stages of round 6 at Lime Rock, Connecticut, setting
the fastest time of the race in the process.
The win enabled Briscoe and Maassen to draw closer
to the lead of the ALMS series at the halfway mark.
The victory followed Briscoe’s equally-stunning drive
in the Utah Grand Prix round 5 in May, when he
drove the final 75 minutes of the race on a single
set of tyres and one tank of fuel to head the more
powerful factory LMP1 Audis to the chequered flag.
Porsche wins 24-Hour race - again!
Porsche has repeated its 2006 victory in
the famous Nürburgring 24 Hour race for
production-based cars when a brand new 911 GT3
RSR entered by the Manthey Racing team took the
chequered flag for the second successive year.
Starting from pole position, the Manthey RSR
dealt with the challenging weather conditions
that eliminated many rivals and finished its debut
outing with no technical problems.
The similar Australia/New Zealand crewed 911
RSR of Queenslanders Tony and Klark Quinn and
New Zealanders Craig Baird and Kevin Bell finished
12th outright after an incident-packed race.
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