996 turbo s

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911nutter

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1,916 posts

252 months

Thursday 20th May 2004
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can anyone help me out... there's a bet on at work regarding the existence or not of a 996 turbo s.... does such a beast exist / going into production?

answers on a postcard please!

dazren

22,612 posts

262 months

Thursday 20th May 2004
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Not that I am aware of. Although some people in the US refer to the 996 turbo with the X50 power upgrade as the Turbo S, although this is not a factory designation.

DAZ

john m

38 posts

244 months

Thursday 20th May 2004
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There is. 450 bhp finale model.

911nutter

Original Poster:

1,916 posts

252 months

Thursday 20th May 2004
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need clarification please... there's a wedge on this...

dazren

22,612 posts

262 months

Thursday 20th May 2004
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john m said:
There is. 450 bhp finale model.

Any idea when? I would have hoped to see an increase in BHP to carry the title Turbo S (maybe the same output as a GT2 ). I mean the 993 Turbo S had 450bhp 6/7 years ago.

DAZ

dragstar

3,924 posts

251 months

Thursday 20th May 2004
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there is a Turbo s (i saw it in "nuts" magazine )

It is 450bhp and there is a convertible version.

grab yours indeed.

911nutter

Original Poster:

1,916 posts

252 months

Thursday 20th May 2004
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they say 450 bhp and standard pccb. sounds like a cross between a gt2 and and x50 to me. still can;t verify for definite though...

john m

38 posts

244 months

Thursday 20th May 2004
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September.

beaver

961 posts

285 months

Thursday 20th May 2004
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Porsche extends its range of models
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is extending its product range to include the 911 Turbo S. The new model will be available at Porsche dealers around the globe from August 2004, as a coupé and as a convertible. At 5,700 revolutions per minute, it has an output of 331 kW (450 PS). This is 30 PS more than the output of the 911 Turbo. The basic price is EUR 122,500 for the Turbo S Coupé or EUR 131,100 for the Turbo S Convertible. In Germany, the coupé will be available at a price of EUR 142,248 (including VAT and country-specific requirements). The convertible will cost EUR 152,224.

Thanks to the use of larger turbochargers and a further improved intercooler, as well as a revision of the engine electronics, the Porsche 911 Turbo S realises torque of a handsome 620 Newton metres, which is available between 3,500 and 4,500 revolutions. It reaches its maximum speed at 307 km/h. The Turbo S with manual transmission (coupé) sprints from zero to 200 km/h in 13.6 seconds. This is another 0.8 seconds faster than the 911 Turbo.

Another characteristic of the Turbo S is the standard Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB). It sports punched and internally ventilated ceramic brake discs with a diameter of 350 millimetres at the front and back (911 Turbo: 330 millimetre steel brake discs with a diameter of 350 millimetres front and back) and six-piston monobloc fixed callipers at the front (911 Turbo: four-piston).

In addition to the Turbo S logo on the boot lid and on door mouldings and centre console, this vehicle can be identified by its 18-inch wheels in “GT silver metallic”. The hubcaps sport a coloured Porsche crest. The extended standard features include cruise control, a six CD changer system and the green tinted band at the top of the windscreen. For this new model the special colour, dark olive metallic, can be ordered at no extra charge.

When looking at the dashboard, the driver’s eye immediately notices not only the aluminium-coloured dial faces but also the “Turbo S” logo on the rev counter. If buyers decide in favour of natural leather, this material is specially embossed on the middle strips of the seats, the steering wheel rim (where it is handled), the shift lever and the hand brake lever.

clubsport

7,260 posts

259 months

Thursday 20th May 2004
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dragstar said:
there is a Turbo s (i saw it in "nuts" magazine )

It is 450bhp and there is a convertible version.

grab yours indeed.


Fantastic....why do i bother with 911 & pork world,purely pork etc....when Nuts is getting all the scoops

pdV6

16,442 posts

262 months

Thursday 20th May 2004
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beaver said:
Another characteristic of the Turbo S is the standard Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB).

So that'll be on the "delete" options list, then?

dazren

22,612 posts

262 months

Thursday 20th May 2004
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clubsport said:
Fantastic....why do i bother with 911 & pork world,purely pork etc....when Nuts is getting all the scoops

Totally agree. Still I am pretty sure I have worked out why the local OPC saleman didn't give me a call about trading in for an "S".

DAZ

iguana

7,044 posts

261 months

Thursday 20th May 2004
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clubsport said:

dragstar said:
there is a Turbo s (i saw it in "nuts" magazine )

It is 450bhp and there is a convertible version.

grab yours indeed.



Fantastic....why do i bother with 911 & pork world,purely pork etc....when Nuts is getting all the scoops


Surely GT purile is about as correct with its facts as a quailty automotive journal like Nuts anyway... they did a test a while back of a Turbo S, only it was an X50 996T.....

Jay-Aim

598 posts

242 months

Thursday 20th May 2004
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rico

7,916 posts

256 months

Friday 21st May 2004
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Voila. Photographic Proof

996 turbo S = 996ttx50 with another badge and PCCB (ceramic brakes) as standard.