Road Test
Porsche 911
Test date 16 July 2006
Price as tested £100,134
For Huge performance/braking ability, grip, usability, comfort
Against Steering lacks feel for a 911, tyre noise, poor range
How much ?
- Price as tested £100,134
- Price as tested £97,840
How fast
- 0-30mph 1.3 sec
- 0-60mph 3.6 sec
- 0-100mph 8 sec
- 0-150mph 19.6 sec
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
3.6 sec
- 0-400m
no data
- 0-1000m
no data
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
2.6 / 3.4
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
2.6 / 3.6 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
3 sec
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
193 mph
- Noise at 70mph
72 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
17.2 mpg
- Test best/worst
26.2 / 7.6
Government figures
- Combined/urban
22.1 / 15 mpg
- CO2 emissions
307 g/km
How big?
- Length
4450 mm
- Width
1852 mm
- Height
1300 mm
- Wheelbase
2350 mm
- Weight
1585 kg
- Fuel tank
67.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 6 cyls Horizontally Opposed , 3600 cc
- Max power 473 bhp at 6000 rpm
- Max torque 457 ft at 1850 rpm
- Specific output 131bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 299bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation R Longitudinal
- Bore/stoke 100.0x76.4 mm
- Compression ratio 9.0:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel Twin Turbo. , Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st 3.82 / 6.1
- 2nd 2.14 / 10.9
- 3rd 1.48 / 15.8
- 4th 1.18 / 19.8
- 5th 0.97 / 24.1
- 6th 0.79 / 29.6
- Final drive 3.33
Suspension
- Front McPherson, spring strut axle with independent suspension on track control arms, longitudinal arms and spring struts, conical stump springs with inner dampers, twin-sleeve gas pressure dampers
- Rear Multi-arm axle, wheels mounted independently on five arms, cylindrical coil springs with coaxial, inner-mounted dampers, actively controlled single-sleeve gas pressure dampers.
Steering
- Type Power assisted rack and pinion
- Lock to lock 2.55
Brakes
- Front 350x34mm ventilated discs
- Rear 350x28mm ventilated discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 8.5J x 19'' Alloy in
- Size rear 11J x 19'' Alloy in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 235/35 R19
- Tyres rear 305/30 R19
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