The business case for a Porsche supercar to be placed above the 911 but below the 918 Spyder is being considered by the company according to reports from Autocar. The model would appear in the same price range as cars such as the Ferrari 458 Italia and http://www.eurocarblog.com/tag/mclaren+mp4-12c, given Porsche a true competitor in the supercar segment.

Autocar cites a “recent interview” (in an unnamed publication) in which Mathias Muller says that in extending the Porsche range they are looking at a vehicle to sit above the 911. It would become a regular Porsche supercar and not a special or limited edition model. This would mean the Porsche 911 Turbo would no longer be the company’s standard, road-going top model.

The new Porsche supercar is beyond just the drawing board stage but no real business case has been made. Both the design and economic elements of the equation still need to be evaluated. To keep the supercar in competition with recent Ferrari, Lamborghini and McLaren models, a new carbon fibre-reinforced plastic chassis will be considered to keep weight down.

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The Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid model will be one expensive piece of Porsche kit and is expected to cost €645,000, taxes excluded. The 918 Spyder is expect for a 2013 market delivery date and each model is being built on a pre-order basis, meaning customers will have to line up early and get their deposits in with each model pre-destined to a lucky owner.

The 918 Spyder final production version hasn’t been developed so far, but it is likely to be similar to the concept. The mechanics are nothing short of impressive, with a V8 hybrid engine, two electric motors with plug-in hybrid system and a recharge time of just three hours. It can run on electric power alone for a range of about 25 km.

But beyond the environmental stuff is the fact that Porsche is building genuine hybrid supercars. The 918 Spyder will have 500 hp off the traditional engine alone, plus another 218 hp provided by the electric motors. So far Porsche has releaseed a top speed of 320 km/hr and a sprint to 100 km/hr of just 3.2 seconds. Official fuel consumption and CO2 emissions haven’t been released, but we gather it will be about 3 l/100 km for the former, and 70 g/km for the latter.

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The first of the McLaren MP4-12C video challenges has emerged in this drag race against the Ferrari 458 Italia and the Porsche 911 Turbo. The challenge takes place at the Portimao track and was organised by McLaren - clearly confident of the results of its new weapon. The MP4-12C has a declared sprint time of 3.3 seconds to reach 100 km/hr, which drops to 3.1 seconds when using the optional Corsa tyres.

The Ferrari 458 Italia, already considered one of the queens of the 100 km/hr race has a time of 3.4 seconds. The McLaren is supposed to be lighter, though, and quicker despite the Ferrari’s higher top speed of 325 km/hr. The challenge was organised during the media presentation of the new MP4-12C and while we find the video slightly disappointing (obviously the time it takes to wave the starting flag is longer than the overall acceleration of the vehicles), see what you think in the video.

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You’ve got to the brits with their understated irony. In this hilarious video we see Tiff Needell scare the living daylights out of his colleague Jason Plato, both Fifth Gear testing the Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet. Some of the funnier moments include quotes such as “corner! corner! That was a fiesty one”, simply “Jesus Christ!” and “oh Crikey! Woo woo woo - let me tell the story”. This is one to combat the Monday blues. Enjoy! If you want to see the full test version without the behind scenes fun, see our post here on Fifth Gear’s 911 Turbo cabrio test.

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Choosing three German supercars for this group challenge looks like it proved easy for the guys at MotoTrend. We have a face-off between the Mercedes SLS AMG, the Audi R8 V10 and the Porsche 911 Turbo. Apparently they are the vehicles best suited to venting a little stress built up in the office, and we’d have to agree just by watching the video. The scene set is the mountains of the California-Nevada border where you can get plenty of driving fun.

You can take your pick of your favourite engine noise, and then watch the video to see how it pans out. While the three cars are described as “three different answers to the same supercar question”, the Audi R8 V10 comes out as the favourite in this group test. See which you like best.

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The Audi R8 V10 Spyder is slated as the biggest competition yet for the Porsche 911 Turbo Cabrio, which previously had the market virtually all to itself. The guys from Fifth Gear decided to put the two to a challenge to see which one races best. There’s clearly not much in it, in terms of performance specs and both have their own distinct style and status among car lovers. It’s your typical, slightly bizarre English test where the two guys spend half the time yelling at each other at high speeds with the roof down. But it looks like fun…. See which one wins in the video above.

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The four videos of the new Porsche 911 Turbo S, which will be presented at the 2010 Geneva motor show, take up the themes of performance, personality, responsibility and history. The last theme continues Porsche’s 60 year history videos of the Panamera, and retraces the history of the model from its birth in 1993 with the Turbo S based on the Porsche 964.

The current Turbo S will be the top range turbo for Porsche with its 3.8 twin turbo engine at 530 hp and 700 Nm of torque. Direct injection guarantees low fuel consumption achieving 9 km for every litre. We put the performance video first, but see the other three 911 Turbo S videos after the jump.

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The first pics of the 2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S have been released, showing the most powerful 911 Turbo built so far. It will have its official debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show in March, before sales start in May. Previous versions of the 993 and 996 have used the Turbo S badge in limited production versions, but this time it will be a permanent addition at the top of the range for the last years of the 997.

The Porsche 911 Turbo S is equipped with the twin-turbo, 3.8-litre flat six engine, with 523 hp. That’s increase from 493 hp, and the torque output is now a huge 700 Nm. Impressively, this 911 Turbo S respects Euro 6 anti-pollution norms and Porsche claims an 8.8 km run on one litre of fuel. Other performance features include acceleration to 100 km/hr in just 3.3 seconds and top speed is 325 km/hr.

The new 911 turbo model is equipped with a seven-speed PDK dual-clutch gearbox (thankfully with steering wheel paddles) and traction management system. Included is also Porsche’s Torque Vectoring System with limited-slip differential. The Sport Chrono chassis package also provides launch control and dynamic engine mounts. Optional features on other Porsche models appear as standard here, with ceramic brakes, sport seats and 19-inch RS Spyder alloys also included. Prices will start at 173,241 euros for the coupe model and 184,546 euros for the cabrio.

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The Porsche Panamera is better than a Mercedes S-Class and Bentley Continental, and is just like driving the sedan version of the Porsche 911 Turbo, according to Fifth Gear. I must say, this Panamera Turbo is very sexy in white and being a girl myself, I’m quite jealous that Vicky gets to take a spin. The handling is lovely, the speed and power impressive for a car of this size and weight, and overall, it’s far more exciting than you’d expect from any other luxury sedan. “Sexy”, “super-racy” and “super-quick” and at 500 hp, you’d believe all of that, too. If I was very very rich, with a couple of kids, I think I would just about purchase this…

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After the GT9-R and its 1,120 hp, the German tuner 9ff has hit the mark again, producing the fastest Porsche in the world with 1000 hp and 1040 Nm of torque. It has reached a top speed of 391 km/hr at the Papenburg testing circuit in Germany.

The flat six engine of the 911 has larger turbochargers, sport camshafts, a sport air filter, revised ECU and high performance exhaust system to create the TR-1000. 9ff reckon they could beat that top speed record again, exceeding 400 km/hr with the right aerodynamic kit.

Acceleration times are: 0-100 km/h in 3.2 sec, 100-200 km/h in 4.8 sec, 200-300 km/h in 8 sec and finally 300-360 km/h in 16 seconds. Other modifications to keep the TR 1000 stable include a splitter, changes to the side skirts, a rear wing and some adjustments to the suspension. It also has high performance brakes and aluminium dampers.

The modifications to the 911 Turbo cost about 130,000 euros and have apparently been done for the girlfriend of a Greek millionaire. Here’s hoping she can drive. Check out the 9ff GT9-R as well for some more serious Porsche tuning.

Source | World Car Fans

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Autocar has tested the new Porsche 911 Turbo, taking the twin turbo, 3.8-litre boxer engine with 500 hp for a track spin and a ride around English country roads. This particular Porsche has the new PDK twin-clutch transmission and Porsche Torque Vectoring (PTV) rear differential.

Apart from having a shot at the “silly” buttons for the gear change, new steering wheel paddles are an option that will cost you extra, but that are worth the expense, it seems. One of the most impressive things of the new 911 turbo is the gearbox, fast and smooth, making this a very driveable road sports car.

Steering is vastly improved by new engine mounts which eliminate the unstable swaying feeling of fast cornering. But most of all, it’s the torque and speed that the 911 turbo has at its disposition. Full torque is available at just 1950 rpm and in the end there’s nothing to do but wish the other competitors luck.

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The new Porsche 911 Turbo track presentation video shows the new Porsche get around the Estoril track in Portugal. I love the fact that the video cuts from the dash without the driver’s seatbelt on, to the car pulling away. We can’t get enough of the Porsche 911 Turbo and in case you can’t either, check out the video.

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