New Porsche Supercar in the works
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12-27-2010 | 08:30 AM
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New Porsche Supercar in the works
According to AUTOBILD-Germany, Porsche will be revealing a new Supercar at the Detroit Motorshow in Mid -January 2011.
Sources say, the new AWD midengine sportscar will be powered by a 6Cyl. Biturbo engine with ~600HP. It is expected to hit the streets in 2014 and will be stepping on the toes of cars such as the 458 Italia and Mclaren MP4-12C.
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(headline: Porsche launches a new Turbo-Rocket in 2011)
source in german:
http://www.bild.de/BILD/auto/2010/12/24/porsche-neuheit-premiere/detroit-auto-show-2011.html
Sources say, the new AWD midengine sportscar will be powered by a 6Cyl. Biturbo engine with ~600HP. It is expected to hit the streets in 2014 and will be stepping on the toes of cars such as the 458 Italia and Mclaren MP4-12C.
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(headline: Porsche launches a new Turbo-Rocket in 2011)
source in german:
http://www.bild.de/BILD/auto/2010/12/24/porsche-neuheit-premiere/detroit-auto-show-2011.html
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12-27-2010 | 09:06 AM
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i def. think so, this is not just a project or something. i heard those rumors before, that Porsche wants to build a new 2-seater above the 911 that isn`t super exclusive like the Carrera GT or 918 Spyder but still damned fast and affordable. i hope those rumors are true.
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12-27-2010 | 10:21 AM
Kinda looks like a Mitsubishi Eclipse... Never realized those Turbo wheels are very similar to what the Eclipse had too.
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12-27-2010 | 10:57 AM
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i def. think so, this is not just a project or something. i heard those rumors before, that Porsche wants to build a new 2-seater above the 911 that isn`t super exclusive like the Carrera GT or 918 Spyder but still damned fast and affordable. i hope those rumors are true.
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12-27-2010 | 02:17 PM
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Looks a little like a California.
From LeftLaneNews:
I hope this isn't a car that is placed above the Turbo/TurboS model in price range, but offers lesser performance than either. 
From LeftLaneNews:
Top speed for this car is a reported 186 miles per hour, following a sub-four second zero-to-62 sprint. The impressive acceleration and top speed are not only due to the reported 600 horsepower figure, but also thanks to the carbon-chassis helping to shed weight and add strength.
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12-27-2010 | 05:19 PM
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Which makes me wonder where the 918 will end up (performance wise.)
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12-27-2010 | 10:30 PM
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A new Porsche midengine sportscar with ~600HP and lots of carbon will never ever need 3.9sec. to 62mph. leftlanenews don`t know what they are talking about here imho. more realistic would be:
2.6/2.7 sec. with PDK and LC or 3.1/3.2 with 6-speed.
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12-27-2010 | 11:03 PM
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Exactly!!! The GT2RS is arguably one of the best cars ever made. They are interfering with their own market.
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12-28-2010 | 04:39 AM
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I'd say with the right power to weight ratio @600~ 2.8 (0-62 ) is achievable.
My 997.2tt did a 3.1 with a tune only.
On the other hand, I heard some rumors, that the PDK tranny will no longer be in production on 991 models. Instead It'll be a sequential like.