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Freshening is on tap for Porsche icon

Henning Krogh | | Automotive News / December 25, 2006 - 1:00 am



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STUTTGART -- Four years after the launch of the current series, Porsche's iconic 911 will be upgraded for the summer of 2008.

The front end will get a larger air intake, and the rear lighting will be redesigned.

Major technological innovations to the 911 will include a conversion of the six-cylinder gasoline engine to direct injection and the addition of an optional dual-clutch transmission.

The transmission will allow shifts without interrupting driving power, even in manual mode.

Porsche's direct-injection engine, dubbed DFI, is projected to cut fuel consumption by about 10 percent.

The updated generation of the 911 also will come with improved performance. The Carrera S coupe, which starts at 88,247 euros ($115,474), will have at least 370 hp, up from 355 hp.

robbonds

sounds nice - too bad 15 hp isnt enough to make any difference..let alone persuade me to upgrade

The B

Right, and like we bought these cars because the rear lights were cool or the great gas milage...after reading much bantering about the transmission choices, I'm sure this addition will be welcome. Isn't that base price high?

stubenhocker

that is not the base price for USA, he merely converted the Europe price at the current exchange rate.

Current 2s base in Germany 88247 euros equal to 115871 us dollars, in US base is 82600 dollars which equal 62912 euros at todays exchange rate FWIW.

Will be similar when new model appears.

Jerry Fisher

I would ask for a no charge delete for those LED lights...not to my liking at all.

Master Deep

So it says at least 370, not that it will get exactly a 15hp raise. I think when Audi added Direct Injection they gained a lot of power, so we can only wait and see.

mdrums

optional dual clutch tranny is right up my alley since I can not shift a manual anymore. The tip is ok but if Porsche really switches to dual clutch I will upgrade.

nyca

the DSG addition will be significant for this car, will they still offer the Tip? The Tip will still be a good fit for cabrios. The DSG is going to be a $5K option I imagine.

Chris from Cali

I won't trade in my 997 for the upgrade - not worth the money loss. I'd do it only for a GT3...

I think I'll wait until the PDK transmission trickles down to the Cayman S (or ClubSport if it comes) and pick up one of those.

nyca

my prediction is that pre-owned prices of Tip 997s, will fall once the DSG becomes available. The cars with the 6 speed have a level playing field with this facelifted car - 15 HP and some new tail lenses won't make that much difference. But a Tip 997 will be viewed as "old technology".

nyca

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/12/25/p...-911-for-2008/

JFScheck

370 horses for '08 "S" - 381 horses with my X-51 engine package = EVEN MORE Insurance from wanting to upgrade

JFScheck

I'm sure the idiot who wrote this article meant "Cayman" not "Cayenne" when referring to the engines in the new '08 911.

Doesn't anyone proof read before posting to the web?

Rich.

on the info.

I think what he meant was that the newer Cayenne V6 and V8s have the direct injection but are in a V design. He is wondering if they are gonna get rid of the the Flat-six design to put in the Direct Injection. He did not assume that Porsche will keep the overal engine design the same and just add FSI to the equation.

Haku

I used to have an Audi TT 3.2 with DSG. Whilst i loved the concept of the DSG box there was one major problem with it... a noticeable split second lag when accelerating from standstill. It meant that you had a momentary white knuckle moment when nothing happened and you neeeded to move. After a while you learnt to compensate for this and adapt your driving style somewhat.

I think this is why Porsche have delayed the DSG offering. They needed to sort the lag issue out. I am sure they have done it and I for one would love to try it out and hopefully switch to it... hopefully on a GT3 too.