The maturity factor
Internally known as the 991, this sports car embodies the greatest engineering leap in the history of the 911. For generations the benchmark in its class, this 911 generation sets the bar another notch higher in terms both of performance and efficiency. A completely new chassis with modified wheelbase, greater track width and beefier tyres, plus an ergonomically optimised interior produce an even sportier and more comfortable driving sensation. In engineering terms this 911 is all about Porsche Intelligent Performance: even lower fuel consumption and even more power - created, for instance, by reducing the engine size to 3.4 litres on the base Carrera model (yet still delivering 5 hp more than the 997/II) and using a hybrid construction method (steel/aluminium), which leads to a considerable reduction in weight. Also new: Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control and the manual 7-speed transmission. There has been great praise for the design of the 991 as well. With its low, stretched silhouette, its bristling surfaces and precisely shaped details, the Porsche 911 Carrera - in the seventh generation as before - continues to be unmistakably a 911 and is thus once more setting new standards in automotive design.