2007 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Coupe

Standard Features: All Standard Features

Transmission

• 6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive

Steering

• Tilt Steering Column
• Telescopic Steering Column
• Power Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering

Suspension

• Independent MacPherson Strut Front Suspension With Aluminum Lower Control Arm, Coil Springs and Gas Charged Shock Absorbers
• Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Gas Charged Shock Absorbers
• Rear Stabilizer Bar

Electrical

• 340-Cold Cranking Amp Battery
• Front Power Outlet
• 12-Volt Alternator
• Audio Pre-Wiring

Braking & Traction

• Porsche Stability Management (PSM(R)) Vehicle Stability Control System Operated Via Engine Power Reduction, ABS and Traction Control
• All-Wheel Drive
• Electronic Brake Assistance
• Electronic Brake Force Distribution
• 4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes
• Front Power 318-mm X 28-mm Vented Disc and Rear Power 300-mm X 24-mm Vented Disc Brakes
• Black Brake Calipers
• Traction Control

Safety

• Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment
• Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated By Weight and Installed Child Seat
• Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment
• Front and Rear Crumple Zones
• Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters
• Pretensioners With Force Limiters
• Trunk Anti-Trap Device
• Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags
• Side Head Curtain Airbags Located In Headliner
• Front and Rear Outboard 3-Point Seatbelts
• Side Guard Door Beams

Anti-Theft & Locks

• Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm, Electric Steering Wheel Lock, Engine Immobilizer and Interior Monitoring
• Power Door Locks With Automatic Locking

Remote Controls & Remote Releases

• Remote Trunk Release
• HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener

Seats

• Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats With Adjustable Seat Height
• Rear Split Folding Bench Seat
• Leather Seats

Storage

• 2 Cupholders Total
• Front Dual Door Mounted Storage
• Locking Glovebox
• Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets
• Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor
• Coinholder
• Rear Storage Located Behind Rear Seats
• Front Automatic Locking Storage

Instrumentation

• Porsche Communication Management (PCM) (R) Centralized Control Instrumentation For Audio, Trip Computer and DVD Navigation Aid (If Equipped)
• Service Interval Indicator For Break Wear and Oil Level
• Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Telephone
• Trip Computer With Average Speed and Miles To Empty
• Rollover Sensor
• Digital Clock
• Cruise Control
• Oil Pressure and Oil Temperature Gauges

  

• Exterior Temperature Gauge
• Tachometer
• Tire Pressure Monitor

Interior Lighting

• Illuminated Entry Includes Footwell

Exterior Lighting

• Automatic Headlights With Automatic Off
• Front and Rear Foglights
• Perimeter Lighting Activated Via Remote With .5 Minute Activation
• Projector Beam Halogen Headlights

Entertainment, Communication & Navigation

• AM/FM Radio With 235-Watts and 9 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player
• Radio Antenna

Sunroof/Moonroof & Removable/Convertible Top

• Front Power Tilt Sunroof

Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning

• Interior Pollen Air Filter
• Automatic Climate Control

Interior, Design, Decor & Floor Covering

• Leather Steering Wheel

  

• Leather Located On Center Floor Console, Shift Knob, Doors and Steering Wheel

Wheels & Tires

• Front SBRP235/40ZR18 and Rear SBRP265/40ZR18 High Performance Tires
• Inflatable Spare Tire Kit
• Carrera III Alloy Wheels, Front 18-In. X 8-In. and Rear 18-In. X 10-In.

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers

• Rear Window Defroster
• Heated Washer System
• Dual Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors
• Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors
• Power Windows With One-Touch Up and One-Touch Down and Pinch Protection
• Front Dual Sunvisors
• Variable Intermittent Rain Sensing Windshield Wipers

Exterior, Design, Paint & Finish

• Front and Rear Bumpers
• Front Air Dam
• Rear Air Dam
• Retractable Rear Spoiler

Porsche Cayenne Turbo Standard Features

Standard Features: All Standard Features

Transmission

• Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission
• Adaptive Automatic Transmission
• Tiptronic(R) S (R) 6-Speed Electronically Controlled, Manually Interactive, Adaptive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive

Steering

• Power Tilt Steering Wheel
• Power Telescopic Steering Wheel
• Automatic Tilt Away Steering Column
• Heated Steering Wheel
• Servotronic Power Speed Sensing Rack and Pinion Variable Assisted Steering

Suspension

• Automatic Load Leveling
• Automatic Adaptive Variable Suspension
• Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Pneumatic Air Springs
• Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension With Pneumatic Air Springs

Electrical

• 450-Cold Cranking Amp Battery
• Delayed Power Retention Operates Audio and Power Windows
• Cigarette Lighter With Illuminated Ashtray
• 3 Front Power Outlets; 1 Integrated With Cigarette Lighter
• Audio Pre-Wiring
• Rear Seat Power Outlet

Braking & Traction

• Vehicle Stability Control System Operated Via Engine Power Reduction and ABS Traction Control Measures Steering Wheel Angle/Direction, Wheel Speed and Lateral Acceleration
• Automatic Locking Hubs
• Red Brake Calipers
• Full-Time 4-Wheel Drive
• 4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes
• Front Power 350-mm X 34-mm Vented Disc and Rear Power 330-mm X 28-mm Vented Disc Brakes
• Center Locking Differential
• Hill Descent Control
• Traction Control Controlled By ABS and Engine Management
• 2-Speed Transfer Case

Safety

• Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment
• Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Activated Via Passenger Weight
• Front Passenger Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment
• Laminated Glass
• Power Front and Rear Seatbelt Height Adjusters
• Rear 3-Point Center Seatbelt
• Front Pretensioners With Front Force Limiters and Rear Pretensioners
• Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags
• First Aid Kit
• Side Head Curtain Airbags Located In Roof
• Front and Rear Electronic Parking Aid With Audio-Visual Sensors and Ultrasonic Sensors
• Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts
• Side Guard Door Beams

Anti-Theft & Locks

• Child Safety Door Locks Located On Rear Doors
• Power Liftgate Locks/Unlocks Via Key Fob
• Vehicle Anti-Lockout
• Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Alarm, Anti-Lift Sensor, Engine Immobilizer, Exterior Monitoring, and Interior Monitoring
• Power Door Locks Operated Via Key Fob
• Valet Lockout
• Wheel Locks
• Locking Fuel Filler Cap

Remote Controls & Remote Releases

• Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Panic Alarm and Vehicle Anti-Theft
• Panic Alarm
• Remote Decklid Release Located Inside Vehicle
• HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener
• Remote Fuel Door Release
• Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob

Seats

• Front Dual Reclining Heated Bucket Seats With Adjustable Seat Height
• Rear Heated 60/40 Split Folding Bench Seat With Manually Adjustable Headrests For All 3 Seating Positions and Fold-Down Armrest
• Driver Power Seat Adjusts 12 Ways Total
• Front Dual Power Lumbar Support
• Front Passenger Power Seat Adjusts 12 Ways Total
• Rear Seat Pass Through
• Upgraded Leather Seats

Storage

• Retractable and Removable Cargo Cover
• Cargo Area Tiedowns Hooks
• 2 Front and 2 Rear; 4 Cupholders Total
• Door Mounted Storage
• Illuminated Locking Glovebox
• Front Dual Seatback Storage Pockets
• Cargo Net
• Exterior Rails
• Covered Lower Console Storage Located On Floor
• Overhead Console Storage
• Coin Tray
• Temperature Controlled Storage Cools Glovebox
• Front Passenger Underseat Storage

Instrumentation

• Porsche Communication Management (PCM(R)) Centralized Control Instrumentation For Audio, Navigation and Trip Computer
• Service Interval Indicator For Brake Wear
• Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Transmission
• Digital Clock
• Cruise Control

  

• Oil Gauge
• Exterior Temperature Gauge
• Tachometer

Interior Lighting

• Front and Rear Reading Lights
• Delayed Courtesy Light
• Interior Load Area Light
• Engine Light

Exterior Lighting

• Automatic Headlights With Dusk Sensor and Automatic On
• Front Foglights
• Headlight Washers
• Adaptive Bi-Xenon Low Beam and High Beam High Intensity Discharge Headlights With Auto-Leveling
• Windshield Wiper Activated Headlights

Entertainment, Communication & Navigation

• Equalizer
• Subwoofer
• Bose(R) AM/FM Radio With 350-Watts, Speed Sensitive Volume, Bose(R) Sound System, Bose(R) Surround Sound and 14 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player
• Radio Data System
• In-Glass Radio Antenna
• Diversity Antenna
• GPS and DVD Navigation Aid

Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning

• Interior Pollen and Charcoal Air Filter
• Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls
• Automatic Climate Control
• Rear HVAC Ducts

Interior, Design, Decor & Floor Covering

• Leather Steering Wheel
• Aluminum Located On Doors and Instrument Panel
• Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin

Doors

• Latching Power Liftgate

Wheels & Tires

• SBRP255/55R18 Summer Tires
• Inflatable Spare Tire Kit
• Alloy Wheels, 18-In. X 8-In.
• Collapsible Restricted Use Full Size Spare Tire

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers

• Privacy Glass
• Flip-Up Liftgate Window
• Power Window Lockout/Override
• Rear Window Defroster
• Rear Window Wiper/Washer
• Heated Washer System
• Rains Sensing Wipers
• Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors With Automatic Tilt-Down
• Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors
• Power Windows With Driver One-Touch Up, One-Touch Down, and Pinch Protection
• Front Dual Sunvisors
• Speed Sensing Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers

Exterior, Design, Paint & Finish

• Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers
• Front Air Dam
• Body Color Rear Spoiler
• Metallic Paint (If Selected)
• Turbo Badging
• Skid Plates

Driven Porsche 911

A rather strange thing has happened to the 997 Turbo: it has been slightly eclipsed. While the GT3 swanned off on our Car of the Year event (evo 099) and then got invited to join motoring royalty at our greatest ever group test (100), the Turbo has had to stand in the wings. It’s not that we don’t like the Turbo – far from it – it’s just that it doesn’t have the steering feel of the GT3, nor the wonderfully savage engine note.

And, ultimately, sheer grip isn’t as beguiling as rear-wheel drive. To rub salt into the wound, the inclusion of active suspension on the new GT3 means that it has even muscled in on the Turbo’s comfort trump card.

But there is one area where the Turbo is still very much king of the castle. If you want a haymaker to the base of your spine and acceleration that makes it slightly difficult to think properly then there’s nothing like a bit of forced induction. Compare the in-gear times (issues 094 and 103) and you’ll see that the Turbo has the GT3 licked.

If you’re buying a Turbo for its acceleration, you might as well make it as strong as possible, which is where DMS comes in. The Southampton-based company does discreet tuning, and from the outside you wouldn’t know that this car had been touched. It’s the same story inside.

There are carbonfibre highlights (I particularly like the steering wheel), and yellow dials and seatbelts (which sound hideous but actually look great against the otherwise plain-black interior), but all of this can be ordered direct from Porsche.

The DMS changes are all under the engine cover, where an extra 62bhp and 89lb ft of torque have been liberated through an ECU upgrade and a new exhaust (£2350 and £2644 respectively, including VAT and fitting). Even here things are kept discreet: the standard turbos have been retained and none of the electronic fiddling can be detected by Porsche’s diagnostics. For those happier to stray further from the standard car, there’s also the option of bigger variable turbine geometry turbos and over 600bhp, but as DMS’s Rob Young points out, the car we have here is more representative of what the vast majority of his customers want.

Fire-up the flat-six and the differences start to reveal themselves. One of the disappointments of the standard car is that it doesn’t quite sound angry enough given the way it flings you towards the horizon. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse deserve to be ushered in with a decent soundtrack, and the new exhaust ensures that happens. Importantly, though, it still manages not to be intrusive when you’re merely cruising across a continent.

Not that the Turbo is really about cruising. It’s all about the big – bigger in the DMS – addictive rush as the needle passes 3000rpm and the turbos wake up. Nail the throttle in any gear and there’s a momentary gathering of breath to serve as a warning before, without any danger of a scrap of it being wasted, all 534bhp simply explodes, the digital speedo becoming a blur of scrambled digits.

DMS claims 3.3sec to 60mph, although the best we could manage was 3.7. That’s still mightily impressive, though – last year we clocked the standard 997 Turbo at 4sec dead, and the Carrera GT at 3.8sec… Our VBOX also shows the 0-100mph time is down from 8.7sec to 8.0.

Corners need patience, but Porsche’s (optional) ceramic composite discs allow you to brake oh-so-deep into them, which in turn helps point that light nose towards the apex. From that point on you can squeeze the throttle open, feeling the boost building in the turbos and the tyres smearing slightly as you wind off the lock. After which it’s goodbye GT3.

If you can afford a Turbo, you can happily afford the DMS tweaks, which seamlessly improve the Turbo’s best asset and rectify one of its slight weaknesses. There’s really no reason not to.

Porsche hits Boxster milestone

Porsche is celebrating a very special production milestone - the 200 000th Boxster has just rolled off the production line.

This landmark vehicle, a meteor grey metallic Boxster S, is being delivered to a customer in the US.

Michael Macht, Executive Vice President of production and logistics, said, "Ten years ago, no one would have believed what a huge success this Porsche mid-range roadster has become. Thanks to our flexible production system, we can manufacture the Boxster model series at both our main plant in Zuffenhausen and at Valmet. Today's milestone will especially inspire employees at both plants to continue the success story that is the Boxster."

At the roadster's launch in 1996, Porsche had assumed an annual production of 15 000 units. In the past fiscal year 2005/06, total sales of this model series, since extended to include the mid-range Cayman coupé, amounted to 27 906. The most important market for the Boxster is North America, which has a share of sales of around 40%, followed by Germany with up to 20%.

For the current model year, which began on August 1, 2006, both Boxster models have been upgraded again. The power of the 2.7-liter component in the basic model has now been increased by five kW to 245 180 kW. The boxer engine in the latest Boxster S, which has grown in size from 3.2 to 3.4 liters, can unleash 217 kW, 15 more than its predecessor.

Orders for these new engined Boxster's in South Africa are very looking very positive.

Porsche Cayman pimped

TechArt boosted the standard 3.4-litre engine of the Cayman to 3.8-litre. The result is a power increase from 217 kW to 285 kW, while torque has been upped to 407 Nm.

This monster from TechArt goes from 0-100 km/h in just 4.9 seconds and top speed is now a super fast 285 km/h. The standard Cayman S races from 0-100 km/h in 5.4 seconds while reaching a top speed of 275 km/h.

Naturally TechArt also enhanced the Cayman's look with muscle gear such as a sportier front bumper, four front foglights and 20-inch wheels.

It's the new Porsche Cayman!

This stunning two-seater boasts a newly developed six-cylinder boxer engine with a capacity of 3.4 liters and an output of 217 kW.

The Cayman's maximum speed is 275 km/h and accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in 5.4 seconds.

Equipped with Porsche's VarioCam Plus system for variable intake camshaft control and valve timing, the Cayman S has a torque of 340 Nm with between 4 400 and 6 000 r/min.

The VarioCam Plus system was previously reserved for the 911 series. Power transmission is executed via a six-speed gearbox with short, precise shifting travel, which was taken from the Boxster S and further developed.

The familiar five-speed Tiptronic S automatic transmission is also available on request, and has rocker switches in the steering wheel spokes for a sports gear shifting operation.

The Tiptronic S transmission was refined specifically for the sports coupé, receiving a new electronic and hydraulic control unit.

Design

At first sight, the Cayman S looks likes a typical Porsche sports car. At the same time, however, its autonomous design ensures that it stands out against the Boxster and 911 Carrera.

The new front is accentuated by oval main headlamps and distinctive air inlets.

The fog lights integrated in the outside air inlets underline Porsche's current design philosophy. The low-lying upper windshield sill and the pronounced roof profile accentuate the unique and dynamic front view.

The model's rear view is defined by a large tailgate, powerfully sweeping fenders and an automatically extending wing. The distinctively styled dual exhaust outlet is located centrally below the fenders.

The tailgate has a large upward opening width for loading the 260-litre boot.

The aluminum chassis with a large track emphasizes the sporty, dynamic appearance of the vehicle, which is fitted as standard with 18-inch tyres.

In combination with Porsche Stability Management (PSM), also a standard feature, the chassis sets a benchmark in the area of driving dynamics and active driving safety.

Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) can be ordered as a option. This system lowers the body ten millimeters closer to the ground and automatically adjusts the suspension ratings to the given road conditions.

The driver can select the Normal or Sport programs via a button in the center console.

European sales of the Cayman will start in November, while it will only reach local shore in 2006.

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