UPDATED 911 LAPS 'RING IN 7.50
Nurburgring lap times for latest 911 revealed
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No new car launch these days would be complete without a bunch of numbers relating to how fast it can go around a big ring of tarmac in Germany. The updated Porsche 911 is no exception and according to reports the carmaker released the Nurburgring lap times at a media event in Germany.
Three versions of the 911 were timed and interestingly it was the Carrera S fitted with Porsche's new twin-clutch automated manual Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) that got went around quickest. The car was also understood to have PASM (Porsche Active Suspension Management) Sport, and "˜sports tyres' and recorded a 7:50 lap time.
Porsche says the PDK shifts 60 percent faster than the former Tiptronic S automatic. Next up was a 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera S (understood to have a manual transmission) turning a 7:58 lap time.
Four seconds slower was a current 911 Carrera S (presumably equipped comparably to the 2009 manual car), which stopped the clock at 8:02. So just for reference the Cadillac CTS-V saloon recently lapped the "˜Ring at 7.59 and (dare I say it "" retreats to bunker) the GT-R did it in 7.29.
Nurburgring lap times for latest 911 revealed
Latest 911 launched two weeks ago
No new car launch these days would be complete without a bunch of numbers relating to how fast it can go around a big ring of tarmac in Germany. The updated Porsche 911 is no exception and according to reports the carmaker released the Nurburgring lap times at a media event in Germany. Three versions of the 911 were timed and interestingly it was the Carrera S fitted with Porsche's new twin-clutch automated manual Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) that got went around quickest. The car was also understood to have PASM (Porsche Active Suspension Management) Sport, and "˜sports tyres' and recorded a 7:50 lap time.
Porsche says the PDK shifts 60 percent faster than the former Tiptronic S automatic. Next up was a 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera S (understood to have a manual transmission) turning a 7:58 lap time.
Four seconds slower was a current 911 Carrera S (presumably equipped comparably to the 2009 manual car), which stopped the clock at 8:02. So just for reference the Cadillac CTS-V saloon recently lapped the "˜Ring at 7.59 and (dare I say it "" retreats to bunker) the GT-R did it in 7.29.
