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2007 Porsche 911 Turbo Review by ForbesAutos

Monday, November 12th, 2007

2007 Porsche 911 Turbo Review

Porsche’s Communication Management System encompasses the entertainment and DVD navigation displays, which reside in the center dash.

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ForbesAutos Reviewes the 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo and gives out”Fruitful interaction between powertrain, stability and traction systems is what makes the new 911 Turbo one of the world’s most sophisticated supercars. Thoughtful programming and automatic control let the driver use all the available power and performance without venturing down dynamic blind alleys at breakneck speed.With all systems active, this car tracks with a minivan’s sense of civility, showing minimal understeer and oversteer. On damp pavement, small slides never grow into scary wobbles, because torque is quickly juggled between the front and the rear axles and one or more brakes are applied to help maintain the path selected at the steering wheel.”

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2007 Porsche 911 Turbo Review by edmunds

Monday, November 12th, 2007

2007 Porsche 911 Turbo Review

Driven at normal speeds the 2007 Porsche 911 delivers a firm but mostly pleasant ride that’s suitable for daily commutes, but the growl of the flat-6 behind the driver is a welcome reminder that this is a serious performance car.

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edmunds Reviewes the 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo and gives out”Pros: Pinpoint steering, effortless acceleration, awe-inspiring brakes, refined all-wheel-drive option, the rhythmic sound of a powerful flat-6, comfortable cockpit. Cons: Relatively small fuel tank, useless rear seats, outlandish option prices.”

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2007 Porsche 911 Turbo

Sunday, November 11th, 2007

2007 Porsche 911 Turbo Auto Cars Plus Infor

The 2007 911 Turbo is a 2-door, 4-passenger luxury sports car, available in one trim only, the Coupe.Upon introduction, the 911 Turbo is equipped with a standard 3.6-liter, H6, 480-horsepower, turbo engine that achieves 18-mpg in the city and 25-mpg on the highway. A 6-speed manual transmission with overdrive is standard, and a 5-speed automatic transmission with overdrive is optional.The 2007 911 Turbo is all-new for 2007.

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New Pagani Zonda F

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

The Pagani Zonda F is the new king of the ring – the NurburgRing. The Pagani Zonda F established a new speed record for the 20.6 km and 73 curves track of 7:27:82. The previous record for a production car was held by the Porsche Carrera GT.

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The Pagani Zonda F is equipped with fully adjustable shock absorbers and thanks to its incredible aerodynamic efficiency was able to reach 1.5 G lateral force.

The Pagani Zonda F is powered by a 7.3 liter 12 cylinder AMG engine developing 602 hp at 6150 rpm and 760 Nm of torque at 4000 rpm.

2007 Porsche GT3 Review by autoweek

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

2007 Porsche GT3 Review

On straight, flat, clear stretches of autostrada we hit 170 mph before running out of room. Porsche lists top speed at 192 mph.

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autoweek Reviewed the 2007 Porsche GT3 and gave out”Each piston and pin together is 30 grams lighter than those in the previous GT3, the new titanium con rods are 150 grams lighter apiece, and the crankshaft shaves 600 grams. The camshafts are still hollow-cast, but are slightly more hollow in this application. That’s all reciprocating mass, remember, so redline is now at 8400 rpm…”

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2007 Porsche GT3

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

2007 Porsche GT3 Auto Cars Plus Infor

The 2007 GT3 is a 2-door, 2-passenger luxury sports car, available in one trim only, the Coupe.Upon introduction, the GT3 is equipped with a standard 3.6-liter, H6, 415-horsepower engine that achieves 17-mpg in the city and 24-mpg on the highway.

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A 6-speed manual transmission with overdrive is standard.The 2007 GT3 is redesigned for 2007. (more…)

Spy photos : Porsche Cayenne GT

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

The photographers caught something unusual on the circuit.Could this be the new Cayenne GT?The sport package it has installed looks like the one on the Porsche 993 GT2.