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Old 07-20-2003, 11:23 AM   #1
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Default Porsche 911 Turbo X50

A friend of mine has one of these arriving in October



Top Speed 191.0 mph
0 - ¼ mile 11.9 secs
Lateral Acceleration 0.96g
0 - 60 mph 3.6 secs
0 - 100 - 0 mph 13.02 secs
Configuration Twin Turbo Opposed 6-Cylinder ('flat 6')
Valvetrain DOHC 4 valves / cyl
Displacement 3600 cc / 219.7 cu in
Power 450 bhp @ 6000 rpm
Torque 457.0 ft lbs @ 4600 rpm (est)
Bhp / Liter 125 bhp




"Britain's Fastest Car A to B" - Autocar, June 2003
"Fastest Car 0-100-0, 13.5secs" - Road and Track, August 2003

Should be fun
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Old 07-20-2003, 12:13 PM   #2
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Definitely a great car! You're friend is lucky and has good taste IMO
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Old 07-20-2003, 12:40 PM   #3
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be sure to post pics of ur friends car when it arrives
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Old 07-20-2003, 01:22 PM   #4
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This will be one of the new-look 911s right? Are all turbos going to be X50 models or will you have to ante up a bit more for the extra ~30 hp?
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Old 07-20-2003, 01:35 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by maalox
This will be one of the new-look 911s right? Are all turbos going to be X50 models or will you have to ante up a bit more for the extra ~30 hp?
It will be the current 911 shape and the X50 is an optional upgrade pack
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Old 07-20-2003, 01:43 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by maalox
This will be one of the new-look 911s right? Are all turbos going to be X50 models or will you have to ante up a bit more for the extra ~30 hp?
if you are interested in the upcomming Porsche modells ( like the 2005 Turbo or the 2004 Carrera ), check my posts on RF:


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