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Sports car in transition - Porsche 911 E Sportomatic in (historic) test

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Created on April 1, 1969

Reading time 11min

Written by:

José Rosinski

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Porsche 911 S (1969) - in voller Fahrt

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Porsche 911 E (1969) - Silhouette Serienmodell

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Porsche 911 E Targa (1970) - mit fester Heckscheibe aus Glas

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Porsche 911 S (1969) - bis 1972 mit Stossstangenhörnern vorne

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Porsche 911 (1969) - T- und S-Modell

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Porsche 911 (1969) - edel präsentiert

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Porsche 911 T Targa (1968) - mit Sportomatic und Targa mit fester Heckscheibe

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Porsche 911 (1970) – Verwendung von Kunststoffeinlagen im Kofferraum

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Porsche 911 R (1969) – neue, steiler stehende Streuscheibe nach US-Vorschrift

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Porsche 911 S (1969) - Lenkrad und Armaturenbrett

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Porsche 911 E (1969) - Benzineinspritzung mit hoher technischer Perfektion - Genfer Automobilsalon 1969

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Porsche 911 (1969) - Einspritzmotor

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Kettenantrieb für die Nockenwelle beim Porsche 911 mit Kipphebeln

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Porsche 911 (1968) – Schnittbild der Sportomatic

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Porsche 911 S (1968) - Mit Röntgenaugen kann man hier den Porsche durchschauen

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Porsche 911 (1971) - in Orange

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Porsche 911 E Targa (1970) - wiederum als Targa erhältlich

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Porsche 911 E Coupé (1970) - mittlere Ausbaustufe

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Summary

With the model update in 1969 and the switch from Solex carburetors to mechanical Bosch fuel injection, the Porsche 911 L became the 911 E. This more comfort-oriented model was particularly popular with the "Sportomatic", a semi-automatic four-speed gearbox with torque converter. This historical test report clarifies whether the gearbox deserves this name and how the 911 drives with just two pedals.

This article contains the following chapters

On the steering wheel
On the road
The performance
Summary
Technical data

Estimated reading time: 11min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Versatility is a quality rarely found in the wide range of sports car designs; because without a doubt, nothing is more difficult to achieve. Imagine a vehicle that is compact enough to fit easily on any sidewalk. Early in the morning you get into the car without any contortions; no matter how cold it is, you start it with the first push of a button. You push your way into the surging stream of traffic: red light, green light, a truck pushes its way onto the route that has just become free, as soon as the view becomes clear you overtake it for a very short distance with the brutal acceleration available to you, then you are held up again by a slowly moving snail... But you no longer need to press the clutch pedal continuously, as there is none.

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