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Porsche 911 Turbo (997.1) - Full power for every day

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Created on October 18, 2024

Reading time 7min

Written by:

Bruno von Rotz

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David Künzler für Porsche Schweiz

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David Künzler für Porsche Schweiz

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2007) - die breiten Backen sind passé

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2007) - Landstrassen sind sein Revier

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2007) - schnell fahrer geht locker von der Hand

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2007) - leichtfüssig unterwegs

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2007) - mit der Turbo-Karawane unterwegs

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2007) - macht auch feuchte Tage zum Genuss

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2007) - mit rund 1,85 Metern Breite ist er immer noch kompakt genug für schmale Bergstrassen

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2007) - einer der besten Sportwagen für solche Strassen

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2007) - auf der Verfolgung des Ur-Turbos

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2007) - nein, er hält die Kolonne nicht auf

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2007) - bietet auch bei nasser Strasse grosse Sicherheitsreserven

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2007) - geht ab wie eine Rakete

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2007) - klassische Elfer-Proportionen

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2007) - ein wirklich angenehm zu fahrender GT

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2007) - der Ur-Turbo im Rückspiegel

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2007) - beim Verlassen des Verkehrshauses

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2007) - typische Elfer-Silhouette

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2007) - im Verkehrshaus Luzern

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2007) - Interieur mit Vollleder und Chronopack

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2007) - analoge Instrumente wie damals

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Porsche 91 Turbo (2007) - eher für Kinder

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2007) - Blick unter die Motorhaube

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2007) - breit besohlt

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2007) - verträgt problemlos synthetischen Treibstoff

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2006) - der 997 zusammen mit den Vorgängern

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2006) - Die inzwischen sechste Generation des Spitzenmodells der Elfer-Baureihe verfügt als erstes Serienautomobil mit Benzinmotor über einen Turbolader mit variabler Turbinengeometrie (VTG)

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2006) - Kühlungskonzept des neuen Turbos

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2006) - von hinten dem Vorgänger recht ähnlich

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2009) - als Coupé und Cabriolet

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2009) - Blick auf den Motor

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Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet (2009) - in Fahrt

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2009) - aus dem Museumsbestand

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Porsche 911 Turbo (2006) - Walter Röhrl im 997

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Porsche 911 Turbo S (2010) - Blick unter die Haube

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Porsche 911 Turbo S (2009) - in schönem Hellblau

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Porsche 911 Turbo S (2010) - dezente Farben waren auch bei diesem Modell beliebt

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Porsche 911 Turbo S (2010) - farbige Bremsbacken waren in jener Zeit beliebt

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Summary

The Porsche 911 Turbo of the 997 generation had almost 500 hp when it appeared in 2006. Thanks to a lot of technology and elaborate lightweight construction, it was more powerful and lighter than its predecessor - and really fast. This driving report tells the story of the turbocharged Porsche 997.1 and shows it in current and historical images.

This article contains the following chapters

The fourth generation
Lighter and more powerful
Automatic version faster
Only available for three years
At the wheel

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

It was not air-cooled, its turbo lag was manageable, it distributed its power to all four wheels and it did not have a reputation for turning wives into widows. No, the Porsche 911 Turbo of the 997 generation was very different from the first Porsche Turbo (930), Porsche's first road-going turbo. But it was prettier, lighter and more powerful than its 996 predecessor - and today it is highly sought after, but more on that later. In 1974, the first Porsche Turbo, also known as the 930, took the world by storm. The three-liter six-cylinder engine with turbocharger produced 260 hp, enough for a top speed of 246 km/h and a 0 to 100 km/h sprint time of 5.5 seconds. The air-cooled and rear-wheel-drive fastest Porsche at the time weighed 1205 kg. As early as 1978, the displacement increased to 3.3 liters and the power to 300 hp, and only at the end of the more than ten-year construction period was there a convertible and a five-speed gearbox.

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