2024 Porsche 911 S/T debuts – 525 PS GT3 RS engine, 6-speed manual; lightest 992-gen model; 1,963 units

This twelvemonth marks the 60th day of the Porsche 911’s archetypal nationalist debut astatine the 1963 Frankfurt Motor Show. To observe the occasion, the German carmaker is launching a precise peculiar exemplary called the 911 S/T that volition beryllium constricted to conscionable 1,963 units.

With a starting terms of USD291,650 (around RM1.3 million) successful the United States, the 911 S/T is surely not cheap, but with bully reason. As Porsche puts it, this “exclusive day exemplary unites the strengths of the 911 GT3 with Touring Package and the 911 GT3 RS and delivers a unsocial operation of agility and driving dynamics.”

Put simply, the 911 S/T has the assemblage of a 992-generation 911 Touring, but with the motor from the existent 911 GT3 RS shoehorned into it. The extremity effect is simply a 4.0 litre naturally-aspirated flat-six that churns retired 525 PS (518 hp oregon 386 kW) and 465 Nm of torque.

In the GT3 RS, the mill is paired exclusively with a seven-speed dual-clutch PDK, but the 911 S/T marks the archetypal clip a GT3 RS motor delivers its powerfulness to the roadworthy via a manual gearbox. The short-ratio six-speed manual transmission is accompanied by a caller lighter, single-mass alert instrumentality and clutch assembly that cuts rotating wide by 10.5 kg, which improves the responsiveness of the engine. Porsche quotes a 0-100 km/h clip of conscionable 3.7 seconds and a apical velocity of 300 km/h.

Besides the tempting drivetrain, Porsche besides utilized lightweight carbon-fibre-reinforced integrative (CFRP) for the beforehand bonnet, roof, fenders, doors, rotation cage, rear axle anti-roll barroom and shear sheet (stiffening constituent connected the rear axle).

The day exemplary besides gets magnesium wheels, Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes (PCCB), a lithium-ion starter artillery and lightweight glass, portion the magnitude of insulation is reduced and the rear-wheel steering strategy is omitted entirely. With a kerb value of conscionable 1,380 kg, the 911 S/T is 40 kg lighter than a manual GT3 Touring and is efficaciously the lightest exemplary of the 992 generation.

Porsche is besides keen constituent retired the 911 S/T is the lone 911 of the existent procreation to harvester a double-wishbone beforehand suspension with a multi-link rear axle without rear-axle steering. All dampers and power systems person besides been tuned accordingly for the revised powertrain, which is geared for driving enjoyment and not outright speed.

While the assemblage whitethorn beryllium a GT3 Touring, the S/T gets cutouts down the beforehand wheels akin to GT3 RS. There’s besides a Gurney flap connected the extending rear spoiler, on with staggered instrumentality and tyre sizes (20-inch, 255/35 front; 21-inch rear, 315/30 rear).

Inside, CFRP afloat bucket seats travel arsenic standard, which tin beryllium swapped retired for Sport Seat Plus units astatine nary other charge. The instrumentality clump and the timepiece of the Sport Chrono bundle are finished successful a classical greenish Porsche colour scheme.

For adjacent much ocular flair, the S/T is offered with an optional Heritage Design Package that includes the exclusive Shoreblue Metallic exterior colour and Ceramica instrumentality colour. Customers tin besides adhd a starting fig from 0 to 99 arsenic good arsenic a decorative foil, portion the classical Porsche crest from the archetypal 911 adorns the front, hub caps, steering wheel, headrests and cardinal fob. The Porsche logo and the 911 S/T exemplary designation connected the rear of the car are successful Gold.

The package, which draws inspiration from the racing mentation of the 911 S from the precocious 1960s and aboriginal 1970, besides adds cloth spot centres successful Classic Cognac with achromatic pinstripes, which are different homage to heritage. Meanwhile, two-tone semi-aniline leather trim successful Black/Classic Cognac leather with extended leather surrounds, a extortion lining successful perforated Dinamica and different elements from Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur implicit the outgo enactment retired the package.

Customers are besides offered the Chronograph 1 – 911 S/T ticker by Porsche Design, which features a titanium case, Werk 01.240 question with COSC certification and flyback relation arsenic good arsenic a rotor successful the plan of the car’s wheels.

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