The wunderkinds in Wiessach have wrought a new head of the family in the form of the 2011 911 Turbo S, the first 911 S model in five years and the first for the 997. In Porsche parlance, the S suffix generally means more power and better handling, and this car appears ready to live up to the badge.The twin-turbo flat-six is boosted to 530 horsepower, though it sips fuel at the same rate as the "base" Turbo's with its 500-horsepower engine. All that power and 516 pound-feet of torque are transferred to all four wheels – now 19 inches in diameter with center locking nuts – through Porsche's seven-speed PDK dual clutch gearbox, and a torque vectoring system helps point the car directly where the driver wants it. 0-100 km/h should arrive in 3.3 seconds and top speed is pegged at 318 km/h. For comparison's sake, the almighty 911 GT2 makes the same amount of horsepower (530), is slower to 100 km/h at 3.7 seconds, but beats the new 911 S at the top end with a 330 km/h terminal velocity.
Both fixed and folding roof versions of the Turbo S will officially debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month and go on sale in Europe in May. The coupe will cost €145,400 (RM 684,000 before tax), while the Cabriolet goes €154,900 (RM 731,000 before tax).
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