Deep Dive: The 2016 Porsche 911 Enters the All-Turbo Era - Automobile
The updated 2016 Porsche 911 will feature a range of turbocharged powerplants that will be more potent, more drivable in performance, and yet also more fuel-efficient than the naturally aspirated engines they replace. In the beginning, we expect two different iterations: a 370-hp, twin-turbo 2. 7-liter flat-six for the Carrera and a 420-hp, twin-turbo 3. 0-liter variant for the Carrera S. While these output numbers are hardly headline material, both twin-turbo... While the free breathing, naturally aspirated 4. 0-liter motor fitted to the current Porsche 911 GT3 RS has some potential for evolution, it will eventually be superseded by an even brawnier, lightweight Mk II engine, but without forced induction. The lightweight, no-frills Porsche 911R scheduled to appear in limited quantity next year will have a naturally aspirated 450-hp engine, which is further proof that the classic Porsche flat-six has a future in Stuttgart. There is also a lot of life still left in the current 3. 8-liter flat-six installed in the 911 Turbo, as the forthcoming, 600-hp Porsche 911 Turbo will demonstrate. Source: www.automobilemag.com
