Are You The Surprise Porsche?

The German Bild magazine claims this is the first photo, but it looks to me as a 911 Turbo based photoshop. They further mention 600 horses and a bi-turbo V8 and all wheel drive. The entire structure is carbon based, therefore very light, top speed over 300Kmh, zero to 60 around 4 secs. You know, something is telling me, they underestimated the firm from Zuffenhausen.

Press release

Stuttgart. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is starting 2011 with an important show debut in its largest market, the USA. At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit (January 10 to 23) Porsche will be giving a new model its world debut – and various other models their first showing in the USA. The premieres will be broadcast live on the Porsche website www.porsche.com/detroit as webcasts.

The show in the traditional venue of Detroit, nicknamed "Motor City", is regarded as a leading international marketplace and forum for trends and opinions that is particularly relevant for the North American market. Porsche has been experiencing rapidly growing demand among its US customers over the past few months, especially for the new Panamera car line and the new generation of the Cayenne sporty off-roader.

Another Porsche info is that the German magazine Autobild has reported new details on the upcoming 2012 Porsche 911 in its print edition. According to the report, there are more changes coming to the 911 than initially expected.

First off are the new dimensions of the next 911. From the spy shots we could spot that the model has been stretched but Autobild now has the exact numbers.


The next-generation 911 will be 56 mm longer than the current one and measure 4.49 meters in length. The wheelbase has also been extended by 10 mm and the car will stand 11 mm shorter.
The standard 911's width remains the same but the Carrera variant will feature a 60 mm wider rear end.
A completely new rear axle has been developed for the next 911 too and its engines have been revised for improved performance and fuel-economy.


The entry-level 3.6 liter Boxer engine gets shrunk down to 3.4 liters and produces 350 PS (257 kW / 345 bhp) for a 0 to 100 km/h sprint time of 4.8 seconds and a top speed of 289 km/h (180 mph). Fuel-economy is down 13 percent to 8.5 liters/100 km (27.7 mpg-US).


For the Carrera S, a revised 3.8 liter unit will come with 400 PS (294 kW / 395 bhp) and feature a 0 to 100 km/h sprint time of 4.5 seconds and a top speed of 302 km/h (188 mph). Fuel-economy is reduced by 14 percent to 9.1 liters/100 km (25.8 mpg-US).


The next 911 will weigh about 20 kg less than the current one in base-model configuration and will come with 19-inch wheels. The Carrera S model gets 20-inch wheels as standard.
The 2012 Porsche 911 will debut at the Frankfurt motor show in September 2011.

Source: Porsche, Autoblild, Worldcarfans