2011 Frankfurt: 2012 Porsche 911

Editor-In-Chief Angus MacKenzie takes a look at the all-new 2012 Porsche 911 on the floor of the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show.

Transcript

00:00 Hi, I'm Angus McKenzie on the Porsche stand at the Frankfurt show, and this is the new

00:13 seventh generation Porsche 911.

00:16 The look is familiar and the engine's still a flat six and still out behind the rear axle,

00:20 but this is the most radical 911 in history.

00:24 Porsche says almost 90% of the car's components are either new or redesigned.

00:29 The proportion has been dramatically changed.

00:32 The wheelbase is four inches longer, but the car's overall length has only gone up by 2.2

00:37 inches.

00:38 Why?

00:39 Because Porsche has effectively moved the engine forward in the chassis to improve the

00:44 handling.

00:45 Two versions will be available at launch.

00:47 The base Carrera has a new 3.4 litre flat six that develops 350 horsepower, while this

00:54 Carrera S has a 400 horsepower 3.8 litre boxer engine.

01:00 Two transmissions will be available, an all new seven speed stick, the world's first,

01:05 plus a seven speed TDK automated manual.

01:09 The new 911 will be faster.

01:10 Both cars will hit 60 miles an hour in less than five seconds and reach 180 to 190 miles

01:16 an hour.

01:17 It will also be more fuel efficient too.

01:19 Porsche claims 25 to 28 miles per gallon on the European combined cycle.

01:24 But the thing we want to know is, how does that new chassis handle?

01:28 We'll find out later this year.

01:29 [Music]

01:35 (rock music)