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New car lines: AM One-77 and Porsche Speedster
publication date: Sep 22, 2010
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author/source: Robin Roberts
The Aston Martin One-77 7.3 litre V12 engine has been certified at 750bhp
and 750Nm of torque, positioning it as the most powerful naturally aspirated
road car engine in the world today.
The One-77, a sports car of unparalleled beauty with subtle aggression and
performance to eclipse any previous Aston Martin road car will be built at the
marque's global headquarters in Gaydon, Warwickshire and goes on sale next year
at over £1 Million. |  | | Porsche is introducing a new 911 Speedster at the Paris Salon on October 2,
and to commemorate its famous ‘50s forebear, the production run is limited to
just 356 examples.
Designed and conceived by the Porsche Exclusive department in Stuttgart, the
two-seater 911 Speedster is significantly different from the other members of
the 911 family. Every Porsche Speedster was traditionally distinguished by its
shortened windscreen and sleek tail, and the new 911 likewise features a 60mm
lowered and raked windscreen and the characteristic ‘double-bubble' hardcover
for the manual soft top. |  | The striking profile of the new 911 Speedster is further defined by the use
of the Carrera 4 body, the 44 millimetre wider rear stance of which
additionally gives powerful visual emphasis to the rear wheel-drive
configuration of the car.
Just as the style of the new 911 Speedster features contemporary re-interpretations
of classic Porsche Speedster iconography, the characteristic rear-engined
chassis features the best from the current 911 generation. The 3.8-litre flat
six has been tuned to deliver 408 hp (300 kW), 23 hp more than in the 911
Carrera S. With average fuel consumption of 27.43 mpg (10.3 litres/100 km)
(NEDC), the new Speedster uses no more fuel than the standard 911 Carrera S
Cabriolet - a consequence of Porsche Intelligent Performance2.
|  | The 911 Speedster features as standard a seven-speed Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe
(PDK) gearbox which transmits power via a limited slip differential to the rear
axle, which lends further finesse to the chassis dynamics. Porsche Active
Suspension Management (PASM) and Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes (PCCB) are also
standard. The new Porsche 911 Speedster will have its global
debut at the Paris Salon on October 2 and goes on sale in the UK in January
2011, priced from £144,100. | | | | | | |
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