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Porsche lift the roof and reveal prices for 2012 Cabriolet 911 models
publication date: Nov 24, 2011
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author/source: Robin Roberts
On sale in March 2012, the new Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet offers sporting
drivers the option to enjoy the renowned dynamic qualities and iconic design of
the 911 Coupe combined with the added versatility and driving pleasure offered
by its folding convertible roof.
|  | The 911 Carrera Cabriolet models go on sale in the UK on March 3
2012. The 911 Carrera Cabriolet is priced from £79,947, the 911 Carrera S
Cabriolet from £89,740.
The 911 Cabriolet naturally shares its new, high tech aluminium-steel body
with the Coupe, and the convertible extends this innovation to its all-new,
unique hood. When raised, the design of the hood ensures the iconic 911 roof
line is retained in its entirety. Intelligent lightweight design, including the
use of magnesium in the hood frame, ensures reduced weight for increased
responsiveness, lower fuel consumption and greater comfort. As is the case with
the Coupe model, the new 911 Cabriolet is significantly lighter overall than
its predecessor.
Combined with lower weight, the new 911 Cabriolet models share the longer
wheelbase, wider front track and the new electro-mechanical power steering of
their Coupe siblings, ensuring the open-roofed models offer more sporting
driving characteristics, greater precision and agility compared to the prior
model. Likewise, front and rear overhangs are shorter, maintaining the compact
footprint that has been a longstanding 911 attribute. In addition, there are
further standard or optional active control systems available that further
enhance the driving dynamics.
The new 911 Cabriolet models offer the same charismatic line-up of rear-mounted,
flat-six engines as the Coupé equivalents of the benchmark sportscar. The 911
Carrera Cabriolet features a 3.4-litre engine generating 350 hp (257 kW),
driving the rear wheels through a seven-speed manual transmission. The Carrera
S Cabriolet offers a 3.8-litre engine developing 400 hp (294 kW), also coupled
to a seven-speed manual transmission as standard. Consequently, the open-top
911 models share the characteristic efficiency for which the 911 is renowned;
both models return over 28.0 mpg Combined (NEDC).
The 911 Carrera Cabriolet offers the seven-speed Porsche
Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) double-clutch transmission as an option,
delivering even lower fuel consumption and shorter acceleration times.
Fitted to every 911 Carrera Cabriolet is a Porsche Vehicle Tracking System
(VTS), a sophisticated vehicle security package approved to Thatcham Category 5
standard, and customers will also be able to explore the potential of their new
car by participating in a complimentary course at the Porsche Experience
Centre, Silverstone.
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