Porsche 911 Cabrio Carrera
Model Year 1997 (Porsche 996), S - Segment (Sports car)

drivers'

3.0

rating

cabriolet
cabriolet
x 2
x 2
Rear
Rear
3.6 B6 24v
Nat. Asp.
Nat. Asp.
Petrol
Petrol

Basic info on Porsche 911 Cabrio Carrera

The German car was first shown in year 1997 and powered by a 6 - cylinder nat. asp. petrol unit, produced by Porsche. The engine offers a displacement of 3.6 litre matched to a rear wheel drive system and a manual gearbox with 6 or a automatic gearbox with 5 gears. Vehicle in question is a sports car with the top speed of 285km/h, reaching the 100km/h (62mph) mark in 5.2s and consuming around 11.0 liters of fuel every 100 kilometers.

Data

Engine info ( issues & breakdowns )
Porsche

3.6 Boxer 320

displacement:
3596
cc
configuration:
6 - Boxer
 
valves:
24, 4 p/ cylinder
 
aspiration:
Nat. Asp.
 
fuel type:
Petrol
 
power:
320
hp
torque:
370
Nm
Vehicle information - Porsche 911
not tested
produced:
1997. - 2005.
 
body style:
cabriolet
2 door
length:
4430
mm
width:
1770
mm
height:
1305
mm
boot:
130
l
fuel tank:
64
l

Marketing

Performance

Manual gearbox performance

emission

N/A

category

manual gearbox

6 gears

average

11.0

l/100km

weight:
1425
kg
acc. 0-100 km/h:
5.2
s
top speed:
285
km/h
cons. (urban):
-
l/100km
cons. (highway):
-
l/100km
cons. (average):
11.0
l/100km
CO2 emissions:
g/km
Automatic gearbox performance

emission

N/A

category

automatic

5 gears

average

11.0

l/100km

weight:
1425
kg
acc. 0-100 km/h:
5.2
s
top speed:
285
km/h
cons. (urban):
-
l/100km
cons. (highway):
-
l/100km
cons. (average):
11.0
l/100km
CO2 emissions:
g/km

Pros & Cons compared to direct rivals

safety
reliability
comfort
practicality
performance
economy
boot space

Safety results for Porsche 911

EuroNCAP: not tested

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