Porsche 911 3.6 Carrera review - data
Porsche 911 3.6 Carrera Road Test
Test date 13 August 2008
Price as tested £67,270
For Scorching performance, relatively good economy, handling, PDK gearbox
Against Road noise, poor paddle shift design, interior finish looks too cheap
How much ?
- Price as tested £67,270
- Price as tested £63,070
How fast
- 0-30mph no data
- 0-60mph no data
- 0-100mph no data
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
no data
- 0-1000m
no data
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
no data
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
no data / no data
- 50-70mph in 5th
no data
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
no data
How thirsty?
- Test average
no data
- Test best/worst
no data / no data
Government figures
- Combined/urban
29.4 / 20.3 mpg
- CO2 emissions
225 g/km
How big?
- Length
4435 mm
- Width
1808 mm
- Height
1310 mm
- Wheelbase
2350 mm
- Weight
1585 kg
- Fuel tank
64.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 6 cyls Horizontally opposed , 3614 cc
- Max power 341 bhp at 2500 rpm
- Max torque 288 ft at 4400 rpm
- Specific output 94.4bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 241bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation R
- Bore/stoke 97.0x81.5 mm
- Compression ratio 12.5:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel Double chamber exhaust system. Oxygen sensor control with two pre and two downstream catalyst sonors. Sequential management of high pressure injectors. , Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st no data
- 2nd no data
- 3rd no data
- 4th no data
- 5th no data
- 6th no data
- Final drive no data
Suspension
- Front McPherson design, spring strut axle with independent suspension on transverse arms, longitudinal arms and spring struts, cylindrical springs with inner damping, twin-sleeve gas pressure shocks
- Rear Multi-arm configuration, independent wheel suspension on five arms, cylindrical coil spring on each wheel with coaxial inner damper, single-sleeve gas pressure damper
Steering
- Type Rack and pinion, variable ratio, power assisted
- Lock to lock 2.60
Brakes
- Front 330mm ventilated discs
- Rear 330mm ventilated discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 8J x 18" Alloy in
- Size rear 10.5J x 18" Alloy in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 235/40 ZR18
- Tyres rear 265/40 ZR18
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