Brand name
The name of the company, which has manufactured this
vehicle. |
Porsche |
Series
The series the vehicle's model belongs to. |
911 |
Model name
The model name of the vehicle. |
911 Carrera |
Number produced
|
433 Europe
246 US |
Model code
The code provided by the manufacturer, which marks this
model. |
- |
Model family
A family this model belongs to. |
- |
Produced since
The year since the model has been in production. |
1974 |
Type of vehicle
Information about the body type of this vehicle. |
Targa |
Drive system
The type of the drive system used in the vehicle. |
rear wheel drive
(RWD) |
Number of seats
The number of seats the vehicle has. |
4 |
Number of doors
The number of doors the vehicle has. |
2 |
Length
The distance from the rear-most point to the front-most
point of the vehicle. |
4289.00 mm (millimeters)
168.8583 in (inches)
14.0715 ft (feet) |
Width
The width of the vehicle. Devices like door handles,
mirrors and lights usually are not included in the calculation
of the width.
The width is measured with doors and windows
closed and the wheels in a straight-ahead position. |
1653.00 mm (millimeters)
65.0787 in (inches)
5.4232 ft (feet) |
Height
The distance from the floor to the top-most part of the
vehicle. |
1319.00 mm (millimeters)
51.9291 in (inches)
4.3274 ft (feet) |
Wheelbase
The horizontal distance between the centers of the front
and rear wheels. The distance between the front and rear axle. |
2270.00 mm (millimeters)
89.3701 in (inches)
7.4475 ft (feet) |
Front track
The distance between the centers of the wheels on the
front axle. |
1372.00 mm (millimeters)
54.0157 in (inches)
4.5013 ft (feet) |
Rear track
The distance between the centers of the wheels on the rear
axle. |
1379.00 mm (millimeters)
54.2913 in (inches)
4.5243 ft (feet) |
Ground clearance
The distance from the lowest hanging point under the
vehicle to the ground, measured with standard vehicle equipment,
without cargo or passengers. |
- |
Weight
The weight of a vehicle with standard equipment and all
necessary operating consumables, without passengers or cargo. |
1075 kg (kilograms)
2369.97 lb (pounds) |
Weight front/rear
The percentage of weight distribution on the front and
rear tyres. |
- |
Engine
manufacturer
The name of the company, which has manufactured the
enginge. |
Porsche |
Engine code
The code of the engine. |
911.83 |
Engine
displacement
The total volume of the air/fuel mixture an engine can
produce during one complete cycle.
The engine displacement is
the sum if the displacement of its cylinders, which includes the
volume of the space between the upper and lower dead point of
every cylinder. |
2.7 l (liters)
2687 cc (cubic centimeters) |
Number of
cylinders
The total number of cylinders in the engine. A cylinder is
the space, in which a piston moves between it's upper and lower
dead point. |
6 |
Cylinder
arrangement
Information on how the cylinders in the engine are
arranged. Some of the most common arrangements are: Inline, V
and Boxer (opposite). |
F |
Valves per
cylinder
Most engines have two or more valves per cylinder to
control the flow of gases and fluids at proper timings.
Intake
valves are used to control the flow of air and fuel into each
cylinder, while the exhaust valves make sure exhaust gases leave
the cylinder. |
2 |
Bore
The diameter of the cylinder in the engine. Most internal
combustion engines have bores in the 70 mm - 105 mm range. |
90.00 mm (millimeters)
3.5433 in (inches)
0.2953 ft (feet) |
Stroke
The length of the piston stroke within the cylinders. The
distance the piston travels back-and-forth between it's upper
and lower dead point. |
70.40 mm (millimeters)
2.7717 in (inches)
0.2310 ft (feet) |
Compression ratio
The ratio between the largest and the smallest volume of
the combustion chamber when the piston is at the top of its
stroke (smallest volume) and the bottom of its stroke (largest
volume). |
8.50:1 |
BMEP
Break mean effective pressure is the average pressure that
acts on the piston. The higher the pressure is, the more
optimized design has been achieved. BMEP takes into account
engine's volume, rpm and power output. |
172.96 psi (pounds
per square inch)
1192.52 kPa (kilopascals)
11.93 bar (bars) |
Aspiration
The type of aspiration. Some engines are naturally
aspirated, while others are turbo/supercharged. |
naturally-aspirated |
Engine design
The design of the engine in regards to the number and
arrangement of camshaft(s), intake and exhaust valves, etc. |
single overhead
camshaft (SOHC) |
Sump type
The lubricating oil system used to oil the engine's parts.
Lubrication prevents friction and respectively - wearing out of
the elements, which are in contact while the engine is working.
There are two main types of sump systems - wet and dry. |
dry sump |
Main bearings
The main bearings are the bearings on which the crankshaft
rotates. The number of main bearings depends on the engine type. |
8 |
Coolant
The type of engine coolant system used to remove the heat
from the engine. |
air |
Intercooler
An air-to-air or air-to-liquid heat exchange device used
between the turbo and the intake manifold to reduce the
temperature of the air, which increases its density. |
no |
Engine location
The location of the engine in the vehicle - whether it is
front mounted, middle mounted or rear mounted. |
rear |
Engine alignment
The alignment/orientation of the engine in the vehicle. A
transverse engine is mounted so that the engine's crankshaft
axis is perpendicular to the long axis of the vehicle.
Longitudinal engine is mounted so that the crankshaft is paralel
to the long axis of the vehicle. |
longitudinal |
Fuel system
The fuel system type used to store and supply fuel in the
cylinder chamber. |
injection |
Catalytic
converter
It reduces the toxicity of the emissions from the engine
by causing a chemical reaction that transforms harmful gases
into less harmful substances. |
no |
Max power
The maximum amount of power the engine can produce. |
154 kW (kilowatts)
211 ps (Pferdestärke)
208 hp (horse power) |
Max power at rpm
The number of revolutions per minute at which the engine
produces its maximum power. |
6300 rpm (revolutions
per minute) |
Max torque
The maximum torque the engine can produce. Torque is the
turning effect, produced when force is applied to rotate an
object around an axis, fulcrum, or pivot. |
254 Nm (newton
meters)
187 ft-lb (foot-pounds)
25 kgm (kilogram meters) |
Max torque at rpm
The number of revolutions per minute at which the engine
produces its maximum torque. |
5100 rpm (revolutions
per minute) |
Max speed
The maximum speed the vehicle can achieve. |
239 km/h (kilometers
per hour)
148.51 mph (miles per hour) |
Max rpm
The maximum number of revolutions per minute of the
crankshaft the engine is allowed to run. |
- |
0 - 60 mph
The time in seconds in which the vehicle accelerates from
0 to 60 miles per hour. |
- |
0 - 100 km/h
The time in seconds the vehicle needs to accelerate from 0
to 100 kilometers per hour. |
6.30 s (seconds) |
Quarter mile time
The time in seconds the vehicle needs to do a quarter
mile. |
- |
Drag coefficient
(Cd/Cx/Cw)
Quantifies the resistance (drag) of the vehicle, while
moving through the air.
Contemporary automobiles achieve a drag
coefficient from 0.30 to 0.35. Cd is also known as Cx
in France and Cw in Germany |
- |
Frontal area (A)
The total surface area of the front of a vehicle that is
exposed to the air flow. |
- |
Drag area (CdA)
Expresses the aerodynamic efficiency of the vehicle and is
measured by multiplying the drag coefficient (Cd) and
the frontal surface area (A).
The lower the drag area is the
more efficient aerodynamically the vehicle is. |
- |
Fuel capacity
The maximum amount of fuel that the vehicle's fuel tank
can hold. |
80.00 L (liters)
21.13 US gal (US gallons)
17.60 UK gal (UK gallons) |
Fuel consumption -
urban
The amount of fuel used by the vehicle to cover the
distance of 100 kilometers where the speed varies from 0 to 50
km/h. |
- |
Fuel consumption -
extra urban
The amount of fuel used by the vehicle to cover the
distance of 100 kilometers where the speed varies from 80 to 120
km/h. |
- |
Fuel consumption -
combined
The average amount of fuel consumed by the vehicle per
unit distance in urban and extra-urban traffic. |
9,8 L |
CO2
emissions
Information about the carbone dioxide emitted by the
vehicle. The average CO2 emissions rating is 167
grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer driven. |
- |
Suspension front
Information about the front suspension mechanism used in
the vehicle. The mechanical system that connects the wheels and
axles to the chassis of the vehicle. |
independent
torsion bar |
Suspension rear
Information about the rear suspension mechanism used in
the vehicle.
The suspension contributes to the vehicle's
handling and braking, isolates the passengers from the road
noise and vibrations. |
independent
torsion bar |
Transmission
A transmission a.k.a gearbox adapts the output of the
engine to the drive wheels.
The transmission can increase the
torque while reducing the speed of the crankshaft or do the
opposite - reduce the torque while increasing the speed of the
crankshaft. |
manual |
Number of gears
The number of gears in the transmision of the vehicle. |
4 |
Top gear ratio
The gear ratio of the top gear. The gears ratio expresses
the ratio between the number of teeth of the larger gear
and the
pinion, or simply put the ratio between the gears
radiuses/diameters.
E.g. the ratio of a gear with 24 teeth and a
pinion with 13 teeth is 1.84:1. |
0.72:1 |
Final drvie ratio
The final drive ratio expresses the ratio between the
number of rotations of the drive shaft for one rotation of a
wheel
or the ratio between the number of revolutions of the
pinion for one revolution of the drive axle. |
4.43:1 |
Brakes front
The brake system used on the front wheels.
In general, the
brake system transmits the force from the brake pedal to the
brake pads, which allows the vehicle to slow down and stop. |
ventilated disks |
Brakes rear
Information about the brake system used on the rear
wheels. |
ventilated disks |
Front brake
diameter
The diameter of the front brake disks.
The brake disk is
located between the brake pads, which when forced against both
sides of the disk slow and stop the rotation of the wheel. |
283.00 mm (millimeters)
11.1417 in (inches)
0.9285 ft (feet) |
Rear brake
diameter
The diameter of the rear brake disks. |
290.00 mm (millimeters)
11.4173 in (inches)
0.9514 ft (feet) |
Wheels front
The size/type of the front wheels. For example in
"7.5J x 16", the first number represents the width in
inches,
the second one represents the height in inches. The
letter J represents the wheel contour. |
6J x 15 |
Wheels rear
The size/type of the rear wheels used in the vehicle. |
7J x 15 |
Tyres front
The size/type of the front tyres. For example in the tyre
code "225/55 R 16" the first number stands for width
in mm,
the second number stands for aspect ratio of height to
width in %,
R stands for construction type (radial) and 16
stands for wheel diameter in inches. |
185/70 VR 15 |
Tyres rear
The size/type of the rear tyres used in the vehicle. |
215/60 VR 15 |
Turning circle
The smallest possible diameter of the circle described by
the outside wheels when the vehicle is turning on full lock. |
- |
Steering
Information about the design of the mechanism used in the
vehicle which allows it to follow the desired course.
The
steering mechanism aims to ensure that the wheels are pointing
in the desired directions. |
rack and pinion |
Turns lock to lock
The number of complete rotations a steering wheel makes
when turned from one extreme lock position to the other. For
example, from extreme left to extreme right. |
- |