As fast as Porsches are, there are always drivers who want more—more power, more speed, more excitement. For these guys, Porsche has just released an exclusive new model. It's called the 911 Turbo S2 and, as the name suggests, it's a sportier variation of the already rapid and powerful Turbo model. The model was created as the streetable counterpart to the 911 Turbos being raced in the IMSA Supercar Series. The 911 Turbo S2 is the fastest streetgoing model that Porsche has ever sold in America. With a top speed of 178 mph, it outclasses the standard Turbo's 166 mph. Acceleration from 100 to 150 mph dropped from 27.7 to 19.7 seconds. The S2 engine pulled strongly up to its 6600-rpm redline in every gear but fifth—and almost did that, too. However, there is a down side to this uprated engine. All the extra power added to the top end ...
As fast as Porsches are, there are always drivers who want more—more power, more speed, more excitement. For these guys, Porsche has just released an exclusive new model. It’s called the 911 Turbo S2 and, as the name suggests, it’s a sportier variation of the already rapid and powerful Turbo model. The model was created as the streetable counterpart to the 911 Turbos being raced in the IMSA Supercar Series.
The 911 Turbo S2 is the fastest streetgoing model that Porsche has ever sold in America. With a top speed of 178 mph, it outclasses the standard Turbo’s 166 mph. Acceleration from 100 to 150 mph dropped from 27.7 to 19.7 seconds. The S2 engine pulled strongly up to its 6600-rpm redline in every gear but fifth—and almost did that, too.
However, there is a down side to this uprated engine. All the extra power added to the top end has come from the bottom. As a result, the S2 is a slug around town. In our rolling 5-to-60-mph test, the S2 needed 6.5 seconds—0.8 second longer than the regular car. In top-gear acceleration, the S2 needed 14.2 seconds to go from 30 to 50 mph and 11.9 seconds to get from 50 to 70 mph.
The S2 retains the compact, upright layout that is one of the most lovable things about every 911. You sit high and can see every corner of the body, so you are motivated to hurl this car around far more enthusiastically than if you were buried within a wide-fendered, low-slung, mid-engined, slit-windowed speedster. This quality combined with the Turbo’s lavish creature comforts to produce one of the world’s most livable supercars.
Porsche is planning to build only twenty S2s, the minimum needed to satisfy IMSA’s rulemakers. To get one, you start with a 911 Turbo and specify the TS2 option package, which adds $11,072 to the $108,870 base price of a standard Turbo. The engine output suggests that this new Turbo will be a tad slower at the top end than the S2, but quicker everywhere else. Expect it to arrive in America sometime in May or June.
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