When it comes to premium sports cars, the 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera is often at the top of the list. Porsche is a much loved luxury brand that has a very large clientele all over the world and they maintain it by producing great cars one after another.
The 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera is one such car by the brand that has been around for a long time and it has retained it amazing performance and adapted to the needs and demands of the modern consumers. The 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera has the design, the performance and the ability to blow the minds of the car enthusiasts.
The 2017 version of the 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera is the 8th generation of this fantastic premium luxury sports car. For this 8th Generation Carrera, Porsche has tightened and sharpened the design of the sports car so that it looks better than ever before.
The 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera is being called brilliant for the road and fit for the race track. It has plenty of new additions added so that the new Carrera can live up to the expectations of the car enthusiasts and Porsche enthusiasts all over the world.
Other than the design changes, the 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera received two engine options and much more. Here is a review of the new 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera with a closer look at the performance, engines, safety features, technology and design of this premium luxury sports car.
The Design of 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera
The 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera has a slightly tweaked new design that makes this luxury sports coupe look pretty amazing. The exterior is not entirely new and you will find some familiar structures and lines underneath the new design, while the interior has been updated to make it more comfortable and luxurious for the driver and the passenger.
The Exterior
The exterior of the new 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera is simply delightful, the curves and the straight lines blend in perfectly with the new design additions. The first thing you will notice about the new additions is that the front and rear both received a decent amount of changes.
At the front of the 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera, you will notice that it has new headlights. They are slightly bigger, round and bulging. These new headlights feature four spot LED Daytime Running Lights with Bi-Xenon lamps that make these headlights brighter and better than before.
You will also find new taillights at the rear of the 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera. These are LED lights with three dimensional LED lamps with a sculpted look. The designer at Porsche also made the rear light strips narrower to make them look better fitted for this new design.
The 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera has higher wings than the front lid, which incidentally, is the perfect Porsche addition. The roofline of this sports car swoop down to meet with the windows and the rear seamlessly. Together, these additions make a very athletic appearance of the 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera that looks lower, wider and sleeker.
The front of the 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera has been redesigned so that it has a sportier look. The aerodynamics of the 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera have been improved as well with the addition of larger air intakes with active air intakes.
Porsche has also enhance the sound of the 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera with the help of the central tailpipes that make the best sports exhaust system for the 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera premium luxury sports car.
The Interior
The 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera has a very impressive and luxurious interior. To homogenize the exterior with the interior, the designer at Porsche have ergonomically designed it to make it more comfortable for both the driver and the passenger. It is a two seat coupe, but if you want, you can have two more seats added.
It all begins with the new sport steering wheel that has been designed while keeping the 918 Spyder’s steering wheel in mind. To further enhance the interior, the 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera has two zone air conditioning system. They have also added the Porsche Communication Management System and made it standard on all models.
The 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera features 7-inch multi-touch screen as the primary source of information on the infotainment system, however, there is another 4.6-inch second touchscreen that will provide you other information including navigations.
The seats are covered in rich, high quality leather that will make driving around town in the new 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera much more comfortable. These seats are also available in premium Alcantara leather as well if you want to further enhance the interior.
The interior of the 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera is available in Agate Grey, Luxor Beige and Black color options so that you can customize your Carrera’s interior as you want to with multiple material and color options.
The Performance of 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera
The performance of the 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera has been enhanced and made better. For that, the engineers at Porsche have added two engine options with two drive options so that you can choose which ever engine and drive option suits you.
The 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera is available with all-wheel drive or rear-wheel drive, both of them provide perfect handling and control to the driver to make the driving experience better. One of the engine options available is the standard and the legendary 3.0-litre twin turbo V6 engine.
This V6 engine can create 450 Nm of torque and a horsepower of 370 hp. With such specifications, the 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera now has 13% reduced fuel consumption, while the horsepower has been increased by 20hp and the torque has been increased by 60 Nm.
These are simply tremendous statistics, considering the powerful engine that the new 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera houses. The 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera S features the same 3.0-liter V6 engine but it has upsized turbochargers so that the engine can produce 420 horse power and torque of 500 Nm.
Both of the engines are paired with a 7-speed manual transmission or you can choose to opt the 7-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) transmission. When you pair the 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera V6 engine with the PDK transmission, the Carrera can from 0 to 100 Km/h in just 4.4 seconds and has the top speed of 293 km/h.
However, when you pair the 7-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) transmission with the 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera S’s V6 engine, the Carrera S can go from 0 to 100 Km/h in just 3.9 seconds and has a top speed of 306 km/h.
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Technological Features of 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera
In-cabin entertainment is very important for the 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera and this is the reason why Porsche is bringing a very brilliant standard sound system with multiple options. As a standard, you will have the Sound Package Plus installed in the sports car.
The Sound Package Plus has 8 loudspeakers with the total output of 150 watts. However, this is not it, you will get two other options with it as well. The sound system options include:
- BOSE Surround Sound System with 12 fully active loudspeakers and 100-watt active subwoofer for a total output of 555 watts.
- Burmester® High-End Surround Sound System with 12 amplifier channels with the output of 821 watts and 12 loudspeakers for the premium sound quality
The Safety Features
2017 Porsche 911 Carrera has added a multitude of safety features as standard so that you get the best driving experience while you are safe. Keeping the speed and the thrilling drive of the 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera in mind, the following are some of the standard safety features:
- Adaptive Cruise Control
- Lane Change Assist
- Porsche Active Safe
- Park Assist
- Speed Limit Indicator
- Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake
- Airbags And Porsche Side Impact Protection System
- Porsche Active Suspension Management
- Porsche Stability Management
The Price of 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera in the UAE
The all-new 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera is already available in the Middle East and the wider GCC area, including the UAE. The price of the 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera is AED 352,000 – AED 450,000, while the price of the 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera S is AED 415,000 – AED 530,000.
The 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera is the perfect premium sports coupe for the people for whom price is not an issue and they love to drive a car that will be fast, safe and comfortable. The 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera is the perfect vehicle for the people who love a thrilling drive.
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