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Porsche 996 B-6, 3.596 cm3, 96,0 * 82,8 mm, 9,0 : 1, 2 * DOHC, 4V, chain, intake adjustment, switchable valve stroke, 370 Nm 4250 rpm, 235 kW (320 hp) 6800 rpm, Rear-mounted engine, all-wheel
drive, permanent, viscous clutch, six-speed manual, 4,44/2,35/1,83/1,3 m, McPherson suspension struts wishbone front, suspension struts, wishbone/trailing arm, rear, rack and pinion, servo, discs, ventilated, Four-piston
front brake calipers, 225/40 R 18 (8'') front, 295/30 R 18 (11'') rear, 64 litros, 375 kg, 1570 kg incl. driver, 280 km/h, from 2001, from 87.000 euros
Since the 964 model year in 1988, the standard 911 has also been available with 4WD. But you had to pay the price of a well-equipped compact car on top of that. In return, you got the same engine, but it required a fair
amount of work on the rear section of the body. You would have expected that to be at the front when switching from rear-wheel drive to all-wheel drive. But you could see virtually nothing of the drive shaft and the viscous
clutch. It was a completely different story at the rear, where the car, now 60 mm wider, closely built on the much more expensive Turbo. What's missing are the intakes for its intercooler at the front of the rear fenders.
Except for the turbo, they were all naturally aspirated engines. However, the 996 series was the first to feature liquid cooling. That explained the relatively large openings on the front left and right for the two cooler. The
torque of the standard has not yet been electronically influenced. Basically, 5 percent of the weight was shifted forward, which, combined with the additional weight on the front axle, resulted in better straight-line stability
and steering with more feedback. Overall, the car is said to be smoother, but also much more directness, a trait that, when it comes to the suspension, isn't always to the driver's advantage. When there was a difference in
speed between the front and rear wheels, the viscous coupling locked up more tightly and sent up to 40 percent of the torque to the front.
Perhaps they deliberately chose engines at the upper limit of their performance range, because despite an additional 100 kg in curb weight, the car’s performance didn’t seem to suffer. It would have been the last straw if,
with its retractable spoiler, turbo rear end, and turbo brakes, it had turned out to be the slowest 911. However, this 996 had reintroduced one detail from its predecessor: the red stripe, which, unfortunately, can also be
converted into illuminated Porsche lettering.
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