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i think it´s better to start a new topic with the stuff to come, ´cause it´ll be A LOT:wink:
what follows now is a full line up of Porsche MY2004, starting with a little overview today, and i ´ll add new models every now and then...
in the end there´ll be 16 models and some tech stuff, and maybe something more :wink:

Porsche 2004 Model Range

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Five New Models in the Range

Entering the new model year, Porsche AG is enlarging the model range by no less than five new models, now giving the customer a choice of no less than 17 model variants.
Apart from the new high-performance Carrera GT supersports and the cabriolet versions of the 911 Turbo and 911 Carrera4S, a new six-cylinder Cayenne now supplements Porsche’s third model series. And at the same time the 911 GT2 is also entering the new model year with
modifications offering even more power and performance.

Porsche Carrera GT

A particular highlight marking the beginning of the 2004 model year is the start of delivery of the new ultra-high-performance Carrera GT, which made its debut earlier on this year at the Geneva Motor Show. To be built in a production run of 1,500 units, the Carrera GT comes with more than 70 innovations within its carbon-fibre body, all of which Porsche has in the
meantime registered for a patent. This includes the ceramic clutch conveying maximum torque of 570 Newton-metres or 420 lb-ft to the rear axle. Maximum engine output is 450 kW or 612 bhp, providing top speed of 330 km/h or 205 mph.

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Porsche 911 GT2

Starting the 2004 model year, the athlete in the Porsche Turbo range is even faster than before. Top speed is now 319 km/h or 198 mph, with acceleration from 0 – 100 km/h in exactly four seconds. The fastest 911 also has more power than before, with maximum output of the biturbo power unit now reaching 355 kW or 483 bhp at 5700 rpm – 15 kW or 21 bhp more than on the former model. This supreme performance of the 911 GT2 is also borne out by the power-to-weight ratio of 4.06 kilos per kW.

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Porsche 911 Turbo

The 911 Turbo has a top speed of 305 km/h or 189 mph and accelerates to 100 km/h in 4.2 seconds. Its 3.6-litre power unit also sets new standards, the six cylinders boosted by two exhaust gas turbochargers with intercoolers developing maximum output of 309 kW (420 bhp) at 6000 rpm. Maximum torque of no less than 560 Newtonmetres or 413 lb-ft is available from just 2700 rpm. The 911 Turbo expresses its outstanding position not only through excellent engine and performance data, but also through a very wide range of standard features.

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Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet

After some 16 years Porsche is back in the 2004 model year with the 911 Turbo Cabriolet. Compared with the 300 bhp former model built from 1987 – 1989, the new Cabriolet develops maximum output of 420 bhp (309 kW) and has exactly the same top speed as its coupe counterpart of 305 km/h or 198 mph. Acceleration from 0 – 100 km/h is in 4.3 seconds, only 1/10th of a second “slower" than the coupe, A further significant improvement over the former model code-named 930 within the Company is the roof mechanism with its particular ease of operation, the roof not only opening and closing fully automatically at a standstill, but also at a road speed of up to 50 km/h.

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Porsche 911 GT3

The 911 GT3 is back in the range! More power and more torque on the same engine size and with the same fuel economy – this is the development formula for the second-generation 911 GT3. Benefitting from consistent reduction of moving masses in the six-cylinder engine and Porsche VarioCam infinite camshaft adjustment, the new 911 GT3 develops a significant 15 kW or 21 bhp more than ist predecessor: Maximum output is up from 265 kW or 360 bhp at 7200 rpm to 280 kW or 381 bhp at 7400 rpm. Maximum torque, in turn, is now 385 Nm (284 lb-ft) versus the former 370 Nm (273 lb-ft).

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Porsche 911 Carrera

The flat-six engine on this model displacing 3.6 litres develops maximum output of 235 kW (320 bhp) at 6800 rpm, accelerating the six-speed manual-gearbox coupe from 0 to 100 km/h in five seconds. Peak torque is 370 Nm or 273 lb-ft at 4250 rpm. Despite its outstanding performance and the higher, flatter torque curve over the entire engine speed range, fuel consumption is only 11.1 litres on 100 km, equal to 25.4 mpg Imp according to the standard EU test method. The superior economy of this 3.6-litre is attrributable mainly due to VarioCam Plus combining variable camshaft control with valve lift adjustment on the inlet side.

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Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet and Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet

The cabriolet, which has a rigid glass, heated rear window, is based on the 911 Carrera or 911 Carrera 4. The engine itself is identical on both the rear-wheel and four-wheel drive versions of the cabriolet. In developing the 911, Porsche's engineers focused from the start also on the open-air model, making the bodyshell particularly strong and torsionally rigid. Roof operation is electrohydraulic, allowing the driver to open or close the roof fully automatically at the touch of a button within just 20 seconds. And to allow the aficionado of open-air motoring to enjoy the pleasure of motoring with the roof down in even greater style, Porsche offers various options for opening and closing the roof: Now the customer can decide whether to lower or close the roof with the car at a standstill or whether to do so while driving at a speed of up to 50 km/h or 31 mph. And the range of standard features on the cabriolet, in turn, is fundamentally the same as on the Carrera coupé or, respectively, Carrera 4. An additional feature with the cabriolet, of course, is the aluminium hardtop weighing a mere 33 kg or 73 lb, so that two persons can easily lift it on and off.

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Porsche 911 Carrera 4

Whether as a coupé or cabriolet, with six-speed manual gearbox or five-speed Tiptronic S, the Carrera 4 offers the aficionado of the 911 a wide range of choice and variations. Permanent four-wheel drive with a variable supply of power to the front wheels is ensured by a viscous coupling. The Carrera 4 is also equipped with Porsche Stability Management (PSM) as standard. With this system, the existing units already controlling the car's longitudinal dynamics such as the anti-lock brake system, anti-spin control and the automatic brake differential are further enhanced by lateral control: Applying the brakes individually as
required and influencing engine power automatically, PSM is able to control and maintain driving stability when cornering. The engine is the current version of Porsche's flat-six with VarioCam Plus, developing 235 kW (320 bhp).

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Porsche 911 Carrera 4S

The 911 Carrera 4S is very similar to the 911 Turbo in appearance. The rear part of the body is 60 millimetres wider than on the Carrera models, and the wheel housings contain 18-inch alloy wheels in Turbo styling for ample traction. The distinguishing features between this model and the Turbo mainly become obvious at the rear: A Carrera spoiler is used instead of the extending, divided wing, and has a red light strip forming a visual link between the two rear lights. The 911 suspension of the Carrera 4S lowered by 10 millimetres, is based on the 911 Turbo – including the brake system, the power train mountings and a frontaxle pivot bearing that has been optimised for brake ventilation. The 911 Carrera 4S has a 235 kW (320 bhp) 3.6-litre flat-twin engine and four-wheel drive as standard.

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Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet

Introducing the new 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, Porsche is enlarging its range of open-air sports cars in the new model year to a total of 7 outstanding models. The 3.6-litre power unit developing maximum output of 235 kW or 320 bhp and the four-wheel drive system are the same as on the Carrera 4S coupe. Modifications of the body versus the coupe are limited to specific reinforcements in the sidesill area, with additional joint plates and shaft reinforcements behind the B-pillar. These modifications of the bodyshell incidentally also featured on the 911 Turbo Cabriolet help to make the body one of the stiffest of all openair 911 body structures.

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Porsche 911 Targa

True to faith, Porsche has revived the Targa tradition and thus offers the 911 with a large, retractable glass roof panel. At the push of a button, the new 911 Targa’s glass roof can be slid backwards by up to half a metre, for a maximum roof opening area of 0.45 square metres. Further Targa highlights include the hinged rear window supported on two gas springs. It provides convenient access for loading suitcases, bags or other luggage into the rear compartment, which has a maximum capacity of 230 litres. The rear window can be unlocked either by a rocker switch in the sill next to the driver’s seat or by using the remote control. Like the other Carrera models, the Targa has the 235 kW (320 bhp) 3.6-litre flat-six engine; its top speed is 285 km/h or 177 mph.

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Porsche Boxster

New VarioCam technoloy also boosts engine output on the “regular” Boxster to 168 kW (228 bhp), reducing both fuel consumption and exhaust emissions in the process. As with the Boxster S, acceleration and pulling forces are enhanced particularly in the low engine speed range, the Boxster completing the sprint from 0 – 100 km/h in just 6.4 seconds (0.2 seconds faster than before). Top speed with the five-speed manual gearbox featured as standard is 253 km/h or 157 mph. Apart from the seats finished in alcantara, a leather steering wheel as well as the gearshift lever, door handles and handbrake lever now in interior colour are all standard. And another feature now also coming as standard is remote control for opening not only the car, but also the front and rear bootlids.

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Porsche Boxster S

Last year the Boxster model series was modified and upgraded in both technical and optical terms. The discreet changes in design of this Porsche roadster, already a classic in its own right, are borne out by redesigned air intake scoops on each side at the rear. The rear panel now extending down lower than before is characterised by two striking crossbars connected with one another by the exhaust tailpipe. Further innovations on both Boxsters include a heated glass window at the rear, the restyled rear spoiler and, within the passenger compartment, a cupholder as well as a lockable five-litre-large glove compartment. The Boxster S stands out from the “basic" model in particular through its even more powerful 3.2-litre six-cylinder complete with a six-speed manual gearbox as well as an even wider range of standard equipment including features such as 17-inch light-alloy wheels and an alarm system with interior surveillance. The 3.2-litre power unit of the Boxster S develops maximum output of 191 kW (260 bhp) at 6200 rpm, accelerating this outstanding roadster from 0 – 100 km/h in just 5.7 seconds. This increase in power combined with a reduction in fuel consumption and exhaust emissions is attributable to VarioCam technology featured in the Boxster S.

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Porsche Cayenne

In this model year the Cayenne series is being supplemented by a new, third version of this outstanding SUV: The new Cayenne is driven by a 184 kW (250 bhp) six-cylinder power unit providing top speed of 214 mph or 133 mph. As with the Cayenne S and the Cayenne Turbo, engine power and torque (in this case 314 Newton-metres or 232 lb-ft) is transmitted to all four wheels. Featured as standard, PTM Porsche Traction Management delivers 62 per cent of the engine’s power to the front and 38 per cent to the rear wheels in the basic mode. And like the Cayenne S, the six-cylinder model comes as standard with a six-speed manual gearbox – with six-speed Tiptronic S available as an option, From outside the only real differences between the Cayenne and the Cayenne S are the model designation on the tailgate and the brake callipers painted black.

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Porsche Cayenne S

With its V8 normal aspiration power unit displacing 4.5 litres and developing maximum output of 250 kW (340 bhp) at 6000 rpm makes the Cayenne S the top performer in the sports utility range. Fitted as standard with Porsche’s six-speed manual gearbox, the Cayenne S accelerates from 0 – 100 km/h in 6.8 seconds and has a top speed of 242 km/h or 150 mph. And it offers the same kind of supreme performance also off the beaten track, innovative drive systems such as new Porsche Traction Management (PTM) four-wheel drive ensuring excellent performance wherever you go. Benefitting from intelligent suspension
technology based inter alia on a new axle concept with long spring travel for offroad driving conditions, the Cayenne S has no problems even on relatively steep gradients, ramps and jagged crests in offroad terrain.

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Porsche Cayenne Turbo

The Cayenne Turbo is a sports utility vehicle in the genuine sense of the word with absolutely outstanding power and performance, supreme comfort and a wide range of innovations in technology both for fast motoring on the road and for the toughest offroad requirements.
Displacing 4.5 litres, the V8 biturbo power unit complete with intercooler develops a staggering 331 kW or 450 bhp at 6000 rpm. Maximum torque of 620 Newtonmetres or 457 lb-ft is maintained consistently between 2250 and 4750 rpm, top speed is 266 km/h or 165 mph. Equipped as standard with Porsche's six-speed Tiptronic transmission, the Cayenne Turbo accelerates from 0 – 100 km/h in 5.6 seconds. And it almost goes without saying, finally, that the Cayenne Turbo has outstanding hill-climbing qualities also in rough terrain, air suspension featured as standard giving the Cayenne Turbo 273 millimetres or
10.75" ground clearance in the special offroad mode and the ability to cross rivers and other bodies of water down to a depth of 555 millimetres or 21.85".

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Porsche Boxster

Highlights:

Superior power from 2.7 litres

The 2.7-litre power unit featured in the “basic” Boxster develops maximum output of 168 kW (228 bhp) at 6300 rpm. Maximum torque of 260 Newtonmetres or 192 lb-ft comes at 4700 rpm, allowing the Boxster to cover the sprint from 0 – 100 km/h in 6.4 seconds, that is 0.2 seconds faster than the former model. Top speed is 253 km/h or 157 mph. And like the Boxster S, the “normal” Boxster also offers a 2 per cent improvement in fuel economy thanks to VarioCam technology.

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New VarioCam for extra power and enhanced fuel economy

The increase in engine output as well as the reduction in both fuel consumption and exhaust emissions result primarily from the new VarioCam control system offering infinite adjustment of the camshafts up to an angle of 40°, reducing charge cycle losses accordingly to an even lower level than before. This means that valve timing on the intake camshafts is varied infinitely according to individual requirements by a vane cell adjuster fitted directly on the sprocket driving the camshafts.

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A further highlight featured as standard: side airbags with full head protection also in a convertible

All Porsche sports cars come as standard with the POSIP (Porsche Side Impact Protection) side airbag system. Through their specific geometry, the side airbags efficiently protect the occupant's head and upper body even with the roof open and the side windows retracted.

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Extended range of standard equipment

The Boxster model series already featuring an electrically operated roof, electric window lifts, alcantara seat upholstery, thermal insulation glass, electrically adjustable and heated exterior mirrors, central locking and an electric immobiliser, together with a large number of other features, has had an even wider range of standard equipment since last year: Two items are the cupholder and remote control opening not only the car, but also the front and rear bootlids. Another highlight is the illuminted and lockable glove compartment offering five litres storage capacity right beneath the passenger airbag.

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Porsche Boxster:

A Powerful Roadster with Powerful Character

Since last year the “basic” Boxster in the range has featured new air intake scoops at the side, intake air grids finished in body colour, a more distinctly contoured “lip” at the front, a redesigned rear spoiler, a modified roof now featuring a glass window for extra comfort and convenience on the road, direction indicators in greyish-white at the rear, and two striking crossbars right at the end of the car. The most obvious sign of distinction versus the Boxster S – the oval tailpipe as opposed to the twin tailpipes on the S model – has been redesigned as yet a further highlight.

Outstanding performance

The entry-level Boxster, like the Boxster S, offers a high standard of performance and superior engine characteristics: Displacing 2.7 litres, the horizontally-opposed six-cylinder now develops maximum output of 168 kW (228 bhp) at 6300 rpm. Maximum torque of 260 Newtonmetres (192 bhp) in turn, comes at 4700 rpm. With its five-speed manual gearbox fitted as standard, the Boxster accelerates from 0 – 100 km/h in 6.4 seconds, that is 0.2 seconds faster than before. Top speed is 253 km/h or 157 mph. Despite the increase in power and performance versus the former model, fuel consumption is lower than before, down by approximately 2 per cent according to the EU standard to 9.7 litres/100 km (29.1 mpg Imp) (Tiptronic S: 10.7 ltr/100 km or 26.4 mpg Imp). Like on the Boxster S, this is primarily attributable to VarioCam technology adjusting the camshafts infinitely up to an angle of 40°, in the process reducing exhaust emissions and any loss of power in the charge cycle.
More specifically, valve timing on the intake camshafts is adjusted infinitely as required by a wing cell adjuster fitted directly on the camshafts in the sprocket drive wheel. Porsche was the first manufacturer to introduce this integral concept in the current 911 Carrera, oil pressure turning the position of the inner wing cell wheel versus the outer sprocket wheel by up to 40° crankshaft angle.
The VarioCam System is able to respond very quickly and precisely to the driver's commands, for example when demanding maximum power or adopting a more reserved style of motoring like in city traffic. This requires highly accurate valve timing both when opening and closing the valves, the intake camshaft being adjusted to an earlier intake point when running under part load. The higher amount of residual gas then remaining in the combustion chamber leads to a reduction in fuel consumption. Under full load, in turn, the engine builds up maximum power thanks to valve timing overlap on the intake and outlet sides reduced to a minimum. Maximum torque, finally, is provided by large valve overlap with the intake valves closing at an earlier point.
The various VarioCam systems and units are masterminded by new Motronic ME 7.8 featured for the first time in the 911 Turbo. Specially conceived for these requirements, this engine management system measures, inter alia, engine speed, the position of the gas pedal, air volume, engine oil and coolant temperature, as well as the gear currently in mesh. Applying this input data, Motronic finally determines the requisite position of the intake camshafts. Precise synchronisation of the intake camshafts on the two rows of cylinders is ensured by intelligent Motronic control, with the system also intervening in the fuel/air mixture formation and ignition processes. Featuring fully integrated on-board diagnosis (OBD), Motronic also supervises the various functions of the engine. As soon as OBD determines a malfunction in the engine, an appropriate message is recorded in the defect memory and an optical warning signal is activated in the instrument cluster. The workshop is then able to read the message with the help of a diagnostic tester, determining precisely what has gone wrong.

Active and passive safety of the highest calibre

Benefitting from its optimised body structure and the most advanced, sophisticated materials, the Boxster offers a supreme standard of body stiffness combined with relatively low body weight. Both its torsional and flexural stiffness are absolutely outstanding for an open car, clearly reflecting Porsche's particular know-how in lightweight steel construction in an area where active and passive safety are closely connected with one another. At the front end of the car Porsche combines the benefits of a longitudinal and transverse structure. This combination of load-bearing elements guarantees precisely defined distribution of impact forces in a collision, three separate load levels taking up deformation energy, passing on forces to the stiff side-sill and tunnel areas, and thus minimising any deformation of the interior. Areas such as the doors and bulkhead support particularly exposed to impact forces are reinforced by extra-strong boron steel. The Boxster is well prepared not just for a head-on, side, glancing or rear-end collision, but also comes with a superior rollover protection system maximising occupant safety should the car ever roll over in an accident. An extra-strong tube integrated in the extremely stiff A-pillars gives the windscreen frame supreme stability, whilst the rollbar directly behind the seats serves additionally to maintain the occupants' survival area even under extreme conditions. This concept is rounded off by a superior occupant restraint system featuring not only driver and passenger airbags, but also the POSIP (Porsche Side Impact Protection) side airbag system. Both the chassis and the brakes ensure a supreme standard of active safety in the Boxster.

Specifically, this means a wide range of superior features:

• Harmonious, safe behaviour when changing lanes at all speeds
• Supreme driving safety in all situations
• Spontaneous, direct and precise steering with excellent roadholding
• A smooth and easily controllable load change response in bends
• A high level of lateral acceleration
• Body roll, dive and squat reduced to a minimum in bends, when braking and accelerating
• Very short brake distances even under extreme conditions demanding the utmost of the brakes
• Superior brake stability when driving straight ahead and in bends

Cockpit features and equipment

Like the Boxster S, the “basic” model in the range also comes as standard with a cupholder beneath the central air outlet and an illuminated and lockable glove compartment (with five litres capacity) connected to the alarm system available as an option. The Boxster aficionado will also notice the switches fitted horizontally in the instrument panel since last year, further details being the harmonised colour scheme replacing the black leather formerly surrounding the steering wheel, the gearshift lever, door handles and handbrake lever now finished in the colour of the interior as well as the modified aluminium look of various units within the interior. As in the past, the seats on both the Boxster and Boxster S are finished in highquality alcantara down the middle. The seat backrests adjust electrically for angle and can be tilted forwards for easy access to the storage area directly behind the seats and in the roof compartment. All-electric seats with a memory function on the driver's side are available as an option. As before, the Boxster S stands out from the 2.7-litre model also through its white circular dials in aluminium-coloured surrounds. And when equipped with Porsche Communication Management (PCM), both the Boxster and the Boxster S come with a dot matrix display. Providing a higher standard of precision than a segment display, this style of presentation is able to show numbers and letters in various sizes and provide additional text information.
And last but not least, Porsche Communication Management (PCM) also presents information such as the radio station currently tuned in, music titles, incoming telephone calls as well as pictograms for route navigation via a databus in the display on the instrument cluster.

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