The new Porsche 911 Turbo S has a lightweight option and horsepower of 640, is it 650?

Is the Porsche 992 Turbo S 640 horsepower? 650 horsepower?

When I look at car information, I often look at overseas sites.

After that, when I looked at Japanese websites, I experienced many times that the horsepower values were different, which was always confusing.

Regarding the newly announced new Porsche 911 Turbo S, there are places where it says "650 horsepower" and places where it says "640 horsepower".

French horsepower (ps) and mechanical horsepower (hp)

When I first wondered about this difference, I learned it, so I understand why the difference is happening ... maybe (laughs).

Roughly speaking, there are some that are written based on the metric system called "Buddha horsepower" and some that are written based on the imperial system called "British horsepower".

Since there is a slight difference in the values of these two horsepower when converting numerical values, it seems that the numerical values will change slightly in the notation of French horsepower and English horsepower.

• French horsepower is an abbreviation for "Pferdestärke", which means "horse power" in German, and "ps".
• Mechanical horsepower is an abbreviation for "horse power" and is "hp" (or "brake horse power" to "bhp").

Because it seems that, in other words

650ps = 641.108hp

Therefore, for example, this Turbo S is easy to understand if the unit is written in English.

• 650 horsepower → 650ps
• 640 horsepower → 640hp

In Porsche in the United States, it is "640hp" because British horsepower is used.

And since Porsche in Japan uses French horsepower, it is "650ps".

and! !! What I always don't understand is when I write this as "horsepower" in Japanese.

Here,Response's siteHowever, it is "650 horsepower" in Japanese ↓

I also use "650 horsepower" on my blog.

One of the main reasons is that Porsche Japan uses "650ps" which is the metric horsepower, and since Japan is the metric system, ps (metric horsepower) is prioritized.

I would like you to unify the values of this horsepower.

Well, if you say that, torque and speed are all different in notation, so it's not just a matter of horsepower ... ^ ^

This time, I was curious about the horsepower value, so I wrote only about horsepower.

Lightweight options added to the new Porsche 911

Well, this time, what I really wanted to write is that "a lightweight option will be added to the new Porsche 911 Turbo S in the future."

After the announcement of the Porsche 992 Turbo S coupe and cabriolet on March 3, 2020, it was the top of the 718 & 911 production line.Frank-Steffen Walliser, now known as "Mr. 911"Was told in the media called Auto Express.

Why the Turbo S was announced before the Porsche 911 Turbo

First of all, why was the "Turbo S" announced before the "Turbo" this time?

The reason for announcing the "Turbo S" before this new Porsche 911 Turbo is that "70-751 TP1T people choose the Turbo S", although there are some differences depending on the country.

And, of course, "Porsche 911 Turbo" will come out in the future.

However, I don't want to call this a "normal turbo". Because there is no such thing as "normal".

Yes, the Porsche Turbo is a Porsche Turbo, not a "normal turbo, not a Turbo S" ^^

Hmmm, I love it, this kind of decent commitment. I feel love.

Lightweight option may remove backseat

Well then, the story goes on, he says, "My team is trying to make this new 992 Turbo S even more attractive to drivers!"

Towards the end of 2020, he plans to add an option to make the car even lighter.

That is the "Lightweight Sports Package".

The details of what kind of option it will be have not been clarified yet, but Frank said, "Taking the back seat of 911 may be one of the possible options."

Lightweight option for the new Porsche 911 Carrera

Furthermore, the same lightweight option may be applied to the new Porsche 911 Carrera.

I'm looking forward to seeing what it will look like.

By the way, it seems that there was no mention of the option of "duck tail" witnessed in the new Porsche 911 Turbo S ^ ^

The engine of the new Porsche 911 GT3 is for racing different from the Cayman GT4

Another 1. Frank also talks a bit about the 992 GT3.

"I won't talk about GT3."

(Laughs)

No, it was declared that "I do not use the Cayman GT4 engine for the GT3 engine. I am particular about installing a racing engine in the GT3. It is expensive, but it is cool."

The next fun is Porsche 992 type GT3 ~ ^ ^

New Porsche 911 Turbo S Video

Finally, here is the newly released Porsche 992 Turbo S promotion video ↓

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◆ Lightweight Porsche 911 Turbo S in development　
◆ Lightweight Porsche 911 Turbo S Could Arrive Later This Year