Let's get the 911 cliches and urban myths out of the way right now. Yes, if Porsche had just launched its first-ever car and it was a 911, we'd all laugh our faces off, as in 'they put the engine where?!?' Fair enough, as sticking a big flat-six behind the rear axle seems like asking for trouble. But 40 years of continuous, focussed development, which includes tremendous success on race circuits all over the world including Le Mans, has resulted in a car that is now crashed exclusively by fools...
Available as an option on both Carrera 4 and 4S is Porsche's latest-generation tyre pressure control system which takes into account the additional pressure encountered in warmer temperatures and so does not alert the driver "in any way that might prove distracting".