The new Porsche 911 Turbo S in the test

Left turn, right turn, then goes down's, thereby strongly back down to the left. Immediately afterwards a slope with rounded in the middle, then a sharp right turn. Short acceleration, then laid right back on the brake. The course is demanding and requires intense concentration. We are talking about the 4.2 kilometers of Bilster Berg Drive Resort. So say a recently opened private test track near Paderborn. With its rapid succession of changes of curves, slopes and inclines it demands a lot from the pilot, including an insensitive stomach. Unimpressed and to bring itself in the border area from the rest, however, is hardly the main character: the new Porsche 911 Turbo S, which seems downright paste it on the asphalt.

Strengthened up to 560 hp
The new top model in the current penalty-991 series could not come at a more convenient time to market. The 911 Celebrates 50 Years of the 911 Turbo its 40th anniversary this year. To mark this anniversary double Porsche Turbo and Turbo S brings the first time at the same time at the start. Only at first glance, the Zuffenhausen have held in the development to the usual formulation. Sure, in the performance of a shovel was again draufgepackt: The Turbo makes 520 hp now 20, the Turbo S with 560 hp now 30 more than the direct ancestors. The top speed increases to three kilometers per hour, driven by us the S-variant now runs a maximum of 318 km / h. But instead of putting only to "stronger and faster", it is the engineers have been able to cover a much wider range. In the default setup, the handling has become easier and kommoder, so you almost want to award the title of "everyday use". Although the chassis is always sporty and firm, the electronically controlled dampers iron bumps and transverse grooves but always clean away. The steering provides immediate feedback without acting sluggish. And the standard PDK dual-clutch transmission changes gears extremely fix the seven, at the same time but also gentle, and keeps the engine in the pleasant mid-range.

Brachial only at your fingertips
For uncompromising bully mutated the 911 Turbo S only pressing a button - when the standard Sport-Plus switch is pressed. Then the damper harden noticeable and give the vehicle as a board lying on the road. The spontaneous throttle response, the steering implement commands to direct. Control systems such as ESP remains active in the background, but grab a noticeably later and let the pilot so much more leeway driving skills. The PDK slams the gears now formally pure, turns even faster, but also clearly noticeable. The tachometer scratches regularly on the red area starting at 7,000 revolutions. And finally, there's the engine sound, which is now much more concise and is accompanied by a magnificent rumbling and bubbling. The Turbo S is in the Sports Plus setting uncouth to work, requires the driver to use more and shows up under full load as properly brutal fellow who keeps the adrenaline level of the occupants at a high level. Thus, the currently most powerful production Penalty reached his famous acceleration values​​: in 3.1 seconds from zero to 100 in 10.3 seconds and power it up to 200th