The New Porsche 911 Carrera 4 and 4S (2013)

The new Porsche 911 Carrera 4 and 4S will go on sale in the UK priced from £77,924 in December 2012. It is available as either a Coupe or as a Cabriolet and as the ‘4’ suggests it is all-wheel drive. The all-wheel-drive Carreras have accounted for around a third of all 911 sales worldwide.

The 911 Carrera 4 will be on show to the public at the Paris Motorshow in September.

The 911 Carrera 4 features a rear-mounted 3.4-litre flat-six engine developing 350 hp and can accelerate from 0-62mph in 4.5 seconds (Cabriolet 4.7 sec) and reach a top speed  177 mph (Cabriolet 175 mph). Fuel consumption with PDK is 32.8 mpg (203 g/km CO2) for the Coupe and 32.5 mpg (205 g/km CO2) for the Cabriolet.

The 911 Carrera 4S is powered by a 3.8-litre flat-six engine that produces 400 hp and accelerates from 0-62mph in 4.1 seconds (Cabriolet 4.3 seconds) with a top speed of 186 mph (Cabriolet 184 mph). Fuel consumption with PDK is 31.0mpg (215 g/km CO2) for the Coupé and 30.7 mpg (217 g/km CO2) for the Cabriolet.

All models feature a seven-speed manual gearbox as standard, and the seven-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) twin-clutch automatic transmission is available as an option.

Standard equipment includes Porsche’s Traction Management System, full leather interior, 4.6-inch colour touch-screen Porsche Communication Management with satellite navigation, automatic climate control, Bi-Xenon headlights, a universal audio interface offering MP3 connectivity and a three year warranty.

The Carrera 4 Coupe is priced from £77,924, and the Carrera 4S Coupe priced from £87,959. The 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet is priced from £86,583.00, and the Carrera 4S Cabriolet from £96,619.