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911 Turbo 3.3

1990–1994Coupé

Porsche unveiled the 964 Turbo at the 1990 Geneva Motor Show and put it on sale that November, but because there was no time to turbocharge the new 3.6 M64 it simply carried the 930's 3.3-litre engine over, revised to be smoother, freer of turbo lag and stronger at 320 PS and 450 Nm. In exchange, the 964 bodyshell was entirely new: the flared Turbo wings, wider track, deeper front air dam, wider 17-inch wheels, cross-drilled 322 mm front discs and a 36 mm whale-tail wing. It was the last single-turbocharged 911 ever built. The generation's rally-bred suspensions and the standard 964 retractable spoiler made it enormously easier to live with than a 930, and it is the 964 against which every later 911 Turbo is judged — including the one that starred in Bad Boys.

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Numbers as published

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Engine

3.3 L

M30/69 air-cooled turbo flat-six (revised 930 unit), 7.0:1, K27 turbocharger

Power

320 PS

0–100 km/h

0–97 km/h (60 mph) 4.4 s (Car and Driver, April 1991); 0–100 km/h 4.8 s; 4.8 s to 60 mph per Excellence

Top speed

275 km/h

171 mph) measured by Car and Driver; 273 km/h (168 mph) per Excellence and Stuttcars

Weight

1,466 kg

3,234 lb) (Stuttcars); 1,486 kg (3,274 lb) (Excellence)

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive; ZF clutch-type limited-slip differential, 20% lock under acceleration, 100% under deceleration

Transmission

5-speed Getrag G50 manual

Production

3,660

Body styles

Coupé

Torque

450 Nm

332 lb-ft) @ 4,500 rpm

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911 Carrera 21990–1994Same body, same era911 Carrera Cup1990–1993Same body, same era911 Carrera 41989–1994Same body, same era
Compact specification comparison between the 911 Turbo 3.3 and 911 Carrera 2, 911 Carrera Cup, 911 Carrera 4
Spec911 Turbo 3.31990–1994911 Carrera 21990–1994911 Carrera Cup1990–1993911 Carrera 41989–1994
Years1990–19941990–19941990–19931989–1994
Engine3.3 L M30/69 air-cooled turbo flat-six (revised 930 unit), 7.0:1, K27 turbocharger3.6 L M64/01, M64/02 air-cooled flat-six, twin-spark plug ignition, DME with knock control, three-way catalytic converter3.6 L air-cooled flat-six, twin-spark plug ignition, catalytic converter, 11.3:13.6 L M64/01 air-cooled flat-six, twin-spark plug ignition, DME with knock control, three-way catalytic converter
Power320 PS250 PS275 PS250 PS
0–100 km/h0–97 km/h (60 mph) 4.4 s (Car and Driver, April 1991); 0–100 km/h 4.8 s; 4.8 s to 60 mph per Excellence0–97 km/h (60 mph) 5.5 s manual / 6.4 s Tiptronic (Excellence); Car and Driver, January 1990, recorded 4.8 s to 60 mph and 13.3 s for the quarter mile—0–97 km/h (60 mph) 5.7 s; 0–100 km/h 5.7 s
Top speed275 km/h260 km/h—260 km/h
Weight1,466 kg1,375 kg1,120 kg1,475 kg
DrivetrainRear-wheel drive; ZF clutch-type limited-slip differential, 20% lock under acceleration, 100% under decelerationRear-wheel driveRear-wheel driveAll-wheel drive — electronically controlled permanent AWD developed for the 959, nominally 31% front / 69% rear with variable distribution, plus a console traction-control switch
Transmission5-speed Getrag G50 manual5-speed Getrag G50 manual; 4-speed Tiptronic automatic (from model year 1990, Carrera 2 only)5-speed manual with modified gear ratios; no power steering5-speed Getrag G50 manual (C2) / 5-speed Getrag G64 manual (AWD); 4-speed Tiptronic optional from model year 1990
Body stylesCoupéCoupé · Targa · CabrioletCoupéCoupé · Targa · Cabriolet
Production3,66018,219 Coupés; additionally 11,013 Cabriolets, 3,534 Targas, 1,532 Turbo-Look Cabriolets and 936 Speedsters on the C2 platform (Eberhard Kittler via Wikipedia)Approximately 299 across four seasons — 50 built (40 sold) in 1990, 120 in 1991, 112 in 1992 and 15 in 1993; supercars.net lists only 270 (120 in 1991 + 150 in 1992)13,353 Coupés + 4,802 Cabriolets + 1,329 Targas = 19,484 (Eberhard Kittler via Wikipedia; the same table's 20,395 subtotal adds the 911 Jubilee)
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Sources (5)

  1. Porsche 911 (964) — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)
  2. Model 911 (type 964) — Porsche Classic (opens in a new tab)
  3. 1991 911 Turbo Coupé specifications — Excellence (opens in a new tab)
  4. Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3 (964) (1991–1992) — Stuttcars (opens in a new tab)
  5. Porsche 911 Carrera Type 964 buyers guide — Porsche Club Great Britain (opens in a new tab)

What the sources do not settle (3)

  • Model-year dating differs: Wikipedia gives a March 1990 introduction, Porsche Classic and Porsche Club GB give model year 1991 (on sale November 1990, RHD from March 1991), and Stuttcars lists 1991–1992. The 1990–1994 span covers the production of the 3.3 alongside the 3.6.
  • Power: Excellence lists 315 hp for the 1991 Turbo Coupé and Stuttcars 320 bhp @ 5,750 rpm; the metric 320 PS (235 kW) figure is used.
  • Curb weight differs by source (1,466 kg Stuttcars vs 1,486 kg Excellence).

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