Representatives of the Porsche long ago announced plans to build a supercar that could compete directly with the McLaren MP4-12C and the Ferrari 458 Italia, as well as a place in the lineup of place between 911 and 918 Spyder.
It is expected that the car will be replacing the Carrera GT and gets a digital code 961. Price tag on the new model will likely be set at at 350 000 euros, while the precursor 961 was worth 320 000 euros in 2007. It is expected that the new model will be the logical continuation of the 959 model, which was one of the best in class luxury sports cars in the 80s.
With these genes, we can expect from the car outstanding dynamic performance. It is unknown which of the engines will take place at the driver and passenger seats, but apparently, they will vysokooborotisty V8, 3.4 liters in volume, capable of developing 600 horsepower. In making the car will be used only light and modern materials such as aluminum and carbon. All this should provide acceleration from standstill to 100 km / h in about 3 seconds and top speed of 350 km / h.
No hybrid technology for 961 is not provided, and the expected appearance is scheduled for 2014.
