Simply Abu Dhabi Magazine XXIII

2 7 4 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I Straight up, the turbo is instantly recognisable from the regular 911 fleet due to its wide body and rear wing. It was the case with the initial 3-litre model code-named 930 back in 1975 and it’s carried through to today with this current 991 version being 49mmwider at the front compared to the previous 911 Turbo and a whopping 134mm wider over the rear haunches. It’s used to house the giant 20-inch diameter wheels which put all 540bhp to the road courtesy of Porsche’s PTMall-wheel drive system, complemented by rear axle steering, adaptive aerodynamics and Porsche’s Torque Vectoring (PTV). The Turbo S adds a roll stabilisation system and ceramic brakes to the mix. The new front design, with side air blades and narrow LED daytime lights comprising a double cross bar, gives the nose a wider stance together with the additional louvre for the middle air intake. Its side profile is distinguished by the trademark turbo air intakes in the rear wheel arches and the new wheel design, while the rear features new three-dimensional tail lights as well as reshaped, dual exhaust tailpipes exiting from the body moulds. The rear lid screen has been reworked into a three-part design right and left with longitudinally aligned fins, while the centre has a separate cover for improved air induction to the rear-mounted engine. The LED headlights, together with the Porsche Dynamic Light System, include four-point daytime running lights, dynamic levelling control, speed-dependent running light control and dynamic cornering lights. Thanks to Porsche remaining faithful to the original upright profile of the 911 that debuted back in 1963, it doesn’t require the moves of a contortionist to climb in behind the wheel. Unlike its competitors from Ferrari, Lamborghini and McLaren, you feel like you’re sitting in a car and not lying in a bathtub. As a result, visibility is brilliant all-round, there’s acres of headroom and with its scissor doors, you can also get out of it with some dignity – not like you’re practicing for a limbo competition in front of the hotel valet each time. All this makes it eminently useful as a daily drive. And when you add that it has boot space up front for small luggage and two seats in the rear that fold flat for extra storage, it is the most practical supercar money can buy.