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OUPÉ, 1970
mente sistemata la 'geometria' In 1969 the “geometry” of the 911 had been finalized– the
ariato fino al 1998 – e Porsche wheelbase remained the same until 1998 – and Porsche be-
ura dei motori destinati al suo gan the process of boosting the capacity of the engines des-
tined for its flagship model.
e D dei 1970 e 71, porta la cilin- The first step in this process, involving model year 1970 and
e la potenza delle tre versioni 1971 C and D Series cars, took the displacement to 2,195 cc,
125 CV per la T (dai 110 prece- thereby increasing the power of the three canonical versions
140) ed i gloriosi 180 CV della to 125 HP (from the previous 110 HP) for the T, 155 HP (from
140) for the E, and a glorious 180 HP (from 170) for the S.
prestanti non devono più su- Now, even the less performing versions no longer had to
e supercar dell’epoca, spesso sweat to keep up with other supercars of the time, often very
o molto meno costose. Al ver- uncomfortable rivals because they were much less expen-
so brilla ancora più luminosa- sive. At the top of the range, the 911 was now an even bright-
tà ed accelerazione impensa- er star: indeed, the S offered speed and acceleration values
a fascia di mercato: 225 km/h previously unthinkable for a car in this market segment: 225
– 100 km/h sono prestazioni km/h and 0–100 km/h in seven seconds flat were perfor-
lmente richiedevano cubatu- mances that, at the beginning of the 1970s, would normally
borsi per l’acquisto molto più have demanded much bigger capacity engines and a much
more sizeable investment.
di un certo impegno nella gui- The S still needed careful handling to keep its engine running
oi regimi ottimali, usando con at optimal efficiency, and this required skilled use of the gear
Un dettaglio, questo, che per lever. But this detail was never really seen as a drawback by
un sacrificio, piuttosto un ci- Porsche enthusiasts, more as a test of their own skill and abil-
amento con la propria focosa ity to work in harmony with their fiery vehicle.
It is in this period, and against this backdrop, that Porsche
queste circostanze che la Por- built its reputation as a "giant killer"; after all, this is the
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