On the suburban racetrack Moscow Raceway in late May, the traditional Porsche Festival, which offers brand expect a lot of interesting entertainment, test drives of the new Porsche 911 (991), historical exhibits from the Museum in Stuttgart and the second stage of the amateur competition Porsche Sport Challenge. But, of course, the central event was the presentation of the new Porsche 718 Boxster.
Boxster 718
The first Boxster model was introduced 20 years ago, but now a new generation of this model has received a digital code after the mid-engine sports car 718, which in the 50s and 60s has won a lot of races, including the legendary «Targa Florio» and «Le Mans „.
Updates touched first of all engines. Now, the new four-cylinder boxer engine with turbocharging develops 300 hp in 2-liter and 350 hp versions version 2.5 liter of S-model. As a new Porsche 911, it uses a variable geometry turbine, which allows, firstly, to avoid turboyamy, and, secondly, provides a smooth pickup turns almost all indicators. Basic configuration is equipped with a six-speed manual transmission, but as an option can be ordered and firm transmission with dual-clutch Porsche Doppelkupplung, equipped now the virtual gears (as we were told in the material of the new 911-m). The new Boxster eventually added 35 hp (Compared to previous model) and the new turbo engine efficiency increased by 13%.
Updates touched first of all engines. Now, the new four-cylinder boxer engine with turbocharging develops 300 hp in 2-liter and 350 hp versions version 2.5 liter of S-model. As a new Porsche 911, it uses a variable geometry turbine, which allows, firstly, to avoid turboyamy, and, secondly, provides a smooth pickup turns almost all indicators. Basic configuration is equipped with a six-speed manual transmission, but as an option can be ordered and firm transmission with dual-clutch Porsche Doppelkupplung, equipped now the virtual gears (as we were told in the material of the new 911-m). The new Boxster eventually added 35 hp (Compared to previous model) and the new turbo engine efficiency increased by 13%.
Of course, the new Boxster and changed externally, received 911 new features of the updated optics, changed lines of the body, bumpers and air intakes, wings and other registration thresholds — all this allows you to distinguish it from the previous version, yet retains the genetic shape of the car, whose form only It is as effective as the embodiment of the content.
During the Porsche Festival brand introduced just two cars that were brought to Russia for certification. Yellow is the traditional color of a very unusual coral beautifully emphasized another. But that coral is an option that is only available as an option.
Receiving orders for the new Porsche Boxster was launched in early 2016; 718 Boxster prices start at 3.451 million rubles, and in the 718 Boxster S — from 4.187 million rubles, including VAT.
Porsche Sport Challenge
Presentation of the new Boxster 718 has become one of the highlights of the program, but both days of the festival were eventful. Stage 2 Porsche Sport Challenge, which is the fourth year organizes and conducts Oleg Kesselman, showed the audience how you can actually use these vehicles.
Porsche Sport Challenge consists of three types of competitions — Porsche Driving Trophy (race on regularity of lap time), Porsche Club Cup (in the format of Time Attack), and in fact he Porsche Sport Challenge — Full-time race with a mass start, which lasts 20 minutes + 1 lap.
Porsche Sport Challenge consists of three types of competitions — Porsche Driving Trophy (race on regularity of lap time), Porsche Club Cup (in the format of Time Attack), and in fact he Porsche Sport Challenge — Full-time race with a mass start, which lasts 20 minutes + 1 lap.
Arrivals Porsche Sport Challenge — a bright and exciting spectacle. At this time, the start came two dozen cars that competed in different classes: Sport, SuperSport, 991 GT3, GT4 and team standings.
Due to the fact that the races are involved far not novices, having a good experience in non-professional motorsport (eg, in the VLN race German championship), on the track and in fact there is a beautiful fight and speed overtaking and finalists sometimes share a few tenths of a second.
The winners of the 2 phase steel
in class Sport: Stepan Krumilov Dmitry Kosmin Ivan Kibalchich
in the class Supersport: Vadim Meshcheryakov, Sergei plow
in class 991 GT3: Dmitry Yarohno Andrew Mukovoz, Michael Piga
in the class of the GT4: Krumilov Stepan Kosmin Dmitry Dmitry Ryzhak
in the class Supersport: Vadim Meshcheryakov, Sergei plow
in class 991 GT3: Dmitry Yarohno Andrew Mukovoz, Michael Piga
in the class of the GT4: Krumilov Stepan Kosmin Dmitry Dmitry Ryzhak
Classic
The most delicious «candy», «Porsche Festa» were three historic cars that were brought to Russia straight from the Porsche Museum. This time the visitors met three incredible handsome: Porsche 917 K, Porsche Dauer 962 Le Mans and Porsche 911 GT1–1998 Le Mans.
Porsche 917 K — car ctavshy legend and one of the fastest and most successful cars of all time.
By the time the FIA changed the technical requirements for vehicles participating in the race, which made it possible to put the machine with the engine Type 912 — opposed 12-cylinder engine capacity of five liters.
The «Le Mans» in 1970 took two 917L machine part and seven 917K. We used the engines of 4.5 and 4.9 liters. On the chassis 004 (N20 Porsche 917K running Siffert and Redman) was established new engine of 4.9 liters. As a result, the crew of 023 (Porsche 917K 4.5 L, Hermann / Attwood) took first place and the crew 043 (Porsche 917LH 4.9 L, Gerard Larousse / Willi Kausen) — second behind the leader for five laps.
In 1971 the race was won by Porsche 917 Martini Racing, piloted by an international crew of Austrian Helmut Marko (yes, the same one who now runs the Red Bull team in the «Formula 1») and Dane Guijs van Lennep. During the 1971 season, Porsche won 8 of the 11 stages of the championship of the factory. By the end of 1971 Porsche 917 and Ferrari 512 is so superior to other brands, that even forced to revise the FIA technical regulations.
Dauer 962 Le Mans Porsche
C 1994 to the new rules in the «Le Mans» can serve only the GT class with a tolerance on public roads. For the Porsche 962 it was like a tragedy, because it was created only for race tracks, but a solution was found. Together with Johan Dower (the owner of the German racing Dauer Racing Team) was created a few cars that received the homologation as a serial. Dower cars in the race took first and third places.
Differences between the race and road cars are subtle but significant. The body apparently has little difference, but not interchangeable with the original at all. Like the Porsche 962, Dauer 962 has an aluminum monocoque with steel roll cage and body with a carrier part made of carbon fiber and Kevlar.
The engine on the road version has a few differences from the original. Engine Dauer-Porsche 962 Le Mans. This is the same 6-cylinder 3-liter boxer water-cooled, mountable directly to the monocoque behind the seats.
Equipped with the same turbocharged the KKK-26, but set them in another way: as the racing engine produces too much for the road version of the power working pressure turbines has been reduced to 0.8 bar, capacity — up to 730 horsepower (initially it was more than 1000 liters. s), and torque —. 700 Nm.
Transmission — adapted from the original version of the race. It has five steps, sequential gearshift, which is controlled by buttons on the steering wheel.
Maximum speed — 407 km / h, acceleration — up to 100 km / h 2.8 seconds, to 200 km / h — 7.3. Weight — 1080 kg.
Differences between the race and road cars are subtle but significant. The body apparently has little difference, but not interchangeable with the original at all. Like the Porsche 962, Dauer 962 has an aluminum monocoque with steel roll cage and body with a carrier part made of carbon fiber and Kevlar.
The engine on the road version has a few differences from the original. Engine Dauer-Porsche 962 Le Mans. This is the same 6-cylinder 3-liter boxer water-cooled, mountable directly to the monocoque behind the seats.
Equipped with the same turbocharged the KKK-26, but set them in another way: as the racing engine produces too much for the road version of the power working pressure turbines has been reduced to 0.8 bar, capacity — up to 730 horsepower (initially it was more than 1000 liters. s), and torque —. 700 Nm.
Transmission — adapted from the original version of the race. It has five steps, sequential gearshift, which is controlled by buttons on the steering wheel.
Maximum speed — 407 km / h, acceleration — up to 100 km / h 2.8 seconds, to 200 km / h — 7.3. Weight — 1080 kg.
Porsche 911 GT1–1998 Le Mans
For the 1998 season in the «Le Mans» Porsche developed a completely new car, which was fully consistent with its rivals — Toyota GT-One and Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR. By design, the 911 GT1–98 is much more like a traditional sports-prototypes than the two previous models.
In this revolutionary car Porsche first used a monocoque carbon fiber. 911 (body 998) GT1 has larger dimensions than the direct competitors Mercedes CLK-LM, Toyota GT1 TS 020.
Prototype Dimensions: 4890/1990/1140 mm. Tires: Michelin Pilot dimension 305 / 645–325 / 705 ZR18
Engine: Porsche M.96 / 80 (3196 cc; h74,4 95.5 m; 550 hp / 7200 rpm, 630 Nm / 4000 rpm, compression ratio — 9.4; boost pressure — 1.10 bar (2 KKK turbocharger K27.2 intermediate interkulullerom c).
6-speed manual gearbox (I — 3,154; II — 2,000; III — 1,571; IV — 1,313; V — 1,091; VI — 0,968) with the main transfer 4,000. Curb weight — 950 kg, gross weight — 1100 kg.
Maximum speed — 310 km / h; acceleration to 100 km / h — 3.6 seconds.
Built 20 road versions on chassis 911/996, and to participate in the competition have been re-built 5 cars 911 GT1–98 (chassis 001, 002, 003, 004 and 005).
Photo: Maria Melnikova
In this revolutionary car Porsche first used a monocoque carbon fiber. 911 (body 998) GT1 has larger dimensions than the direct competitors Mercedes CLK-LM, Toyota GT1 TS 020.
Prototype Dimensions: 4890/1990/1140 mm. Tires: Michelin Pilot dimension 305 / 645–325 / 705 ZR18
Engine: Porsche M.96 / 80 (3196 cc; h74,4 95.5 m; 550 hp / 7200 rpm, 630 Nm / 4000 rpm, compression ratio — 9.4; boost pressure — 1.10 bar (2 KKK turbocharger K27.2 intermediate interkulullerom c).
6-speed manual gearbox (I — 3,154; II — 2,000; III — 1,571; IV — 1,313; V — 1,091; VI — 0,968) with the main transfer 4,000. Curb weight — 950 kg, gross weight — 1100 kg.
Maximum speed — 310 km / h; acceleration to 100 km / h — 3.6 seconds.
Built 20 road versions on chassis 911/996, and to participate in the competition have been re-built 5 cars 911 GT1–98 (chassis 001, 002, 003, 004 and 005).
Photo: Maria Melnikova
