Let's get the 911 cliches and urban myths out of the way right now. Yes, if Porsche had just launched its first-ever car and it was a 911, we'd all laugh our faces off, as in 'they put the engine where?!?' Fair enough, as sticking a big flat-six behind the rear axle seems like asking for trouble. But 40 years of continuous, focussed development, which includes tremendous success on race circuits all over the world including Le Mans, has resulted in a car that is now crashed exclusively by fools...
Performance figures for the Carrera 4 are as follows, 0-62mph: 5.1seconds, top speed: 174mph. The 4S shaves 0.3seconds from the 0-62mph sprint and is good for 179mph. Truth be told, there's not a lot in it - both are very quick performers.
