And a article from Road and track.....

Porsche released technical information and the first official photos of the sixth-generation 911 Turbo. Without a doubt, this looks to be the best turbocharged production machine that the legendary manufacturer has ever assembled.
Power is derived from a twin-turbo 3.6-liter boxer engine that makes a whopping 480 bhp at 6000 rpm and a maximum 457 lb.-ft. of torque in a broad powerband spectrum from 1950 all the way up to 5000 rpm. A Sport Chrono Package (optional) allows for 10 seconds of additional boost that can bring peak torque up to a remarkable 502 lb.-ft.
New tech features include a completely revamped all-wheel-drive system (said to be one of the lightest in the industry) with reworked traction control; larger (nearly 14-in.) brake discs front and rear and an available ceramic composite braking system for even more impressive braking, with even larger rotors (nearly 15-in.) up front.
Perhaps the most impressive new development is a variable turbine geometry system that can adjust the pitch of the turbo’s blades for optimum exhaust flow over the impeller that, according to Porsche, improves acceleration and powerband flexibility. With this development, the 911 Turbo becomes the first turbocharged gasoline-burning engine that makes use of this technology, which is more common in diesel engines (the low-volume but well-received diesel-powered Jeep Liberty has a variable turbine system).

Look for the all-new 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo on showroom floors this summer with a base price of $122,900.

 

blown up shot kinda....

 

Hmmm. I'm still not too crazy about it. The performance numbers sound AWESOME, but the styling just doesn't do it for me like the rest of the Porsches do

 

The 2001 996 Turbo MSRP was 111,xxx if I remember correctly... an 11k jump is not that bad for 6 years + a model update.

 

exactly

porsches (as i would like to think) up until now were both about style AND performance

this is just too .. tamed? mainstream? a little bit of CGT here or there would've been nice for that kind of money IMO

 

After the 993 TUrbo and 996 and seing the weight figures go up I think it will be 'watered down". THe important news from porsche for this week for me was the new GT3.