2014 PORSCHE 911 ESP

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Control, discipline, precision.

At Porsche, we take driving pleasure very seriously.

S a f e t y.
Brakes.
Another crucial piece of the Porsche
identit y is the brakes. We value them as
highly as we do our engines and chassis.
They set standards for deceleration and
stabilit y, and give the driver the reassur
-
ance needed to push the car to the limits
of its performance.
The 911 Carrera base models are fit ted
front and rear with anodised black four-
piston aluminium monobloc fixed
calipers. All brake discs have a diameter
of 330 mm. On the S models, we have fit ted larger
brakes and more brake pistons to cope
with the higher engine power of these
models. Consequently, they feature red
six-piston monobloc aluminium fixed
brake calipers at the front and four-piston
aluminium monobloc fixed calipers at
the rear. The brake disc diameter is
340 mm at the front and 330 mm at the
rear. The results are enhanced braking
performance and stability.
On all models, the brake calipers have
an enclosed monobloc construction.
This makes them tougher but lighter
and enables a more rapid response and release of the brake even under extreme
loads. The pedal travel is short and

the biting point precise. The brake discs
are cross-drilled for better performance
in the wet.
Other benefits of the standard braking
system include the anti-lock braking
system (ABS), designed to keep
deceleration constant. Pedal effort is
reduced and braking response improved
by an 8-/9-inch tandem vacuum brake
booster. In the S models, brake disc
cooling is further enhanced by the
inclusion of air spoilers.
Standard brake system on the 911 Carrera models
Standard brake system on the 911 Carrera S models

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Electric parking brake.
The electric parking brake, which you
can activate and deactivate manually,
releases automatically as you pull away.

With the hill-
hold function, you can
pull away without ever rolling back.
The system automatically detects when
the vehicle has come to a halt on an
uphill gradient requiring intervention.
PSM then maintains the brake pressure
at all four wheels to prevent the vehicle
from moving in the opposite direction.
Airbags.
The 911 Carrera models offer advanced
airbag technology in the form of full-size
driver and front passenger airbags, which
are inflated in t wo stages depending
on the severit y and t ype of accident (e.g.
frontal or offset frontal). In less serious
accidents, the airbags are only partially
inflated, thereby minimising discomfort
to the occupants. In addition to the central airbag control
unit on the transmission tunnel, a pair of
impact sensors are located near the
headlights. This allows a crash to be
detected and evaluated not just sooner,
but with even greater accuracy.
Porsche Side Impact Protection
System (POSIP).
Coupé or Cabriolet, the 911 models

are equipped as standard with the
Porsche Side Impact Protection System
(POSIP). It comprises side impact
protection elements in the doors and t wo airbags on each side. An integral
thorax airbag is located in each seat side
bolster, while the door panels each
contain an upwards-inflating head airbag.
Each thorax airbag has a volume of
10 litres and each head airbag 15 litres,
ensuring excellent protection in the event
of a side impact.
Cabriolet roll-over protection concept.
Despite their low weight, the 911 Carrera

Cabriolet models have exemplary
torsional rigidit y and flexural strength.
Body flexing is minimal even on irregular
road surfaces.
Increased protection is provided by
an automatically deploying roll-over
protection system if the car were to
overturn. Two spring-loaded roll-over
bars are neatly incorporated behind
the rear seats. The roll- over sensor
continuously monitors the car’s pitch
and roll, contact with the road, as
well as lateral and longitudinal forces.
If the car were to overturn, the roll- over
bars would be deployed instantly.

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To see something coming, experience helps.
So does forward-looking technology.

Lights.
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The 911 Carrera models are equipped as
standard with Bi-Xenon headlights
including a headlight cleaning system
and dynamic range control. The LED
front light units incorporate indicators,
day time running lights and position
lights. Automatic headlight activation is
also included as standard.
Cut ting edge LED technology is also
used for the taillights, the high-level third
brake light, the licence plate illumination,
the rear direction indicators, the rear fog
light and – on all-wheel- drive models –
the rear light strip. LEDs provide bet ter
illumination and respond more quickly
to driver input.
In the event of sudden braking, the adap -
tive LED brake lights begin to pulsate.
If the vehicle is braked to a halt, the
hazard warning lights will switch on
automatically. The lighting system
fea tures an automatic switch-
off and

the ‘Welcome Home’ function.
Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS).
The Porsche Dynamic Light System
(PDLS) is available as an option. Its
dynamic cornering light function swivels
the headlights towards the inside of a
bend, based on steering angle and road
speed, in order to illuminate more of the
road at tight bends and turns. Put simply,
the road ahead is illuminated the moment
you enter a bend. Speed -sensitive head-
light range control is also part of the
PDLS as is the adverse weather function.
LED main headlights with Porsche
Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS +
).

Superior safet y meets sport y design in
the form of the LED main headlights with
PDLS+ which are available as optional
equipment. Integrated into each headlight
housing are four LED spots for the
day time running lights, and one LED light
ring. In addition to being efficient and
long-lasting, LED technology also creates
a light very similar to daylight and thus
helps to reduce driver fatigue. One special feature of PDLS+ is the
dynamic main beam function. A camera
detects the lights of vehicles ahead
as well as those of oncoming traffic.
Based on the data from the camera, the
dynam
ic main beam function then adapts
the headlight range accordingly. This continu
ous, stepless control means that
you are able to see the course of the
road, pedestrians and potential hazards
earlier without hindering other road
users.
Rear night lighting Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS) cornering lights
Front night lighting

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Engineering that takes you forward:
optional Porsche Communication
Management (PCM) with navigation
module and a high-resolution 7-inch
colour touchscreen. PCM is your control
centre for audio, navigation and
communication functions.Instruments.
Sport y not kitsch, practical not fanciful.
The five round instruments have one
purpose above all: to provide information.
They do so efficiently and accurately.
Their st yling is t ypically Porsche with the
rev counter exactly where you would
expect it to be: in the middle.
Another element of the Porsche identit y
is sound. Fit ted as standard, the
CDR audio system with 7-inch colour
touchscreen and the Sound Package Plus
offer outstanding performance with a
total output of 235 wat ts. Available as an
option is the BOSE
® Surround Sound
System with a total output of 445 wat ts.
In short, it delivers powerful audio playback combined with an impressive
spatial sound.

No system promises such high standards
in the 911, and fulfils them, as the
optional High-End Surround Sound
System from Burmester®, the bespoke
manufacturer based in Berlin and one of
the most respected premium audio
manufacturers worldwide. With a total output of 821
wat ts, it ensures an
incredible audio experience.
Our patented integral subwoofer enhances
the bass performance of both optional
sound systems and also saves weight.
Typically Porsche.
Ergonomics, st yle and sound. Sports car
technology, intelligently combined. The instrument cluster with a high-
resolution 4.6-inch TFT colour screen
provides you with a continuous stream of
data from the on-board computer, such
as trip mileage, journey time or average
fuel consumption. It also displays the
navigation system map, delivers various
warnings, including alerts from the Tyre
Pressure Monitoring (TPM) system and,
in 911 Carrera 4 models, tells you
the current front /rear axle torque
distribution. You can also use it to
personalise various in-car settings.
TFT display
Instruments in the 911 Carrera 4S with silver- coloured rev counter

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An opera in a world of soap operas.

Burmester
® High-End Surround Sound System.
When t wo iconic German manufacturers
join forces, the result is special. We’re
referring to Porsche and Berlin -based
Burmester
®, one of the most respected
manufacturers of high-end audio equip -
ment worldwide, and the Burmester
®
High
-End Surround Sound System. The
technologies behind the system are
based on the finest premium home audio
systems Burmester
® has to offer. The
system owes its eminence to count less
details, and one goal: perfection in
sound.
The system has 12 amplifier channels
with a total output of 821 wat ts,
12 loudspeakers including an active
subwoofer with 300 -wat t class D amplifier, a total diaphragm surface area
of more than 1,340 cm
2, and a frequency
response of 35 Hz to 20 kHz.
In the 911 models, the Burmester
® system
uses the patented integral subwoofer,
which replaces the familiar separate
subwoofer and loudspeaker arrangement
of other systems. This saves weight and
has a beneficial impact on acoustic
performance.
Crossover technology has been carried
over more or less unmodified from the
home audio sector. Analogue and digital
filters have been optimally defined for
their new installation location and finely
tuned after extensive in-car audio testing.

The t weeters are ribbon-based air
motion transformers (AMT) and ensure
unmistakably fine, clear and undistorted
high-frequency sound reproduction with
excellent level stability. All loudspeaker
housings are perfectly matched and
deliver superior bass foundation, defi -
nition and impulse accuracy. As yet
unequalled in the 911, the result is a
natural and richly textured spatial sound
even at top volume.
The pure, sport y design with galvanised
surrounds and Burmester
® logos on
selected loudspeakers make it clear that
the appeal of the Burmester
® High - End
Surround Sound System is as much about the visual as it is the audio. Typically
Porsche.
Cue the encore.

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Motorsport
It’s hard to say what has been our most emotional moment on the racetrack.
We have more than 60 years’ worth of them.

Porsche Motorsport.
To be able to call upon more than 60
years of experience as you bat tle for
every hundredth of a second out on the
track – that ’s what Porsche Motorsport is
all about. Our driving force is our teams
– all those people, from driver to
engineer, who work tirelessly on major
racetracks throughout the world to take
us forward. They have been realising and
living one shared dream for generations:
Ferry Porsche’s dream of a car that
could be both victorious on the track and
practical on the road. And from that
dream, more than 30,000 victories have
ensued to date. Victories achieved, for example, with
the Porsche 956 – one of the most
successful race cars of all time. And

with those that continue to show that
same potential, such as the 911 RSR

and the 911 GT3 Cup.
Two race cars that have proven a
success in circuit and endurance events.
As successful as the entire brand,
Porsche Motorsport has so far built more
than 3,000 race cars, over 1,000 of
which are still in use today. They appear
at the lowest amateur levels and line up
at the very pinnacle of the sport, competing in US GT races and in 20 one-
make championships, including the
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and the
Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup. New goals
are forever being set, not least for the
reappearance among the international
motorsport elite: in the FIA World
Endurance Championship and its
highpoint, the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

An LMP1 race car conceived from the
ground up is set to take to the grid
in the highest class there is with a
view to extending the run of 16 outright
wins at the Sarthe circuit.

For Porsche, however, what mat ters
even more than a place on the winners’
podium is how much experience is
gained, as well as the ideas that the race
inspires. Important findings from the
racetrack are transferred into series
production as design and test principles.
Our exhaust turbocharging or double-
clutch transmission technologies are two
examples. This proximit y bet ween the
racetrack and the road is unique. It lets
every Porsche customer take part in the
race – directly or indirectly. It lets the
customer feel what drives us. Yesterday,
today and tomorrow: Spirit. Vision.
Principle.

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GT3 Cup Challenges.
Providing drivers with a route into
semi
-professional motorsport, these
entry-
level races are held in Australia,
Brazil, Central Europe, Great Britain,
Japan, Scandinavia, Switzerland, the
USA, Canada and the Middle East.
Drivers require the relevant national
licence to compete in the races whose
regulations are based on those of
the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany.
For further information, please visit
www.porsche.com/motorsport
Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup.
A one-make championship is an
international motorsport event. Since
1993, the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup
has been held as part of the FIA
Formula One World Championship – and
as the only Gran Turismo race series.
All cars are supported by professional
racing teams, which use t wo to three
racing cars in the championship. The
events take place mainly as part of

the European Grand Prix, with a race
distance of approximately 70 kilo -
metres. The drivers, which include
established personalities alongside
promising new talent, give everything
they have from start to finish. After

all, another prize might just be up for
grabs: a career in GT racing.
Porsche Carrera Cups.
From trailblazer to tradition. The Porsche
Carrera Cups are staged worldwide as
part of the highest ranking national
motorsport series, such as the German
Touring Car Masters (DTM). The tradition
of the Porsche Carrera Cup spans over
20 years and, since the first Porsche
Carrera Cup Germany was staged in
1990, a further seven Porsche Carrera
Cups have become established in France,
Great Britain, Scandinavia, Italy, Japan,
Asia and Australia. Races are held on
almost every weekend of the motorsport
season. The passion to win fuels the fight
for every hundredth of a second: young
upstarts challenge old hands, while
amateurs compete with professionals.
GT sport.
GT cars are pure -bred racing cars. They
must be based on road-
registered sports
cars and modifications are restricted to
specific areas.
In the early 1990s, Porsche was the
driving force behind the renaissance of
international GT motorsport. In the
meantime, Porsche has established
successful cooperation with customer
teams. Porsche supplies the race-ready
cars and supports private teams with
further development, technical services
and the provision of factory drivers.
Whether it ’s at the FIA World Endurance
Championship, the 24 Hours of Le Mans,
the United SportsCar Championship or at
national GT championships, Porsche
private teams are regular race and
championship winners. And, since 2013,
Porsche has once more been competing
for podium finishes in factory champion -
ship races around the world.