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The winner’s car: 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet

The winner of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix traditionally takes a quite special winner’s trophy back home with her. This year it is a Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet. “Every one of us gives everything to win such a car,” said Angelique Kerber, the 2015 and 2016 Stuttgart winner. When Karolina Pliskova won in the Porsche Arena in 2018 and was not able to drive onto court due to her lack of a driver’s license, she said: “There can’t be any greater motivation to now finally get my driver’s license.”

In the tournament week, the 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet will stand at one end of the Porsche Arena attracting everybody’s attention. The open top version of the sports car icon echoes the modern lines of the Coupe, though it remains unmistakably a Porsche 911. The fully-automatic soft top has an integrated glass rear window and can be opened or closed at speeds up to 50 km/h. New roof hydraulics reduce opening time to around twelve seconds, while an electrically extendable wind deflector ensures that necks are shielded from wind impact.

Reduced emissions

The new 911 flexes its muscles: The Carrera 4S with all-wheel drive relies on a 2,981 cm³ charged six-cylinder boxer engine with 331 kW (450 PS). An improved injection process and other optimization measures such as the new layout for the turbochargers and charge air cooling system increase the drive efficiency and reduce emissions. The power is delivered by a newly developed eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. The Carrera 4S attains a top speed of 304 km/h and achieves 0-100 km/h in 3.8 seconds (with optional Sport Chrono Package: 3.6 seconds).

The new engine mounting position makes the Cabriolet even more torsionally rigid than its predecessor. For the first time, Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) sport chassis is available for the 911 Cabriolet. The springs used for this are harder and shorter, the front and rear anti-roll-bars are more rigid, and the chassis overall has been lowered by ten millimeters. These adjustments give the 911 a more neutral feel on the road, with better weight distribution.

Wider and more self-assured

The new 911 Cabriolet looks wider, more self-assured and altogether more muscular than its predecessor. The front end – generally 45 mm wider – revives a traditional feature from earlier 911 generations: a forward-extended bonnet with a distinctive recess in front of the windscreen. Both elements lengthen the front of the vehicle and give it a dynamic look.
The rear is dominated by the significantly wider, variable-position spoiler and the continuous, seamless and elegant light bar. With the exception of the front and rear sections, the entire outer skin is now made from aluminum.
The interior is distinctive, with the clear, straight lines and recessed instruments defining the dashboard. As it does in the original 911, the new dashboard covers the entire width between two horizontal wing levels. Alongside the centrally positioned rev counter, two thin, frameless freeform displays deliver information to the driver. Now 10.9 inches in size, the center screen of the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) can be operated quickly and without causing distraction.

More safety and comfort

In a world first, Porsche has developed Wet Mode, which is included as standard. This function detects water on the road, preconditions the control systems accordingly and warns the driver, who can then set the car up to focus on safety, by simply pushing a button or using the mode switch on the steering wheel (Sport Chrono Package). The camera-based warning and brake assist system, also fitted as standard, detects the risk of collision with vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists, and initiates a warning or emergency braking procedure if necessary. A park assistant system including reversing camera completes the standard configuration of the Cabriolet. The 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet for the winner of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix is valued at about 180,000 euro. 

Game, set and car key – for one player, the dream of a dream car will come true in the Porsche Arena on 28 April 2019.

 

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