While the net may have been playing host to a number of photographs of the new Prosche Carrera prior to release, it always helps to know when the product is officially announced and clear up any rumours. A few snips from the press release follow.

The Carrera 4 is powered by a 3.6-litre power unit that delivers 345 bhp. Featuring the new PDK system the fuel consumption goes down to 10.1 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres, equal to 28.0 mpg.

The 911 Carrera 4S is powered by a 3.8-litre power unit that delivers 385 hp and the fuel consumption goes down to 10.7 litres/100 km, equal to 26.4 mpg.

The new all-wheel-drive sports cars come with sporting manual transmission featuring six gears. As an alternative the new models are available with Porsche new Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (and for Heavens sake, dont ask me how to spell or pronounce it) replacing the former Tiptronic S automatic converter transmission and offering an even faster gearshift on less fuel.

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