2010 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe and Cabriolet

2010 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe

Teasers, hints and intimations of what's coming at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show hit the web daily, even hourly, now that we're just over a month away from the event. But Porsche went ahead and went one further, revealing high-res photos and key details of its upcoming 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo.

2010 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet

Both Coupe and Cabriolet forms of the car will be unveiled at the show, which runs September 17-27 in Frankfurt, Germany. The new 911 Turbo will be the centerpiece of Porsche's display, with its newly updated drivetrain technology taking the spotlight.

A 3.8-liter direct-inject flat-six boxer engine generating 500 horsepower of torque makes for a 0.2-liter and 20-horsepower improvement over the company's previous flagship sports car, paired with the new seven-speed Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) dual-clutch gearbox, it's enough to shoot the car to 60 mph in just 3.2 seconds.

But despite adding power and speed, the car also comes in with an 18% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and improved fuel efficiency, though official EPA fuel consumption figures aren't yet available.

An important update for the 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo is an optional three-spoke steering wheel with paddle shifters that remedies the main complaint drivers make about the Porsche PDK system - its cumbersome button-shifters - dedicating the left paddle for downshifts and the right paddle for upshifts, the way it ought to be.

Finally, the optional Porsche Torque Vectoring (PTV), combines with the standard Porche Traction Management (PTM) all-wheel drive and Porsche Stability Management (PSM) to provide an electronics package that leverages the mechanical differential for more performance while maintaining total control.