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| PORSCHE WINS TWO PACE AWARDS FOR 911 TURBO |
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Porsche has won two of the prestigious Automotive News PACE Awards, for their work with BorgWarner on the High Energy ITM3e All Wheel Drive System and Variable Turbine Geometry, both of which first appeared in the latest iteration of the iconic Porsche 911 Turbo.
The Automotive News PACE Awards honor superior innovation, technological advancement and business performance among automotive suppliers. This prestigious award, now in its 13th year, is recognized around the world as the industry symbol of innovation. The 23 PACE Award finalists have come from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany, Australia and Japan. Automotive News and co-sponsors Microsoft, SAP and TRC Inc. presented this year's awards last night at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit.
Porsche is honored to have been part of the development process of these new innovative technologies, said Peter Schwarzenbauer, PCNA President and CEO. We believe that these two technologies have not only advanced the art of automotive engineering, but have provided a true benefit in the areas of performance and safety to our owners.
Porsche will receive awards in the following categories:
--PACE Collaborator Award to Porsche, for Variable Turbine Geometry (VTG),with BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions Systems
With the introduction of the new 911 Turbo in August of 2006, Porsche became the first manufacturer to successfully offer variable turbine geometry (VTG) in a gasoline-powered vehicle. Available on Diesels since the 1990's, the problem of extremely high exhaust gas temperatures in gasoline-powered applications, up to 1000° C, had proven insurmountable. Porsche, working in concert with BorgWarner Turbo Systems, solved the problem through the use of space technology developed high-temperature resistant materials. Only this technology is able to use the full flow of exhaust gases at all operating RPM ranges of the engine to provide an optimum turbocharging effect.
With its small flow cross-section, a small turbocharger will respond to a low volume of exhaust gases flowing at high speed, especially as the turbine wheel as such is small and light, with a low level of mass to be accelerated. The disadvantage is that flow resistance increases at higher speeds with higher air throughput, building up high counter-pressure and requiring some of the exhaust gas to be diverted through a wastegate or bypass valve.
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