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THE all-new Porsche 911 is everything you expect, then more. Actually, it can also be less if you just want to doze along the freeway in seventh - yes, seventh - gear in the latest manual transmission with the engine turning at just 2000 revs.

But it's still a sports car to dream about, to tussle and tease along a twisty road, and one of the rare cars to make a memorable entry at your favourite haunt.

The new 911 - Porsche people will call it the 991 - is only the third totally new model since the badge hit the road in 1963, and the German sports car maker has gone all-out to ensure it's a landmark.

Read the full Porsche 911 Carrera PDK 2011 review.