6. Some ingenious new technologies enhance its performance.

The 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo employs three new technologies that improve handling. A new dry sump oiling system weighs about 10 pounds less than the old one and allows the engine to sit lower in the chassis, thus lowering the car’s center of gravity. Newly optional is Porsche Torque Vectoring, which cleverly applies braking pressure to the inside rear wheel in turns to help rotate the car. Also newly optional are dynamic engine mounts, which use a magnetically adjustable fluid to firm up or soften their damping characteristics. Making the engine mounts firmer creates a stiffer body/engine structure that both improves handling and prevents the engine from creating unwanted body movements over bumpy pavement. Softening the mounts during relaxed driving isolates the driver from driveline vibration.