The German carmaker announced that the new generation 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S managed to run a lap of the Nurburgring race track in a record 7 minutes and 37.9 seconds. This is faster than the previous generation of the Porsche 911 Turbo, which is quite an achievement. The new Porsche 911 Carrera S (2012) is powered by a 3.8-litre boxer engine that puts out 400 hp. Porsche's official specs say that the new 911 Carrera S (2012) needs just 4.3 seconds to get from zero to 62 mph (100 km/h).