Porsche has revealed that new 2021 911 Carrera S and 4S models sold throughout Europe will be now available with a seven-speed manual transmission. New features have also been confirmed for the U.S.

The German car manufacturer has been offering a seven-speed manual in select 911 models for a few years and now confirmed its availability with the Carrera S and 4S in the Old Continent. The manual will be available at no additional cost over the PDK dual-clutch also offered and all variants purchased with the stick shift will get the Sport Chrono package as a standard feature.

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Included with the Sport Chrono package is a tire temperature display that shows the tires as blue when they are cold and white when they are at the optimal operating temperature. Sport Chrono also includes an automatic double-declutching function that increases the engine speed when shifting down, to achieve the perfect shifts. Also incorporated with Sport Chrono are dynamic engine mounts, PSM Sport mode, various driving models, a stopwatch and the Porsche Track Precision app.

2021 Porsche 911 Carrera S models with the seven-speed manual can hit 62 mph (100 km/h) in 4.2 seconds.

What else is new for the 2021MY?

A number of other updates have been made for the 2021 model year. For example, the Porsche InnoDrive system is now available for the 911. This system using navigation data to calculate the optimal points to accelerate and decelerate, taking into account curves and gradients. A new Smartlift function has also been added that allows the front lift system to automatically lift in frequently used areas, saving the GPS coordinates of a particular area at the touch of a button, much like the lift system of the C8 Corvette.

Elsewhere, the 930 leather package has been introduced for the 2021 Porsche 911. The interior pack includes quilted seat panels at the front and rear as well as quilted door panels and other leather finishes from the Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur portfolio. Porsche has also introduced new lightweight and noise protecting glass while adding an interior ambient light system with seven available colors. A new color dubbed Python Green is also available.