Bijan

http://www.themotorreport.com.au/440...spied-testing/

Why does PAg persist with those decals and what if they do "breathe" and this car is intended to be mid engined?

TheMethLab

I'm going to go WAY out on a limb here and say you're NEVER going to see a mid engine 911.

Master Deep

wow ricer decals on a 911? wtf

And while it may not be mid-engine, Porsche may slowly start to shift the engine midward. So technically its still rear engine, but it may be slightly farther inside the body.

And is it just me or are the headlights looking more boxsterish than the current rounder 911 ones?

beachview

Digging the new placement of those side mirrors.

beachview

I'm trying to figure that out also. Some of the pics seem to have some film over the headlight? I do see that angle that your talking about though. Who knows!

yemenmocha

Hideous

beachview

LoL

I think that's the point. It might look a bit different in the showroom

rijowysock

so much smoother of a curve on roof.

Edgy01

The canvas top appears much smoother. Also, anticipate that the move to mirrors mounted on the doors is a shorter jump to integrated rear-facing cameras embedded in the A pillar. Perhaps during the facelift for the 991.

Tcc1999

I remember talking to a Tech. a few months after the MkII was released and he was telling me that the engine had been shifted forward significantly compared to MkI (can't recall how far forward or what "significant meant"). His thinking was much like the above quote, the 911 will still be rear engined but less so than in the past. Considering the source, believe half and divide by two and the truth lies somewhere in that area.

dD/dt

Test mule.

I trust the real version won't look like a Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. OTOH, if it does, it should prop the values of our cars up, just like the 996 did for the 993.

GSIRM3

Well, if they are going to move the engine forward, but still keep it a rear engine car, then aren't they going to have to move the rear axle forward also?

At Law

Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder...my thought as well. Horrible.

I don't believe Porsche will make this particular design permanent.

Bigwave

Could that smooth canvas top be hiding a hard top convertible? Looks like a larger opening for the boot which could open clam shell from a rear hinge.

dD/dt

I have this vague memory that they tried that with the 997 and couldn't work the retractable hardtop with a rear engine. Maybe it was a discussion on here.

Ben?