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Old 08-05-2011, 12:27 AM
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Looks like there will be lots of new wheel designs to choose from. Love it. Can't wait.
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Originally Posted by philooo
Originally Posted by malammik
Looks like there will be lots of new wheel designs to choose from. Love it. Can't wait.
If these ^ are some of the new wheels, then Porsche needs to fire their current wheel designer(s)! First, they gave us the fugly "Lobster Forks," now we get the "Salad Forks."
Old 08-05-2011, 08:56 AM
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Sharp car
Old 08-05-2011, 09:04 AM
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First time I remember seeing sharp creases blended with the curves on Porsche. Makes the car look more mature and inline with what we are seeing from other German Manufacturers.
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I think Porsche uses BBS OEM wheels. Not 100% sure though.
Old 08-05-2011, 02:14 PM
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same pics with less watermarks i guess these guys use the same paparazzi!



http://www.teamspeed.com/forums/997-...teor-grey.html

so is this a 2013 or 2012? i ask because i see 2012 997's now at the dealers
Old 08-05-2011, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by malammik
I think Porsche uses BBS OEM wheels. Not 100% sure though.

Many are made by BBS for Porsche, yet a few come from others, like Fuchs (for the forged ones) and another company for the Carrera Sports.
Old 08-05-2011, 03:11 PM
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Is it just me (or the effect of a zoom lens) or is the rear window trapezoidal, widening as it gets closer to the roof? I have looked at all of the recent spy shots and it appears that way to me.

Other then the front lights we know how the car looks. The big changes are underneath, and the interior, according to the info Porsche has leaked.
Old 08-05-2011, 06:56 PM
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I think the 'upturned' looking new front bumper looks a little funky, maybe better for driveways though.
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Originally Posted by 911Jetta
I'm looking forward to seeing the rear wing design. Looks like it will be a multi-panel design like the Panamera...

I bet the front-side triangle panel raise up and slide/tilt back to meet the usual Carerra extended wing?
Interesting - I wonder how this will impact any other fixed-wing options that they might have. Like for the GT3 (whenever that iteration is updated), will it have completely different body work in that area? Kind of eliminates options for aftermarket wings also... hmmm intentional?!
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Must be close to being in production as those are delivery protection tape on those spy shots. I wonder if when the factory comes back on line after the summer holiday it'll be producing 991s?
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Originally Posted by Zdascope
Interesting - I wonder how this will impact any other fixed-wing options that they might have. Like for the GT3 (whenever that iteration is updated), will it have completely different body work in that area? Kind of eliminates options for aftermarket wings also... hmmm intentional?!


panny has 2 wings designs: 1 that pops up and 1 that pops out and extends to the side.

in the photos here and ones from the media test drives in South Africa one can see the 2 panels.

it will be interesting to see the folding wing designs in the TT and GT cars.
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http://www.autoblog.com/2011/08/07/u...ht-in-germany/
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Front is from a 60's era ferrari (which I like). Rear is amalgam of Jaguar and 996 (which I don't like). From other pictures, interrior taken from George Jetson's car


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