sandwedge

These two sure look different to my eye. Yellow one much more compact. Is it me or doesn't the blue car have more body both front and rear? The yellow car looks sweet. The blue one? Did they increase the wheel base?

pilfjd

I think it's just the way they put those stickers. If you look at the pics that have the real brake lights lit up, you can see the rear lights are more level.



I like the design well enough, but not enough to want to trade in. To me, it's too "aero" looking. I was hoping they were going to bring back a little bit of the buxom and curvy look of the 993 and older.

RennlistTomE

Agreed 100%.
That blue one looks like the new spec wheel base. And it looks BIG!
Nice looking. Or at least way nicer than the Pan. But B I G.

1990nein

RS in the pic gives good comparison of 997 vs 991. With a proper aerokit the 991 could look pretty mean, although I'd have to say that the 997 looks a bit better proportioned.

spourreza

The funny thing is to somone thay doesnt drive the 911, these look like very subtle changes that most people but us would not notice

lennyg

I can really see the added length between the rear of the door and the front of the rear wheel opening. Also, not to keen on the smaller engine cover which further restricts owner/mechanic access to the engine compartment. Do like the mirrors!

Cowhorn

Promising. It looks like the wheel arches, the fronts paricularly, have a bit more flare to them than on the 997 and 996, resembling the shoulders and hips of the 993. Very nice.

Love the mirrors mounted on the doors. The longer wheel base doesn't change much from an appearance standpoint.

I am not so sure about those very narrow tail lights. Very Asian.

Thanks for posting!

PHDX2

Looks like a winner to me. I will be buying one, but will wait until the second year rollout. Thanks for posting these, Riley.

jason74

rear view looks a lot like an Audi TT, otherwise nice.

insite

Gorgeous. Roof line in the yellow car looks 1-2" lower than the blue....

Leader

You've got to admire Porsche's ability to 'evolve' the design of the 911, retaining the same basic shape for almost 50 years.
I think the 991 is looking pretty good. Tail-lights are kind of 'skinny' (see the rear shots of the yellow car), but overall, the car is a nice update on the 997. Looking forward to seeing one in person.

kosmo

i kinda wish the front wheel arches were bigger in order for wider tires say, 255's.

91469972

The rear with that straight line above the lights extending across is something that will take a long time to get used too!

Mike in CA

With the rear wheels pushed back there is less sheet metal back there to work with. I think they had to truncate the tail a bit and make it slightly less tapered or the overall proportions would have been screwed up.

MLindgren

I loved my 997 before seeing these pictures. I love it a little bit more after seeing these pictures.