Minok

Looks like the line is getting closer and closer to looking less like a 911 and more like a Ferrari.

rodsky

+100. Thats funny.

Only someone who just bought a GTS would disagree. Hell i'd swap my 2009 for a GTS right now or a 991. However, i dont think I'd pay $40K on top of my car for either. I may be in the minority but i love the luxurious interior of the 991. Porsche is doing a great job with interiors. I drive my car daily and do not mind luxury. If the new car is lighter, faster, a little sleeker and more luxurious, I'm in. If I want raw, i'd buy a GT3RS.

Quadcammer

that looks ****ing amazing.

Mike in CA

I definitely agree about spending the money for an incremental upgrade at this point. And you're spot on with the other comment too. Heck, you could doll up a 997.2 series car with leather everything, wood trim, and all sorts of luxury oriented creature comforts or you could go raw with a GT3/3RS. The same will be true of the 991 and no one can convince me that the presence of a center console, some buttons, and a multifunction gauge is going to make a 991 variant GT3RS "too luxurious".

JamesT7

Mike,

You are so right. It is absolutely possible to load up the interior with all sorts of leather, wood etc options that have nothing to do with sportiness. And I do agree that when a 991 GT3 is available that it will have all the sportiness of a 911 and not a luxury GT car.

Cheers

2fas4u

You see it too, just wait till they put the fenders down some and lower the lights slightly. It will look sweet but it won't look like the Porsche we're used to seeing.

Psycho Sid

wow amazing how much lower the canopy is, not to mention the larger wheels and arches, really like it!

JamesT7

The 991 is not getting any where near looking like a Ferrari. The 991 is slightly lower than the current 997. It is a little early to think some how this is the demise of our beloved 911. Porsche is not radically changing the 911.

In regards to the interior the interior has been revised with almost every new 911. If you look at the first 911 interior and then look at the 997 it has changed a lot. The new center console is not going to be as high as we might initially think. I am looking forward to these changes.

What I love about the 911 is it is a sports car you can drive every day and on weekends drive it to the track, play all day on the track with it and then drive it home. As I posted in another thread, I like the new commercial of the guy coming out of work and getting into his 911 GTS and just unwinding as he starts the car and revs the engine. How many of us have had that feeling?

The 991 is just going to build on what we all love about the 911.

Cheers,

batty

Nobody seemed to complain about Porsche moving in a different design direction when the spyder came out. Wide, low, sleek, more Ferrari like. Who cares? It's a hit! Looks great. Performs great.

Which is exactly what the 991 will do.

Personally, I like that the lower, meaner 911 is looking poised to compete for the 21st century. I'm all in. Though, I'm guessing the *** gets better on the .2 cars.

zizu

991 is lighter, more powerful with better driving dynamics than the 997. What's not to like? Oh, and no sunroof!
If your argument is because it's not a classic anymore and you own a 997, that makes me laugh a little. I own a 964 and think it's not a classic so a 997, please... 997 are big, heavy, luxurious cars. And that's cool but let's not use the classic argument, it's ridiculous.
I understand you just spend a lot of money on a 997 that's getting older by the minute more and more info we get on the 991, but no need to use stupid arguments to make you feel better about your purchase.
You want a classic? Buy an older 911 (pre-73)
You want the latest and greatest from Porsche, buy the new 991.

rodsky

I agree with you in general and i have a 997. I'd take a 991 right now over it - assuming they dont F up the steering. However, I dont really 997's are that big and heavy. I've owned Porsche's starting with an 85 on up. The 997 is way more luxurious (good thing as its my DD) but is blazingly quick and sporty too.

I dont think the 964 is a classic either. I had one and preferred the model that preceded it, by quite a bit.

destaccado

The simple truth is - both interior and exterior looks wise -- the 991 C2 and C2S walk all over the 997 equivalents. Not only does the 991 interior look much more modern - I think it looks sportier as well as it reminds me a lot of the new Lamborghini Aventador. The classic Porsche interior is just silly because the last Porsche interior that will look good when the car is 15 years old is the interior in the 993 which simply combined classic lines with good materials...

The first time I saw the 997 C2 and C2S I thought they looked okay, and much better than the 996 but still rather ugly by Porsche standards. They didn't move me the way the 993 owned by the local doctor did when I was younger.

The only thing left to note is whether all the electro-mechanical systems (namely the steering) have screwed up the beautiful driving feel of the 997.

For my money -- I'm gonna wait a couple years until I get back from my job overseas and pick up a 2011 GT3 RS. The lack of a Porsche Motorsports derived engine in the new 991 GT cars is the real downfall of the new series. Who wants a Porsche GT car with a street car motor?

For a sports car that you can use to reliably get to work everyday the 991 C2S looks to be the dominating winner over the 997 C2S -- at least as far as looks go...

Zeus993

Yes. The 991 is lighter and more powerful. If you crunch the numbers you can see that the HP (and corresponding torque) to weight ratio is higher in the new cars. In fact the new C2 is higher than the 997.1 C2S. Love it!

Mbiondo

James,

I am curious as to your avatar, and I’ve been meaning to ask you: Is that really a pic of the new 991 or is it a 997 with a photoshopped front end? Looks cool. I guess I like the 997 with the 991 front end. That would be ideal for me.