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you can see the gaps of the fake panel below the horizontal light bar where the vertical chromed " P O R S C H E " badging will go on the 992 to harmonize with the new rear end " branding " graphic design across all updated model lines , as first introduced on the 718s and now the new Panamera :
^^^ good catch and very likely. The upper part will look close to the Panamera I assume.
Call it the new vertical billboard Not really a fan of the look and the way it's integrated into the design. It's too in your face and your eye goes right to it. Good for marketing, not great design though.
This new design is a clear candidate for "debadging" ---I like the look of the new Panamera (a first for me to say)---but truer words were never spoken:
"We don't need no stinkin badges..."
Cheers
Last edited by CDH911C2S; 02-02-2017 at 03:09 PM.
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I know on the 718, the PORSCHE is molded into the trim. No way to remove. Assume will be the same with others. Have no issues with it, just too in your face the way it's executed.
I think the whole front end is tacked on too.....it's disguised as well. Look at the white lines of deviation in the first photo above and the way the front signals are "sunken" behind the disguised fascia
you can see the gaps of the fake panel below the horizontal light bar where the vertical chromed " P O R S C H E " badging will go on the 992 to harmonize with the new rear end " branding " graphic design across all updated model lines , as first introduced on the 718s and now the new Panamera :
The hood creases are a nice touch and in terms of creases, pretty subtle. Contrast that with a Z06, for example, that is more origami like in its styling. One of the beautiful things of the 911's iconic style is its perpetual wave like design. In the most recent issue of Christophorus, Hartmut Esslinger summed it up well, "The car doesn’t need any fashionable crease lines; the proportions are dynamic.”
The 991 mules were quite homely so it's hard to draw any conclusions on the new design overall.
The front end tweaks are interesting; hard for me to say if I like it better or not but at this point it's not at all bad to my eye.
Is the wheelbase a bit longer? Wouldn't be a surprise if they did that and drew the engine forward.
(The cameras are likely to warp that side view a bit since they are likely set to a different zoom level.)
Good catches on how Porsche seems to be echoing a standard rear design language. I don't like the new PORSCHE label the way it's implemented on the 718 but that's me. I think the panamera splitting spoiler is a neat gadget to see unfold and is much more attractive than the current open-trunk-at-speed look which I find inelegant when deployed. The mule's rear end is covered with all sorts of things so it's going to be interesting to see how well it comes together when the wraps start to come off.
Overall, skimming over details I like the look of the 997, I like the look of the 991, and I expect I'll like the look of this next generation when it's ready.
The 991 mules were quite homely so it's hard to draw any conclusions on the new design overall.
The front end tweaks are interesting; hard for me to say if I like it better or not but at this point it's not at all bad to my eye.
Is the wheelbase a bit longer? Wouldn't be a surprise if they did that and drew the engine forward.
(The cameras are likely to warp that side view a bit since they are likely set to a different zoom level.)
Good catches on how Porsche seems to be echoing a standard rear design language. I don't like the new PORSCHE label the way it's implemented on the 718 but that's me. I think the panamera splitting spoiler is a neat gadget to see unfold and is much more attractive than the current open-trunk-at-speed look which I find inelegant when deployed. The mule's rear end is covered with all sorts of things so it's going to be interesting to see how well it comes together when the wraps start to come off.
Overall, skimming over details I like the look of the 997, I like the look of the 991, and I expect I'll like the look of this next generation when it's ready.
You guys covered it all. I can live with it except... the extended rear spoiler... I don't think the look with the spoiler up is very good. Looks like you see the innards of the car like a part fell off and its so long it spoils the shape of the fenders, like looking up her skirt (but not sexy).
I'll always remember one of my work colleagues complimenting me on my boxster a long time ago but saying "it looks so good spoiler down but I followed you on the freeway and that raised spoiler is UGLY". In this case I agree. Hopefully there'll be a duck ;-)
Spoiler deployed on the 992 looks pretty bad. Perhaps the designers are hinting "keep it stowed unless you need it."
Originally Posted by Dan Nagy
Yes, I am not so sure about this spoiler. It's reminiscent of "The Flying Nun" to me, but there are lots of owners that love that big wing look. On the 911, the current Turbo wing looks good to me. I also liked the wing on my Cayman. My 911, not so much but I never have to look at it.
Originally Posted by STG
Obviously the lower rear, and rear overall is disguised. Looks like a Mitsubishi as is
Interesting! I'm not saying I hate the wing, but my first thought looking at the resulting arch in the rear wing was Mitsubishi too... even before I read STG's reference to that. It reminds me of some of the spoilers I've seen on the 3000GT and the Eclipse models over the years... here are a sample from the Eclipse at a similar angle... some of the newer models were even more arched:
02-02-2017, 02:50 PM
Not really a fan of the look and the way it's integrated into the design. It's too in your face and your eye goes right to it. Good for marketing, not great design though.
