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Porsche’s explanation is that 911s in motorsports now use a push button to start (on the left of course), so this change is in keeping with modern racing heritage.
(Keep in mind, the real reason - not the myth - that Porsche had the start key on the left was to reduce the copper wiring in order to cost costs).
Nevertheless, I could have forgiven the push button.
However, the implementation is soooo bad. This is obviously a "tacked-on" part to fit into the existing hole in the lower dash, without redesigning the lower dash.
In the photo here, the two plastic trim pieces on the left and right of the start assembly are there to cover up the resulting gaps in the lower dash. Although there is a shadow under the start assembly, I bet a plastic "plug" piece now covers original semicircular hole for the twist-to-start toggle.
I know Porsche couldn’t redesign the whole car for a mid-model refresh, but the new technological changes have forced them to “tack-on” bits and pieces here or there in a Frankensteinish manner.
If the hole is the same, maybe you can retrofit it with the turn key from the .1
From: Right below the Northern Lights, when not travelling all around.
Is there anybody here who can explain why the WLTP (current standard in EU) emission values don't really come down at all in the new GTS even though Porsche is enforcing the Lambda=1 principle throughout the RPM range? In my mind it should have a huge effect compared to the earlier now that the mix is not allowed to run rich at all.
This is really bugging me. Primarily because almost half of the price of a 911 in my region is coming from taxes and the amount of tax is derived straight from the vehicle's WLTP emission value but I would also like to understand why this entire effort "just for the sake of emissions" and then the values barely come down/remain the same.
Somebody pointed out this ledge and now I can’t un-see it. Looks like an underbite to me and the Porsche lettering seems to be integrated more poorly than before in the tail lights. Need to see it in person but to me the tails might be my least favorite design aspect with the update. Most other aspects I think will likely age well.
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