2020 NEXT GENERATION 992 SPY PICS & RELEASE
09-02-2018, 11:47 AM
#2341
Rennlist Member
Overall the 992 looks “OK”. To my eyes the rake of the roof, rear window and rear deck looks different than the 991, and I like it. Almost the same rake as the 993, but longer. There’s too much black plastic on the front and rear, meaning the grilles and rear diffuser. I’d check the option box for painted diffuser. The taillights are too small and squinty.
09-02-2018, 12:51 PM
#2344
On a positive note, I do really like the profile of the car and the front hood/light. It’s just the bumpers that really disappoint me. I think Porsche missed a chance to make a really cool looking car with some 993 aesthetics and instead built a car for the up and coming Chinese exec who’s Audi is about to come off lease.
09-02-2018, 01:18 PM
#2345
Rennlist Member
The 992 interior dash being so straight across reminds me of sedan styling .. something you'd see in an Audi or BMW.
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Looks like the new Panamera ..
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Looks like the new Panamera ..
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These pics just made me feel much better about placing my order for my 2019 last week.
09-02-2018, 02:56 PM
#2346
Burning Brakes
The gear lever is completely out of character for Porsche (with the exception of the 918). It’s an ergonomic nightmare - are we supposed to grip it between thumb and forefinger ? Like some sort of perverse German cookie. It seems too small to grip like a normal gear lever, despite the positioning of the selector on the top (silver knurled part). Even the Panamera has a distinctly Porsche gear lever - It’s different, but still attractive.
We’re being trolled by Porsche, or they’ve completely lost the plot.
We’re being trolled by Porsche, or they’ve completely lost the plot.
09-02-2018, 03:33 PM
#2348
Rennlist Member
09-02-2018, 03:41 PM
#2349
Race Car
Having driven the Panamera and sat in the next gent Cayanne, I find their interiors absolutely first rate. I hope that the final cockpit is more like them than in the spy pics, which have some weird proportions that I really hope are the camouflage.
The more I see the exterior the less bothered I am about the changes from my 991. The overall proportions are the same, the flares front and rear look good, the details that seem to upset so many folks seem more and more marginal. I saw a white Cayman GTS yesterday and think the front, with its strong horizontal character due to the black spoiler/grills looks really good and sort of "next gen".
The prospect of more performance (all around and usable) remains the attraction to me- just as it has done in prior generations. If that turns out to be more than marginal, I might update again- for the forth time since 1974. Ok, i am also a sucker for the front flares and rear hips.
The more I see the exterior the less bothered I am about the changes from my 991. The overall proportions are the same, the flares front and rear look good, the details that seem to upset so many folks seem more and more marginal. I saw a white Cayman GTS yesterday and think the front, with its strong horizontal character due to the black spoiler/grills looks really good and sort of "next gen".
The prospect of more performance (all around and usable) remains the attraction to me- just as it has done in prior generations. If that turns out to be more than marginal, I might update again- for the forth time since 1974. Ok, i am also a sucker for the front flares and rear hips.
09-02-2018, 04:10 PM
#2352
Rennlist Member
Call me freudian but I like a big **** in my right hand when I drive ... it is a natural place to rest one's hand when not needing both on the wheel.
Plus obviously that cookie lever isn't going to allow for manual shifting ... or maybe it is, in a hilarious way.
Plus obviously that cookie lever isn't going to allow for manual shifting ... or maybe it is, in a hilarious way.
09-02-2018, 06:35 PM
#2355
Burning Brakes
Happy Motoring.