Jonas Ribbelov

The UK magazine Porsche 911 & World had a 993 buyers guide back in 2001-2002 timeframe when they listed 10 unknown facts about the 993, as an example;
1) The 993 body was designed by an english designer
2)

and then I can't remember what the other facts were. Can any one of you please fill in the gaps since I have lost the magazine.

Thanks,

Jonas

Toga

2- Porsche claims the 993 would cost 45% less than the 964 (thanks to hyd tappets, etc)
3- the cup wheels are design to suck air out off the wheel arch.
4- the only panel carried over from the 964 is the roof.
5- 993 could be ordered with a 3.8 devoloped fro the RS (YES!!!!!!)
6-993 is the internal Porsche model code. The car was never marketed as such, it was never even badged as a 911 but as a Carrera.
7-the code 993 was no ref to the year the model was introduced.
8- the four wheel drive is 50% lighter than the one from the 964.
9-the headlights are claimed 50% better than the one from the 964.
10-993's tail light and reflector are narrowe than the ones on the previous 911s.


See you in Sweden in june 2006?

Cheers

Monique

I will be in Sweden in 2006! Toga, go to bed... you are tired.

GeorgeK

The front lid fits the 964 too. The difference being the 993 had the windshield washer nozzles in the lid. In fact from 1974 to the end of the 993 the lid fits all the cars.

chris walrod

Kinda related, I have read the roof sheet metal stamping had been unchanged from 1965 - 1998. Not many car companies can say that. Even the VW Beetle had many roof stamping chnages

Mark in Baltimore

Great facts. Thanks for sharing.

mborkow

"9-the headlights are claimed 50% better than the one from the 964."
i find that very hard to believe...if it is true, then the 964 would be completely useless for night driving!

jonathank2000

Except for Targas! Thanks for sharing.. very interesting.

JasonAndreas

Its true, the 964 headlights with stock bulbs aren't much better than a flashlight running off a single AA battery. You don't realize just how bad they are until you drive something with litronics.

914und993

The 964 USA headlights were horrific. Enough said.

Chip

Moogle

evidently the roof is carried over to the 997 from the 996, so if what you said is true, the roof panel has been the same ever since the 911's inception?

viperbob

The 964s came standard with a white cane for night driving... I had one and even with brighter bulbs it was useless. The 993s NAs are not much better... The change with the HIDS is unreal in these cars. If you can, install one of those HID setups. You will not believe the difference...

chris walrod

Just the same until 1998. The 996 got a new roof panel, which, I believe, is the only body panel the 997 shares with the 996.

kary993

That is definitely a change for the better IMHO!!