OT: "Official 2012 Porsche 911 images spill onto the internet"
08-19-2011, 05:40 PM
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'Its the same thing every time a new 911 comes out. Owners of older cars hate it for the first few years, then end up driving it and realizing its a fantastic car. Just about every 997 owner says the thing is hideous, yet it looks pretty much exactly like a 997".
I don't feel that way about the 996, now that it's been out for a few years.
I don't feel that way about the 996, now that it's been out for a few years.
08-20-2011, 05:48 PM
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I'll stay with the air cooled 911s. Its got a 3 in. longer wheelbase (to accommodate a hybrid version in '16 ), and is wider. To big for my liking. The interior is to much. When Porsche stated with the "luxury interior" it lost a lot of the rawness that I love in the older P-Cars. It seems to be more of a GT. Maybe they can get some suicide doors like the outgoing RX-8. I like my 911s air cooled, plain on the inside, and with out the electronic nannies. ABS is as far as I want to go down that path. I still have not changed my feelings toward the 996. The 997 was a good move. Now this.
09-01-2011, 12:27 AM
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Porsche’s new 7-speed shift pattern
For related videos & discussion, click Craig's "991 Spy shots and the Cayman is DEAD!" thread ... which was scooped up from the 993 Forum & magically transported into the new 991 Forum.
I don't think the 991 Forum even existed when I posted on cgfen's thread
... maybe I've just inhaled too many 993 fumes? 
Anyone seen this in a Panamera? 
I don't think the 991 Forum even existed when I posted on cgfen's thread
... maybe I've just inhaled too many 993 fumes?
09-01-2011, 09:37 AM
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For related videos & discussion, click Craig's "991 Spy shots and the Cayman is DEAD!" thread ... which was scooped up from the 993 Forum & magically transported into the new 991 Forum.
I don't think the 991 Forum even existed when I posted on cgfen's thread ... maybe I've just inhaled too many 993 fumes?
Anyone seen this in a Panamera?
I don't think the 991 Forum even existed when I posted on cgfen's thread
... maybe I've just inhaled too many 993 fumes? Anyone seen this in a Panamera?
sweeet...However, I hope that they are close ratios. I barely use 6th as it is.
09-02-2011, 10:23 PM
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i agree with you ...
for some reason , again, 911 is looking as .... any other car ,,,,,
looks like a ... boring evolution ...
09-15-2011, 12:16 PM
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Seventh heaven?
AutoBlog.com's "2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S is seven shades of awesome"
That's $13,771.43 per gear to put a Carrera S in your driveway.
Originally Posted by Jeff Glucker
That's $13,771.43 per gear to put a Carrera S in your driveway.
09-15-2011, 12:37 PM
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Posted today on 9Magazine.com:
The new car has a longer wheel base, but is both lower and lighter than its predecessor.
Originally Posted by 9 Magazine
The new car has a longer wheel base, but is both lower and lighter than its predecessor.
09-21-2011, 08:47 PM
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Howzaboutta an old-school Targa top?
From 9Magazine.com's "Big Change In Store For New 911 Targa:"
From 9Magazine.com's "Big Change In Store For New 911 Targa:"
Originally Posted by 9 Magazine
September 21, 2011
In a recent interview with Motor Trend magazine, Porsche CEO Matthias Muller was asked about new 911 variants and if there will be a 911 in the new line up that will surprise us? “It’s too early to tell,” said Muller.
But be prepared for a big change with the new 911 Targa.
We gather that the next Targa will look more like the original, with its roll-bar and wrap-around rear window. Muller's response was, “We have some plans in that direction,” as he smiles.
In a recent interview with Motor Trend magazine, Porsche CEO Matthias Muller was asked about new 911 variants and if there will be a 911 in the new line up that will surprise us? “It’s too early to tell,” said Muller.
But be prepared for a big change with the new 911 Targa.
We gather that the next Targa will look more like the original, with its roll-bar and wrap-around rear window. Muller's response was, “We have some plans in that direction,” as he smiles.
09-21-2011, 09:18 PM
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997s that may have influenced...
From the "eRuf....Electric 997 (OT EV)" thread:
From the "Porsche pertinent: Speedster revival" thread:
From the "eRuf....Electric 997 (OT EV)" thread:
In their cover feature, "Electric Sunshine," Excellence Magazine gets two Targas together for a unique comparo.
Unintended phonetic pun in Excellence's subtitle, describing RUF's 997 as "roofless"
Unintended phonetic pun in Excellence's subtitle, describing RUF's 997 as "roofless"
10-01-2011, 04:44 PM
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Clearly, though, 991 Targa roll-bars are just another example of the 993's influence 
12-31-2012, 02:31 AM
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A year later...
From motorAuthority.com's "2013 Porsche 911 Targa Spy Shots:"
Note the camouflaged Targa bar running through the mule's roof:
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From motorAuthority.com's "2013 Porsche 911 Targa Spy Shots:"
Note the camouflaged Targa bar running through the mule's roof:
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