Is 997S wider than regular 997?
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2009 997 Carrera
Width (without mirrors) 71.18 in 71.18 in
2009 997 Carrera S
Width (without mirrors) 71.18 in 71.18 in
2009 997 Carrera 4S
Width (without mirrors) 71.18 in 71.18 in
2009 997 Targa 4S
Width (without mirrors) 71.18 in 71.18 in
2009 997 Turbo Couple
Width (without mirrors) 72.91 in 72.91 in
2009 997 Turbo Cabrio
Width (without mirrors) 72.91 in. (1,852 mm) 72.91 in. (1,852 mm)
2009 997 GT2
Width 72.91 in
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Below is straight from porsche.com, not sure if this is the best measurement to use, but it is what is available. I swear some of them look wider, maybe it was the 997.1?
2009 997 Carrera
Width (without mirrors) 71.18 in 71.18 in
2009 997 Carrera S
Width (without mirrors) 71.18 in 71.18 in
2009 997 Carrera 4S
Width (without mirrors) 71.18 in 71.18 in
2009 997 Targa 4S
Width (without mirrors) 71.18 in 71.18 in
2009 997 Turbo Couple
Width (without mirrors) 72.91 in 72.91 in
2009 997 Turbo Cabrio
Width (without mirrors) 72.91 in. (1,852 mm) 72.91 in. (1,852 mm)
2009 997 GT2
Width 72.91 in
2009 997 Carrera
Width (without mirrors) 71.18 in 71.18 in
2009 997 Carrera S
Width (without mirrors) 71.18 in 71.18 in
2009 997 Carrera 4S
Width (without mirrors) 71.18 in 71.18 in
2009 997 Targa 4S
Width (without mirrors) 71.18 in 71.18 in
2009 997 Turbo Couple
Width (without mirrors) 72.91 in 72.91 in
2009 997 Turbo Cabrio
Width (without mirrors) 72.91 in. (1,852 mm) 72.91 in. (1,852 mm)
2009 997 GT2
Width 72.91 in
Bave, I don't know what the deal is on those published widths, but that's sure what it says. Just to confirm what I listed above, however, is this blurb about the C4 from the site:
Specific to the all-wheel drive variants is the 44 mm wider stance at the rear and the new taillight strip, which, as a striking design feature, lends even more impact to the rear end.
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and from Rennlist, comparing 996 and 997s which you may be most familiar with:
Narrow Body
* 996 - width 69.70"
* 997 - width 71.18"
Wide Body
* 996 - width 72.00"
* 997 - width 72.91"
Narrow Body
* 996 - width 69.70"
* 997 - width 71.18"
Wide Body
* 996 - width 72.00"
* 997 - width 72.91"
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The Porsche web site is wrong. The widths for the 2008 cars were correct on the web site but when they updated for the 2009 they screwed them up.
NB 71.18" = C2/C2S, GT3
WB 72.91" = C4/C4s, T4/T4S, Turbo, GT3 RS, GT2
NB 71.18" = C2/C2S, GT3
WB 72.91" = C4/C4s, T4/T4S, Turbo, GT3 RS, GT2
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