the NEXT 911 - Rumor Solicitation
01-12-2010, 02:07 PM
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A good friend of mine with very close ties to the factory told me some time back that "if you like the 997 over the 996 you're going to LOVE the 991!"
Porsche has a cash cow in the "911." As such, it would be highly unlikely for them to change the fundamentals of the car, i.e., rear engine layout, and flat 6 motor, lest they alienate their die-hard 911 fans and customers.
Remember, slow incremental changes. Not revolutionary changes.
Porsche has a cash cow in the "911." As such, it would be highly unlikely for them to change the fundamentals of the car, i.e., rear engine layout, and flat 6 motor, lest they alienate their die-hard 911 fans and customers.
Remember, slow incremental changes. Not revolutionary changes.
01-12-2010, 02:11 PM
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A good friend of mine with very close ties to the factory told me some time back that "if you like the 997 over the 996 you're going to LOVE the 991!"
Porsche has a cash cow in the "911." As such, it would be highly unlikely for them to change the fundamentals of the car, i.e., rear engine layout, and flat 6 motor, lest they alienate their die-hard 911 fans and customers.
Porsche has a cash cow in the "911." As such, it would be highly unlikely for them to change the fundamentals of the car, i.e., rear engine layout, and flat 6 motor, lest they alienate their die-hard 911 fans and customers.
Ok, i'd settled for the 450hp F 6 found in the gt3rs in my 997.2!!!
01-12-2010, 02:32 PM
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My predictions:
- Some guy will show up with a 991 Turbo at your local track but you won't notice because he'll have the whole front half of the car covered in eight rolls of painter's tape. He'll be parked in the paddock next to another guy with a 991 C2S that only has 40 miles on the odometer but he's already ripped out the carpet and mounted a lap timer to the dashboard with wood screws. The two will end up best friends by the end of the weekend.
- The launch cars will be specced, as usual, by a drunken belgian with case of beer and a dartboard. You be able to choose between a pure orange, full leather, 4S manual cab with parking assist and A/C delete, or a metallic mauve Carrera coupe with PDK, no sport chrono, no leather, deviated stitching, aluminum look rear center console, and a rear window wiper. Neither car will have floormats.
don't forget the headlights will now be automatic and someone will complain that they don't make em like they used to.
01-12-2010, 04:57 PM
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01-12-2010, 06:27 PM
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I predict the 997 will be de.class now that the 991/8 has door mounted mirrors like the 993.
Watch out for the $20k 997 in your neighborhood soon
Watch out for the $20k 997 in your neighborhood soon
01-12-2010, 07:10 PM
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Traditional Porsche evolution is to extend the piston stroke to create a higher capacity engine, providing the bore/stroke ratio remained well above 1. Simply by putting the current 3.6 crankshaft (81.5 mm stroke) into the 3.8 engine (cuurrently 77.5 mm stroke) we get 4 liters, if that was their aim.
IMO they would only go to a boxer 8 if they could make it lighter than the current 6.
IMO they would only go to a boxer 8 if they could make it lighter than the current 6.
01-12-2010, 07:23 PM
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A good friend of mine with very close ties to the factory told me some time back that "if you like the 997 over the 996 you're going to LOVE the 991!"
Porsche has a cash cow in the "911." As such, it would be highly unlikely for them to change the fundamentals of the car, i.e., rear engine layout, and flat 6 motor, lest they alienate their die-hard 911 fans and customers.
Remember, slow incremental changes. Not revolutionary changes.
Porsche has a cash cow in the "911." As such, it would be highly unlikely for them to change the fundamentals of the car, i.e., rear engine layout, and flat 6 motor, lest they alienate their die-hard 911 fans and customers.
Remember, slow incremental changes. Not revolutionary changes.
Oh well, too bad the 996 guys will be disappointed with the 991 then.
01-12-2010, 08:07 PM
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Great post Nugget. Funniest post of the year to date.
Did you forgot to mention everying claiming how unreliable the new motor is as it doesnt have a track record when compared with the 9A1 motor..
I'd say its a 911 with current GT3RS power 450HP or so with a cool, wide basketball in the *** and round lights up front. They wont make the headlight mistake again despite the fact that I owned a 996.
Do you think they will offer a Manual - Ferrari will not with the 458 Italia.
Funniest post of the year to date.Did you forgot to mention everying claiming how unreliable the new motor is as it doesnt have a track record when compared with the 9A1 motor..
I'd say its a 911 with current GT3RS power 450HP or so with a cool, wide basketball in the *** and round lights up front. They wont make the headlight mistake again despite the fact that I owned a 996.
Do you think they will offer a Manual - Ferrari will not with the 458 Italia.
01-13-2010, 12:28 AM
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Good stuff, Nugget.
My prediction: Porsche just invested a ton of dough into drivetrains. I wouldn't expect them to change much, if at all, with the next generation (except that the GT3 and RS will use the new drivetrains). Improved performance and emissions will result from weight reductions across the board. The 911 will continue to be moved up-market and further refined into a 'GT' car, leaving the Boxster/Cayman as the 'sports' cars of the line-up, along with a VW-based entry level model. And a coupe/cab version of the Panamera above the 911 to compete with the Aston DB9, Bentley Continental, Maserati coupe, etc.
My prediction: Porsche just invested a ton of dough into drivetrains. I wouldn't expect them to change much, if at all, with the next generation (except that the GT3 and RS will use the new drivetrains). Improved performance and emissions will result from weight reductions across the board. The 911 will continue to be moved up-market and further refined into a 'GT' car, leaving the Boxster/Cayman as the 'sports' cars of the line-up, along with a VW-based entry level model. And a coupe/cab version of the Panamera above the 911 to compete with the Aston DB9, Bentley Continental, Maserati coupe, etc.
01-13-2010, 07:28 PM
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The only thing that I've heard and it comes from a couple of different forums is that the engine will be moved more forward. So this would remove some of the pure driving oversteer that we've grown to love. I personally would welcome a more mid configured 911. Whatever it is like others have humorously pointed out there will be people that hate it then start to love it, whatever it may be.
01-13-2010, 07:51 PM
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Outstanding Nugget. Love it.