911 Rear Seats, Why?
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Well, some people do have small children and pets. Not to mention that your groceries would roll around on the floor back there if it wasn't for the seats!
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I get two sets in the back. They fit easier when the roof is open but I have fit them when closed.
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for insurance and import restrictions.
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I think it was originally for insurance purposes and for qualifyning in certain races that Porsche wanted to get into. Regardless, I look at the rear seats as a sizable trunk space that one can easily get things into, and easily take things out of. What do I use the real trunk for? What real trunk?
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I suppose this goes back to the 356 era cars. At first, there were no rear seats. Then primitive padded seating areas were offered. Finally (356A Coupes & beyond), the fold-down mini-buckets (that evolved into what we have in the 911 series) were offered. These were deleted or removed for those who wanted a lighter car for competition.
I believe in the 60's there was a FIA "Production GT" class where being a 2+2 was a required spec. The Alfa GT Sprints & Veloces had rear seats almost as useless as the Porsches, I believe some British & French coupes also crammed in a rear seat for the same reason.
This dovetailed with the American market need to have a "4 passenger coupe" even in name only, for insurance, WAF (wife acceptance factor), basis for buyer rationalization (twas ever thus).
Not a month goes by where I don't utilize those jump seats for the kids, or even a full sized human on a short hop.
I believe in the 60's there was a FIA "Production GT" class where being a 2+2 was a required spec. The Alfa GT Sprints & Veloces had rear seats almost as useless as the Porsches, I believe some British & French coupes also crammed in a rear seat for the same reason.
This dovetailed with the American market need to have a "4 passenger coupe" even in name only, for insurance, WAF (wife acceptance factor), basis for buyer rationalization (twas ever thus).
Not a month goes by where I don't utilize those jump seats for the kids, or even a full sized human on a short hop.
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I needed to get a 2+2 since I help out with the kids a bit more and sometimes I'll drive them both and a friend. So for sports cars it really was the Carrera and not much else.
- Maserati GT---awesome car; blew away the Carrera; same prices as the C4S with options; afraid I'll be waiting months for parts despite warrantee coverage; exterior styling as exciting as Nissan Altima x Jaguar XK8
- BMW M3---close but bland looking; shift gates too close
- BMW M5---contender but preferred the lines of the Porsche
- Mustang SVT---gave it some serious thought
- Camaro/Transam/Firebird---never
- Ferrari 456GT---too expensive even if used
- Ferrari Mondial----a/c not good enough for my location
- Ferrari 412---same as Mondial but add in the Ferrari V12 maintenance at 15kmi and 30kmi!