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Old 02-14-2019, 10:49 AM
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And the excitement builds!
Old 02-14-2019, 10:53 AM
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Very nice spy shots. If they do, for some ridiculous reason, keep the fake exhausts, it doesn't look too difficult to remove them.

I'm hearing the 'reveal' will be at the Geneva Auto Show in March -- NO????
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Originally Posted by umwolverine
Very nice spy shots. If they do, for some ridiculous reason, keep the fake exhausts, it doesn't look too difficult to remove them.

I'm hearing the 'reveal' will be at the Geneva Auto Show in March -- NO????
Don't get our hopes up. It'll be Frankfurt in September.
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/porsch...-charging-port
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Yeah - probably not at Geneva, but the article said 'next year's Frankfurt show', which is clearly not correct. I'm thinking Frankfurt might be a little late, since they should be selling the car by December... I'll see what I can find out at the Geneva show if it's not there.
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Originally Posted by EvilTed
Don't get our hopes up. It'll be Frankfurt in September.
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/porsch...-charging-port
Originally Posted by umwolverine
Yeah - probably not at Geneva, but the article said 'next year's Frankfurt show', which is clearly not correct. I'm thinking Frankfurt might be a little late, since they should be selling the car by December... I'll see what I can find out at the Geneva show if it's not there.
Meh, with detailed shots like this being "spied", I wouldn't be surprised if we saw it soon.
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Was studying the pics more closely. Does that look like Mexico Blue underneath the camo on one of the prototypes?
Old 02-16-2019, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by JayGT4
Was studying the pics more closely. Does that look like Mexico Blue underneath the camo on one of the prototypes?
See my post#14, this is what I think as well. Also, if you look more closely on the other mule, it appears that the color underneath is orange:-)
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I've learned not to judge blues on internet pictures. Too much saturation / white balance change can throw it off. Miami Blue is the perfect case in point.

Doubt they would make the car in Mexico.
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I'm staring to get this dreadful fear that they'll pull some weird move and leave the exhaust on as some kind of heat dissipators or vents...
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I'm staring to get this dreadful fear that they'll pull some weird move and leave the exhaust on as some kind of heat dissipators or vents...
Nah, I wouldn't worry about it.
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Originally Posted by CAlexio
I'm staring to get this dreadful fear that they'll pull some weird move and leave the exhaust on as some kind of heat dissipators or vents...
Haha:-) Yes, most of thought the weird third brake light was going away on the 992...and it didn't of course:-) Kidding aside, I hope they don't stay either... However, this is the second type, I believe, of fake exhaust tips that I've seen.
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Originally Posted by CAlexio
I'm staring to get this dreadful fear that they'll pull some weird move and leave the exhaust on as some kind of heat dissipators or vents...
They'd get reamed for doing that. I can see them putting some nonfunctional vents or design there though or else the entire lower half of the back bumper would have no adornments at all.
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New sighting from Spain looking so wide. I find it funny that even for the fake exhaust tips the prototypes have two different designs - a quad tip and a double tip.

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i just came back from Geneva and posted pics.. Porsche was a dud there, can confirm no Taycan: https://rennlist.com/forums/991-gt3-...-thoughts.html
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