Porsche: 911 News
06-30-2011, 11:16 PM
#881
Suzuka Master
As a DD pho shizzle. I would love a Vantage but no one to service Astons in H-town. The Gran turismo is gorgeous but I'd prefer a sports car than a sporty car. Whats your experience with F-cars and lambos? Reliability of 5 year old models?
06-30-2011, 11:22 PM
#882
Suzuka Master
07-22-2011, 06:34 PM
#886
Suzuka Master
08-08-2011, 02:17 PM
#891
Whats up with RDX owners?
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Bwahahahahaha 
Dont get me wrong, I love 911s (except the 996), but I am having a very hard distinguishing that from the 997.
Dont get me wrong, I love 911s (except the 996), but I am having a very hard distinguishing that from the 997.
08-08-2011, 02:40 PM
#892
Suzuka Master
LMSBO!
Yep, even the HP gains are marginal, especially for the base carrera (5 HP IIRC). Most of the changes will be in weight savings so we will have to test drive them first to formulate a legitimate opinion. Dropping this fall, hopefully they have a launch event at my dealership.
Yep, even the HP gains are marginal, especially for the base carrera (5 HP IIRC). Most of the changes will be in weight savings so we will have to test drive them first to formulate a legitimate opinion. Dropping this fall, hopefully they have a launch event at my dealership.
08-08-2011, 02:51 PM
#893
Whats up with RDX owners?
iTrader: (9)
Well, Im a big fan of adding lightness, so its good in my book.
08-08-2011, 04:18 PM
#894
Senior Moderator
08-17-2011, 11:56 AM
#895
Welcome to Olliewood
Bump for official photos. If anybody wants to post the write-up and such, heres a link for some photos. Otherwise i'll post em in a few mins (at work)
http://jalopnik.com/5831773/2012-por...s-it/gallery/1
http://jalopnik.com/5831773/2012-por...s-it/gallery/1
08-17-2011, 12:10 PM
#896
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Official: 2012 Porsche 911 Photos
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08-17-2011, 12:12 PM
#897
Welcome to Olliewood
Jalopnik
These appear to be the first photos of the 2012 Porsche 911 (Codename: 991), the new, 400-hp generation of Porsche's famous ass-engined sports car.
These photos, if they're real, show another gentle generational redesign, incorporating a similar ovular headlight design as the outgoing 997 with a more dramatic LED foglight package extending out beyond the Cayenne-esque grille openings, compete with LED turn signals similar to what we'd expect to find on an Audi.
In profile the car looks similar to the previous generations, carrying over the same big rear that makes the Porsche 911 iconic and different, though this time it's 2.5 inches longer. Speaking of the back-end, the 911 now has an extremely narrow slit of a taillamp wrapping around the back-end of the car.
Most dramatically, the interior finally catches up to the rest of the Porsche lineup with the long, raked center tunnel design launched on the Panamera. The multi-gauge cluster that's a hallmark of the 911 remains intact.
As we previously reported, the Carrera model launches with the 3.4-liter boxer-six it shares with the Boxster S, good for 350 horsepower. The new Carrera S, pictured in these photos, now has 400 horsepower from its 3.8-liter six. A hybrid version is on the way, but isn't pictured.
What do you think? Has Porsche successfully evolved the form without ruining it?
These photos, if they're real, show another gentle generational redesign, incorporating a similar ovular headlight design as the outgoing 997 with a more dramatic LED foglight package extending out beyond the Cayenne-esque grille openings, compete with LED turn signals similar to what we'd expect to find on an Audi.
In profile the car looks similar to the previous generations, carrying over the same big rear that makes the Porsche 911 iconic and different, though this time it's 2.5 inches longer. Speaking of the back-end, the 911 now has an extremely narrow slit of a taillamp wrapping around the back-end of the car.
Most dramatically, the interior finally catches up to the rest of the Porsche lineup with the long, raked center tunnel design launched on the Panamera. The multi-gauge cluster that's a hallmark of the 911 remains intact.
As we previously reported, the Carrera model launches with the 3.4-liter boxer-six it shares with the Boxster S, good for 350 horsepower. The new Carrera S, pictured in these photos, now has 400 horsepower from its 3.8-liter six. A hybrid version is on the way, but isn't pictured.
What do you think? Has Porsche successfully evolved the form without ruining it?
08-18-2011, 01:00 PM
#898
Senior Moderator
looks better in these photos, IMO. what's this about a 7-speed MT??? 
08-18-2011, 01:52 PM
#900
The sizzle in the Steak
08-18-2011, 02:07 PM
#901
Senior Moderator
Hubba...hubba... 
08-18-2011, 03:07 PM
#904
Suzuka Master
Sh-t looks good, not sure if someone on the street wouldn't think it was a 997.3. I'm more and more convinced it will handle like a dream, Porsche always has a way of figuring it out. 7 speed manual is going to be like spanking the monkey every time you get in the car, right forearm hypertrophy FTW.
08-18-2011, 08:21 PM
#906
Suzuka Master
Yeah WTF is up with that rear? I was even thinking about removing my Carrera S emblem and just going with 911. Like you I subscribe to the less is more motif whether it be watches or cars.
08-19-2011, 09:37 AM
#908
My Garage
You either know or you don't.
08-19-2011, 06:26 PM
#909
Not a big fan of those tail lights, but everything else looks good. As someone else mentioned, I too have merely liked the Carrera, but the GT3 and other variants are what I go crazy about.
08-20-2011, 11:57 AM
#911
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Sh-t looks good, not sure if someone on the street wouldn't think it was a 997.3. I'm more and more convinced it will handle like a dream, Porsche always has a way of figuring it out. 7 speed manual is going to be like spanking the monkey every time you get in the car, right forearm hypertrophy FTW.
08-20-2011, 12:04 PM
#912
Fahrvergnügen'd
^^ Seriously though, how does Quagmire not know about internet porn?
He's an airplane pilot that at least travels the country ... It's not like he's living in a tiny town and a complete moron like Peter.
Completely implausible. I wrote Fox a letter complaining about it.
He's an airplane pilot that at least travels the country ... It's not like he's living in a tiny town and a complete moron like Peter.
Completely implausible. I wrote Fox a letter complaining about it.
08-20-2011, 12:09 PM
#913
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Not a huge fan, think the 997 looked cleaner. Anyone know the dimensions of the 2012? Looks a bit bigger, too.
08-20-2011, 12:16 PM
#914
Senior Moderator
I think we will all be far more impressed once we see it on the roads.
I dont think the pictures capture how much road presence this new one will have. I say this because its wider.
I dont think the pictures capture how much road presence this new one will have. I say this because its wider.
08-24-2011, 06:25 PM
#916
I feel the need...
08-25-2011, 05:06 PM
#918
Senior Moderator
nice vid!
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08-26-2011, 03:19 AM
#919
I think the 7-speed manual is gonna be either
"omg this is genius why didn't we use this before?! More efficiency, more flexibility, wow!"
or
"wow even fewer people bit on the manual compared to before and it's a huge hassle, total fail."
I'm leaning towards the former. The only downside I see is extra weight, really.
"omg this is genius why didn't we use this before?! More efficiency, more flexibility, wow!"
or
"wow even fewer people bit on the manual compared to before and it's a huge hassle, total fail."
I'm leaning towards the former. The only downside I see is extra weight, really.
08-26-2011, 02:14 PM
#920
Senior Moderator
I LOVE rowing through gears, up and down. but that being said, 7 gears is a lot of gears lol. I would not even think twice about getting it though. I WANT!