Does this bug anyone else? All you see now under the hood appears to be a plastic engine cover and 2 plastic fans. You've never been able to see it very well but....What about maintenance??
Jim

 

well, i haven´t heard many complains from cayman drivers and they have even less to inspect.

 

For handeling purpose, engine need to be as low and forward as possible.

 

Bad design -- now what are you going to show your friends when you open it up? Don't the designers know that guys standing around an exposed supercar engine is a real activity? Sheesh

 

you are right, but the times of 911 engine p orn are long gone.
even the 996, 997 didn`t offer much visual engine pleasure.
Those who want 911 pornography need to buy a Singer 911 etc.:

 

thats sweet^

 

Did you see the picture of the trunk?



Op's what trunk? Make my C4 trunk look roomy!

 

And herein lies the problem. Step 1. Remove any visibility of the engine. Step 2 remove the engine totally and stick an electric one in. And who wants to look at an electric motor? It's got to be the most bland an uninteresting things you could see. Chances are the car hasn't even got an engine thats why they don't want you to see it. Probably got just a set of speakers and a tape recording of an engine sound combined with an electric motor and a set of batteries.

A car like this needs some degree of engine ****, c'mon! This is getting ridiculous guys so stop making excuses. It's not a goddam Cayman or boxer....or is it??? My money is on them warming the 911 buyer up to the electric motor.....and this no show engine is just a test to see how far far they can get away with it.

 

totally agreed, it´s virtually a step away from gasoline engines.

 

Agree!

 

Thats all it could be really. I mean why else remove the visibility of the engine under the cloak of a new spoiler design. It's meant to be a top end sports car rivalling the likes of R8, Faz, Astin, etc etc which can all manage to show a decent donk and P goes the other way? Yeah right. There's a lot to like about the car but there is also a lot not to like. And thats not a good thing. It'll be interesting to see how this newer higher priced car is going to sell in this worsening global financial crisis market. My money would be on holding off and not being the bunny being first in on this car....paying the list price. I reckon .2 will clean up the big mess here. It'll have to.

 

Don`t worry, the chinese, russians, arabs still have enough cash lying around for their next toy from Zuffenhausen.
We`ll see where all this leads to, i am not too excited about the perspectives of future Porsche cars.
imagine e911s with artifical flat six sounds?!

 

All good points, but think of all the extra time you'll have to enjoy the drive instead of keeping it polished!!

 

A Porsche has to be enjoyable to drive....but you still need to see the engine, even if its just a glimpse of what lies in there.

 

You talk to Cayman owners?