Hence my use of the word "mainstream".

Hooray for Porsche!!

Perhaps they'll rattle too.

 

Historically have the .2 models had slight power increases,and a body refresh with a incremental price hike?

 

In the go-go 80s before the stock market crash of '87 , Porsche was as " mainstream " a euro brand as BMW . Porsche lots were jammed with cars and sales were sky high. My first one was the ultimate yuppie stereotype Porsche of the time ....the '86 944 Turbo . The saying back then was that the dated 911s were purchased by old farts and bloated 928s were bought for dentists wives, remember ? At least they were three very different vehicles inside and out...very costly from a manufacturing and development standpoint.

After the crash, sales plummeted , leading to their dark days through the mid 90s when the significantly parts -shared Boxster saved them from being taken over vs bankruptcy , but the unfortunate result is that today's 911, Boxster and Cayman still share many parts and their interiors look pretty much the same save for trim differences.

 

"At the rear, the bumper is re-sculpted and the tail lamps will get new graphics, while further up, the engine grille has more classic-looking inserts. A few other styling revisions that we expect to see on the final production car is a restyled front bumper, updated headlamps, and new LED daytime running lights."

Looks like Panamera style changes with some slight squared off looks.

It's seems like grills, lights, styling, etc.. All make their way across all models.

I think with the current 991 they hit it out of the ballpark!

 

A lot of the areas in question are disguised and taped off. You can see the body colored vinyl.

Not sure about some of the changes?? What going on with the engine grill?? I hope they're not vertical vents! Horizontal ones flow better with the rear lines of the car.

Would not be a fan of bigger tail lights. They might even be Macan like? Would not be surprised.

 

http://www.carscoops.com/2014/09/por...ifted-911.html

looks like more of the same info

 

I think the rear looks much worse than the current 991. I actually prefer the rear of the 997.2 even over this. The rear of the current 991 is good as is. Doesn't need to be changed to this. All they should do is maybe change the front and add the macan multifunction wheel and that is it. And definitely add more HP.

 

funny...given that the pics seem to be more of the Frankenstein-duct-tape covering up the true cosmetic mods...do you ever wonder if this is not just some marketing agenda to spin up interest in the model?

i do a bit of marketing as a consultant and i can see how this actually is analogous to a content marketing strategy, i.e., keep pushing out content, stay present with the enthusiast demographic and automobile press, blah, blah, blah.

 

Looks like the Turbo is getting the refresh as well.

http://www.carscoops.com/2014/09/por...-spied-in.html

 

More of the same. Rear engine cover, door handles, front LED lights. No official word on power or possibly PCM.

http://www.worldcarfans.com/11411178...-minor-changes

 

Hate to say it but those pics feature turbo vents and base Carrera exhaust tips. Turbocharging is coming. Also keep in mind the 997.2 S featured a 30 HP bump over 997.1S.

 

Just curious -- where are the vents you speak of? Are they the horizontal slits on either side of the rear bumper? Are those specifically designed for turbo ventilation?

 

Yeah I'd be careful drawing any conclusions based on pics.. For example I was watching the documentary about testing of the 991 initially back in 2010 and the test 991s which were NA had fake vents on them.. They tape and disguise these things ( the documentary which porsche made even admitted they did it just confuse the press..)

 

Just remember that the pics of the 991s during their initial testing had fake vents on them as well... So who knows...

But I don't disagree turbos are coming though..

 

It does not seem unreasonable to expect a 30hp bump with turbos combined with a lot more torque, smaller displacement, and better mpg. Would not expect 500 anything on the base or s models.