that is because you have a Targa. I would prefer no sunroof and no 20" wheels.

 

Seriously? THAT's the interior?

We made so much progress from the 996 to the 997. And this is what they came up for the followup?

It looks like it belongs in a Taurus.

 

I'm surprised that 20" wheels are becoming standard equipment on S's. Hell, since I switched to 20's I'm a little more hesitant to hit corners as hard as when I had the stock 18's on...! I wonder if they made the overall wheel/tire diameter larger so that the profile is not as super-low with current 20 setups.

 

looks much better here imho :

 

I see the sports chrono wart is still there...

 

Agree. The interior in the new cars is so well done. Thank goodness no I-Drive and lots of buttons to play with. Reminds me of one of them Vertu Phones A+++

 

Same cup holders!

Too many buttons though - the last thing a sports car needs, in my opinion, is a busy interior...

 

Kinda sort'a excited...but my verdict is STILL out...need to see the finished product in person before I decide...

methinks too manny manual gears tho...

 

Not liking the new 991 either, getting way too big, not very sports car like, if you compare the 997 to a 993, 964, and other older 911's, it's bigger. I think the 997 is as big as it should get. The interior is too luxurious, belongs in a luxury sedan, not sports car. Way too many buttons. I don't mind 20"s as long as it's relatively light, there are many forged 20"s that are the same or lighter than stock 19"s. The 997 worked with 20"s, since the 991 is much bigger, I think 20"s will look fine. 19"s might even look small, we'll see. Full sunroof doesn't matter to me, I don't even used my half one. I usually don't judge cars until I see it in real life. Going to hold my judgement until then, right now it does not look too promising.

 

They said psm re-engages as soon as you step on the brake? What's that all about?

 

The key take-away for me is there is a 3.4L 350HP Cayman coming...

 

I think it looks great, going along with more up-to-date designs. Factory carbon fiber roof option please! I can't wait to see what it looks like when it's unveiled. From what it seems like, they are putting side scoops on non-turbo models for the 991, is this right?

 

no side scoops on non-turbo cars. Those are just stickers to throw people off. See the paragraph at the end of the article for some insight. If I could post the pics, you could see that the 'scoops' are fake.

 

Ah, mis-read that, thanks for clearing that up

 

I like it . The seven speeds I don't care for even in the current car . In fact i rarely use the automatic modes and manually shifting requires that extra gear .

Granted the interior is not nearly the leap of 993 to 996 , or 996 to 997 that one might have expected . As for the Panamera type of luxury I feel that Porsche moved in the direction of luxury interiors after the 993 and failed miserably with the 996 . The 991 looks like a refreshed 997 interior mated to a panamera .

I wonder how they are going to translate the luxury into the gt3 . My guess is engine , body , suspension will be wired more hard core than the street car but how can they put sport bucket seats in a Panameraish inside. It's not impossible i suppose but driving it might feel like playing a video game on ones couch .

I welcome the Turbo . Now that's where the luxury and power will bring it home .