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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 04:00 PM
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Look what I saw today...998 Turbo!

Cruising around Hollywood.. 2 of them...and what looked like a Boxster and Cayman replacement also...
 
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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 04:08 PM
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yes indeed looks like 998 mule, autocar posted same spy scoop sometime earlier.
 
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i love how displeased the driver is of your photography.
 
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nice pics!
 
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Isn't that will be a 991 model?
 
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i love how the guy gives the look of you better looking turn that head back around and look straight.
 
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why would they be in cali?
 
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They were definitely not happy with me taking pics... I took like 20, but they are all similar shots..
 
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Wow that's cool. Are they doing something really different with the tail end of the car? Going to integrate the rear spoiler more?
 
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I like the ducktail-ish spoiler on it ALOT.

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I thought the 998 was supposed to have a longer wheelbase. Certainly looked that way on some spy photos I saw months ago. But the car in these photos looks like it has the same wheelbase as the 997.
 
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dont like the rear of the car
 
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Wow that's cool. Are they doing something really different with the tail end of the car? Going to integrate the rear spoiler more?
Maybe something like the 959 tail??? That would be awesome
 
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I don't like the tail either.
 
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Not really liking the rear myself, that could change if I saw it in person
 


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