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I saw this today at Porsche.

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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 11:08 AM
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I saw this today at Porsche.

It is nice but not as nice as a turbo IMO but would love to see the turbo in this model.

I took the pics with my I-phone BTW.















 

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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 12:42 PM
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looks great in white. i actually like the way the tail lights are a bit recessed from the bumper. never noticed it before
 
Old Dec 20, 2011 | 12:46 PM
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I am just so annoyed with the marketing guru that signed off the scripting on that nice a$$.
Wth it's not obvious it's a 911 any more? Or could it be mistaken for a Ferrari??
 
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Thxs for share, but for me "ugly"...

Cayman's style front, a kind of " old Aston" in the rear (tail lights perhap's), for now it's absolutely not my next...

Love my 993TT and my 997TT!
 
Old Dec 20, 2011 | 12:49 PM
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I can't wait to see the new turbo and GT3. This car in white looks gorgeous.
 
Old Dec 20, 2011 | 12:53 PM
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yea needs boost.
 
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Need to see it in person. The rear end looks like a Panamera. But at the end of the day, it has the 911 DNA and I am sure I will love it, maybe, hopefully!
 
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I thought it was a 2 door pano for a second.
 
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Love the car, but the sunroof looks horrible open
 
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Love the car, but the sunroof looks horrible open.
 
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Love the car, but the sunroof looks horrible open.

saw it in person, not bad at all. It looks almost like a part of an aero kit, like a roof-spoiler and it provides more headroom and sun/air of course.

P.S. the rear looks nothing like a panamera, it looks typical 911 but the taillights are a bit Astonmartinish.
 

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Can't say I'm a fan of the overall styling. The front fog/turn (?) lights look very large and overly designed. The nose of the vehicle though probably better COD than previous models looks like a Koi fish's lips. I'll second K2F4 on the rear looking like an Aston. I believe it is the hard semi-circular body line above the lights in combination with the lights that give it that look. I'll also second the sunroof looking like crap open. Things I do like, headlights, rounder front windscreen.....and prob more when the Turbo comes out.

Thanks for the pictures, as your pictures reveal more than what I could see in Excellence's coverage of the same vehicle.
 
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Thanks for the up-close shots. Looks as advertised and comes with the upgrades one would expect from the latest and greatest...

That being said, I hope they do away with all the lettering on the back. What's wrong with Carrera S only? Too much to spell on a small car and the model speaks for itself. Isn't that the idea of keeping the general style the same all these years.

Still think the front needs attention, have gravitated to the turbo and GT3 versions for this reason. Will definitely hold off until these models are released.

Actually hope the fever behind the model continues to grow. Will be looking to add a lightly used 997.2 RS in the future.
 
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I am just so annoyed with the marketing guru that signed off the scripting on that nice a$$.
Wth it's not obvious it's a 911 any more? Or could it be mistaken for a Ferrari??
I like the car and looking forward to seeing it in person. I agree with you, way too much writing on the rear. It's like a book.
 
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Its looks great.
 


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