RE: Pic Of The Week: 911 Turbo

[STiG911]

Mogsmex said:

agreed, styling perfection

Add: Timeless

And, to everyone who's no sure - this is from the original press material at the 1974 launch, so should hopefully (he says) clear up the spoiler question...

[Roger Woods]

An old mate in Lancashire has one of these dream machines in his garage along with some other metal that dreams are made of.

[Zumbruk]

Fap, fap, fap ...

[hwajones]

If you squint a bit...

[legalknievel]

911 Turbo LE said:

E30M3SE said:

I might be wrong, but if that is a 930 turbo should it not have the 'tea tray' rear spoiler, not the 'whale tail' the pictured car has?

Like This

Now, now.

Nobody likes a show off!

[NSFW]

911 Turbo LE said:

E30M3SE said:

Now, tough decision. Which one for my new wallpaper!? Why can't I run dual screen!

[elvisburger]

Irish said:

Because Porsche build drivers cars. Aston build from the parts / chassis bin.

Harsh but fair.

How very true

[r129sl]

The front fog lights, headlamp washer nozzles and spoiler suggest it is an early 3.0litre car. The colour suggests otherwise but it may well be a trick of the light.

[D200]

mikeg15 said:

Porsche, same style year after year - applause.
Aston Martin, same style year after year - criticism.
Why?

There is more criticism on this forum of Porsche styling being too 'samey' - for example of the Porsche Design Boss interview article – load of people complaining about it.

I love Porsche styling and the new 911 and Boxster are great examples of this. The 911 being a timeless classic but still modern and looks great any angle. And the new Boxster is one of the nicest looking cars ever, any price [in my opinion]

I also think all current/recent Astons [excluding the Rapide] look amazing. It’s a tough task for Aston to update the styling of these cars as they isn’t much wrong with them in that respect.

[Paul M]

To me the definitive incarnation of the 911.

I believe subsequent versions (from a design point of view) have not and will not better it.

[HAB]

Original 1974 Paris motor show prototype:

[JLJ11]

my pride and joy.. prob my favorite care on the planet.

[g7jhp]

JLJ11 said:

my pride and joy.. prob my favorite care on the planet.

would prefer it with Fuchs, but very cool!

[JLJ11]

yea i get your fuchs comment.. i'd like 17" fuchs built for it but i also like the RH speedline replicas.. its a frankenstein already anyway. 993 3.6 and a GT3 style exhaust etc.

[Baddie]

Love the 930/933. It just looks ready to kick off on anything and even it's own driver if he nudges it the wrong way.

[MC Bodge]

[Gary C]

JLJ11 said:

yea i get your fuchs comment.. i'd like 17" fuchs built for it but i also like the RH speedline replicas.. its a frankenstein already anyway. 993 3.6 and a GT3 style exhaust etc.

Nice.

I would love a 3.2 or 964 to modify with a 993 engine etc but my 3.2 Sport is too original to mess with.

[chandrew]

They've got a special display of Turbos on at the moment at the Porsche Museum. All 5 generations next to each other.

[Ex Boy Racer]

If the love of this shape is so universal on here, how come there is so much criticism about Porsche staying close to it? (For the record, I never really liked 911 styling until the 993 came in).

[mikeg15]

OK, let's rephrase the question. Ever since Porsche started they raided the VW parts bin - applause.
Whenever Aston Martin do the same ( with Ford for example) - criticism.
I think that essentially the british have a love affair with foreign cars - green fields etc. Look at the vituperation that tended to greet Mclaren vis-a-vis Ferrari