A picture a day... Porsche

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2010spy said:

I love those things - they are a car that looks so very right.

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Spotted Waitrose (where else?) Lutterworth 6th October...

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2010spy said:

very nice

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Steve Rance said:

no coffee cup holder?

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Collection Day.

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Err, O/T, but they forgot to install the nav system

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318touring said:

Err, O/T, but they forgot to install the nav system

Yeah, but free pie holder, plus, really, who cares?

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Driving Under Influence ...

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Brand new Porsche 911R by Kevin Frost, on Flickr

Brand new Porsche 911R by Kevin Frost, on Flickr

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Robbo66 said:

Looks good,far closer to a true 911r!

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olly22n said:

Yellow491 said:

Robbo66 said:

Looks good,far closer to a true 911r!

Lovely isn't it, but it can't be closer to a 911 R than an actual 911 R.

That's because its an ST

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olly22n said:

I know. I interpreted the previous poster impling that the new 'r' wasn't really an 'r', when it is, iyswim?

That depends, does the 991 R have a plethora of paper thin lightweight panels and a bonnet made our of fibreglass strengthened with strips of balsa wood to ensure it's competitive ? Nope.

Does it weigh close to 800kgs ? Nope.

Have a delightful gutteral sounding MF injected and durable (see below) engine ? Nope.

Is it devoid of ANY driver aids ? Nope.

Will the 991 ever win the Tour De Corse or indeed any competition event ? (show and shine events don't count I'm afraid) Nope.

Will 991 R production numbers be limited to just 19 cars ? Nope.

And then there's this small matter :

"In the fall of 1967, a 911 R attracted a lot of attention for its unusual record setting drive. Four Swiss race car drivers, Jo Siffert, Dieter Spoerry, Rico Steinemann and Charles Vögele, set out to break several endurance world records in Monza. When their Porsche 606 Carrera 6 proved to be unsuitable for the very steep drives, the Porsche factory quickly sent a 911 R as a substitute vehicle. Not only was the car driven from Zuffenhausen to Monza on its own wheels. The engine already had 100 hours on the dynomometer by then as well. The only preparation necessary was to change the gear ratios. To preserve the gear wheel of the highest gear for 96 hours at full throttle, the 4th and 5th gears were equipped with an identical high-speed gear ratio. The record drive took place in early November 1967, and it lasted three days and three nights. After 20,000 km at full throttle, five new world records and 14 international class records had been set – all at an average speed of more than 200 km/h."

Porsche AG can't make their latest, greatest GT3 engine last what ? 10,000 miles under normal driving conditions let alone at full throttle for 20,000kms/96hrs.

Whilst the latest 991 pimpmobile may be an R in name, in essence that's all it is. In reality it's just another instance of Porsche using its hard won competition and engineering heritage to sell a range of contemporary products to an ever increasing queue of badge jockeys even when those products have absolutely NOTHING in common with their illustrious forebears, IYSWIM ?

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Robbo66 said:

Proper car And stunning to boot Can't be too long before Stuttgart trot out the ST monika for use on what ? the Boxster, Cayman, Panamera, Cayenne ?

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anonymous said:

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Aesthetically, I'd agree, but IIRC the wheel sizings were as much to do with function - allowing larger brakes - as they are of fashion and, in that regard, are perhaps not a bad compromise.