Thursday 18th August 2011

All-New Porsche 911 Breaks Cover

Leaked press images reveal 991-generation of the iconic sports coupe

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The first official pictures of the new 911 (that'll be the 991, now) have leaked on to the internet just under a month before the new car gets its official public debut at the Frankfurt motor show.

So what to note? Well, you can never expect dramatic changes when it comes to Porsche updating its 911 and, true to form, the evolution of the car is as conservative as a Daily Mail reader.

Even so, the sleeker, simpler look is evident. At the front there are fuller, more wide-eyed LED headlights, while the tail lamps have been slimmed down.

Inside, the 991 911 takes its cue from the Panamera and Cayenne interiors, though the strong horizontal ridge across the top of the dash - a trademark 911 interior design feature - remains. It's also interesting to see that the 911 model designation back on car's rump.

We haven't yet got the full gen on what's under the bonnet, but we do know the standard Carrera gets a (downsized) 3.4-litre flat six with around 350bhp, with the S model getting a 3.8-litre version with about 400bhp. Power for both cars will be transmitted to the road via either a seven-speed PDK or a seven-speed manual gearbox.

[cheesyblob]

Just looks like a 997 with a slightly updated 996 rear end.

[HeMightBeBanned]

Looks great. Simple, uncluttered, elegant. Good effort.

Cue all the predictable howls of protest that it looks like... a Porsche 911. Erm, what do you expect?

[Hellbound]

I like the rear. Very elegant.

[TaylotS2K]

There some new wing mirrors and slighly thinner rear lights........

Have to say it does look a little sleaker and better than the last inclination.

[rj1986]

Guys, you've put up pictures of a Nine-Nine-Sev..... oh.

[AvtoVaz]

Refined and Subtle. It is a Porsche alright.

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[Alfie Noakes]

doogz said:

7 speed manual?

Really?

Apparently it's a "manualised" auto.


Also all aluminium and longer wheelbase.

Edited by Alfie Noakes on Wednesday 17th August 17:52

[Wills2]

I like it.

Lower, sleeker but a bit more pumped up at the same time? I like the rear end treatment as my 911 seems to have no flourish at the end it just droops to nothing, but the new intergrated rear lip seems to lift the rear of the car.

Front end is as expected but with more aggression than the 997.

The interior is a little too much panamera/cayenne for my liking I would have preferred something more minimal.

Edited by Wills2 on Wednesday 17th August 18:47

[blearyeyedboy]

I like it, but I hope you can delete those rear badges. They look overly fussy.

[g3org3y]

Like the update on the rear and have to admit the interior looks very very nice indeed.

[WeirdNeville]

Yet another 911 that I won't be able to tell from any of the others!

[djon]

I like this, especially the rear.

[Rawwr]

I do like those rear lights.

[Wills2]

blearyeyedboy said:

I like it, but I hope you can delete those rear badges. They look overly fussy.

Agreed too much going on there, it just needs a simple "911"

[CampDavid]

I like it.

7 speed manual? Some kind of 6 speed afair with a dog leg 7th?

[steve_n]

The front is hideous by the silly DRLs with a hint of Renault where the bodywork doesn't flow well but is all unconnected and like it's got woodworm.



Much prefer the 997 inside and out.

[Alfie Noakes]

doogz said:

Alfie Noakes said:

doogz said:

7 speed manual?

Really?

Apparently it's a "manualised" auto.


Also all aluminium and longer wheelbase.

Edited by Alfie Noakes on Wednesday 17th August 17:52

So you don't get an H-pattern box on a 911 any more?

Don't know. Read it in a report in Motor Sport.

[nonuts]

I like it, for a standard (non GT) 911 that looks better than both the 996 and 997 I reckon.

[Richard A]

Not bad and a subtly improved shape of glasshouse compared with Lagaay's 996, but my God, I wish Porsche could just market it as a 991 and be done with it. For years now we've had a confusion of Carrera (but not Carrera GT nor 356 Carrera, 906 Carrera, 924 Carrera etc), 964/993/996/997, now 991 and somehow still, 911. What other car has three names?

[Burnham]

I'm surprised at how different it does look compared to the 997...they did a good job of disguising the test mules after all.

I agree about the model designation on the back though...far too much going on there.

But the rest of the car - great effort! Cant wait to see one in the metal!