Retro features on new 911
Retro features on new 911
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Pivo

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1,129 posts

63 months

Sunday 25th September 2022
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What retro feature(s) would you want on your brand spanking new 911?

I would really like the retro Targa roof, manually removed and placed in the boot.

I admire the new Targa, hacken-clappen mechanism, but it is too complex and heavy, just another thing to go wrong after 10 years of enjoyment.

What is your retro wish?

Cheib

25,307 posts

203 months

Sunday 25th September 2022
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Genuine attempt to lower weight of the standard car.

Geneve

4,012 posts

247 months

Sunday 25th September 2022
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Narrow body, rwd, some superfluous weight saving, manual gearbox, smaller wheels, classic paint colour, no silly stickers……. Less is more.
Still haven’t found the love for the 992 rolleyes

Pivo

Original Poster:

1,129 posts

63 months

Sunday 25th September 2022
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Geneve said:
Narrow body, rwd, some superfluous weight saving, manual gearbox, smaller wheels, classic paint colour, no silly stickers……. Less is more.
Still haven’t found the love for the 992 rolleyes
I like the idea, @Geneve
I would vote for narrow body, RWD, M/T and smaller wheels. Colours and stickers can be opted out.


Pivo

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1,129 posts

63 months

Sunday 25th September 2022
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Free-flow exhaust system, without the elaborate shutter valves and chambers.
Hi-vis-jacket brigade will not be amused ;-)


Koln-RS

4,113 posts

240 months

Sunday 25th September 2022
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Keep it small, light and simple

g7jhp

7,033 posts

266 months

Sunday 25th September 2022
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Koln-RS said:
Keep it small, light and simple
Size reduction, weight reduction and give it more feel.

julian987R

6,840 posts

87 months

Sunday 25th September 2022
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Analog dials in green. I don't like how it has all become digital....the 992.2 will be doing away with the center one and will be all digital.
Seems their business model is to charge for features with a DNA to the past - pepita fabric, turbo door cards, fuchs etc etc.
Seems such a shame so much DNA has been lost and that the best 911's in the world are no longer made by Porsche, but Singer.



Pivo

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1,129 posts

63 months

Monday 26th September 2022
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julian987R said:
Analog dials in green. I don't like how it has all become digital....the 992.2 will be doing away with the center one and will be all digital.
Is it going all digital? The analogue rev-counter in the centre is a nice touch!

julian987R

6,840 posts

87 months

Monday 26th September 2022
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Pivo said:
julian987R said:
Analog dials in green. I don't like how it has all become digital....the 992.2 will be doing away with the center one and will be all digital.
Is it going all digital? The analogue rev-counter in the centre is a nice touch!
yep spy shots of the Gen 2 show the analogue rev-counter is no more and all digital.

Cheib

25,307 posts

203 months

Monday 26th September 2022
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Probably to address the fact that you can’t see all the dials which lets face it is an absolute shocker. I think AP said in one of the GT car vids they changed the configuration of the screens to avoid this ?

Oh and it’s cheaper of course…..

julian987R

6,840 posts

87 months

Monday 26th September 2022
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Cheib said:
Probably to address the fact that you can’t see all the dials which lets face it is an absolute shocker. I think AP said in one of the GT car vids they changed the configuration of the screens to avoid this ?

Oh and it’s cheaper of course…..
Odd isn't it with the dials Surely in user testing people must have flagged it.


Schuey_911

907 posts

100 months

Tuesday 27th September 2022
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julian987R said:
Cheib said:
Probably to address the fact that you can’t see all the dials which lets face it is an absolute shocker. I think AP said in one of the GT car vids they changed the configuration of the screens to avoid this ?

Oh and it’s cheaper of course…..
Odd isn't it with the dials Surely in user testing people must have flagged it.
There is an option when scrolling through the views to have a 'reduced view', this brings the view down to just three dials showing key info you need.

However, you get all the info you need anyway from the inner screens when on the full 5 screens view. I do take your point about user testing though, but it's not a massive issue and I tend to leave it on the full 5 screens view anyway.

anonymous-user

82 months

Tuesday 27th September 2022
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Geneve said:
Narrow body, rwd, some superfluous weight saving, manual gearbox, smaller wheels, classic paint colour, no silly stickers……. Less is more.
Still haven’t found the love for the 992 rolleyes
Otherwise known as a 997.2 C2S?

Pivo

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1,129 posts

63 months

Tuesday 27th September 2022
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Schuey_911 said:
There is an option when scrolling through the views to have a 'reduced view', this brings the view down to just three dials showing key info you need.

However, you get all the info you need anyway from the inner screens when on the full 5 screens view. I do take your point about user testing though, but it's not a massive issue and I tend to leave it on the full 5 screens view anyway.
I like the 5 dials config and I can move my head and eyeballs if I want to see the details on each side 8-)

I can imagine this could be an issue with a helmet fixed to a brace, like the F1GP, but in a normal road conditions, e.g. checking the dials at the traffic lights I don’t see a problem.


wibble cb

4,135 posts

235 months

Tuesday 27th September 2022
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1985 prices.....

Dr S

5,127 posts

254 months

Tuesday 27th September 2022
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Cheib said:
Genuine attempt to lower weight of the standard car.
+1 properly reduce weight and the rest will follow

IbanezDan

263 posts

85 months

Tuesday 27th September 2022
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The narrow body of the 997 and earlier models was so much prettier than wide bodies. Im biased but think the GT3 is a better buy than the uglier GT3RS of the 997 biggrin

erics

2,716 posts

239 months

Tuesday 27th September 2022
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a Singer type vehicle in normal Porsche line up...

AinsleyB

271 posts

109 months

Tuesday 27th September 2022
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No touch screens
Manual
Analoge dials
Manual seat controls
No "modes"
Sized like a 997