997 Pictures in Autocar

[clubsport]

If you are passing a newsagent at an time today it is worth checking Autocar for the lastest 997 pics, more or less undisguised

Bullet points!

Debut at paris motorshow in Sept 04

Available in UK showrooms from Oct 2004

C2 with 345bhp followed by S version with 380 bhp

C2 to cost approx £59,000 approx £2400 more than current 996.

Cayenne inspired interior

996TT to be sold alongside 997 models until launch of 997TT is imminent.

Quoting Porsche sources they implied that a full range of 997 will be available over time from the C2 to GT2.

[rodsmith]

clubsport said:

Quoting Porsche sources they implied that a full range of 997 will be available over time from the C2 to GT2.

Not surprising as the 997 is hardly the 'big bang' that the 996 was.

How much are Porsche quoting as new 15%? 17.5% MAX!

[clubsport]

Thre was speculation that the 997 may only last 2 years before the 998 came out, if that were to be the case then we may not have seen the whole of the current range replicated. you have to love the new porsche money making machine

[rico]

I've heard that the 998 will be a more radical change than the rather subtle changes made to the 997.

There will apparantly be no Turbo or GT2/GT3 in the 997 line but there will be the uber-models for the 998 lineup.

To me the 997 just looks like a 996 with a very slight light and indicator change... hhmm

[bennno]

and horrid door handles, combined with a nasty dash.

the lights look a bit odd too

glad I am getting one of the last 996's!!!

Bennno

[PERCYPORSCHE]

Front view of silver car, page 9. those lights make it look just like a vw beetle. Do i not like that. Still i expect that silver tape's not helping.

[JamieBeeston]

Theres certainly alot more interest now.

http://997tt.com/997 said:

(Figures in parentheses refer to the 7-day period ending 02-Mar-2004 22:15). Successful requests: 55,609 (19,673) Average successful requests per day: 2,526 (2,810)

I am seeing alot more traffic of late for my 997 site.

[rico]

Jamie..

Didn't you say that Porsche dealers are even recommending people go to your site?

If so... get some dosh out of them

[JamieBeeston]

So Elms informed me..

must grab a copy of autocar and stick some more shots up..

Their Website doesnt have them it seems.

[sprior]

If 'KN inspired interior' means cheap looking plastic with poor fit, colour, gloss and grain matching, then that can't be a good thing.

The most significant change for me was (looking at the yellow car) it is now the RHS wheels that look aerodynamically wrong, where today it's the LHS ones. If it wasn't for the image being reversed, we could fit 997 turbo looks to the LHS of a 996 and correct what must be more than an insignificant side to side drag differential.

In the same issue - doesn't the interview with Matt Neal go to prove that you can take the man out of the BMW, but you can't take the BMW out of the man?