Auto Express 998 Spy Shots

[Fastlane]

Those wing mirrors are almost excatly like the tear drops from the early to mid nineties Porsches - even down to being door mounted. With the more upright headlights do you think in another 10 years time they'll be making the 993 again?

[Thunderfoot]

I'm not surprised by these spyshots, hugely disappointed, but not surprised. Porsche has given up making beautiful cars.

I honestly believe they need to drop the round headlights.
By standing them even more upright, it simply gives the 911 an even greater 'Beatle Type R' appearance.

Give the 998 a front end similar to the CGT, delete wing mirrors in favour of cameras and just a few minor tweaks to the rear end.

More noise as standard.

All 'S' models should be a little wider than non 'S' models.

Get rid of the clock on sport chrono pack in favour of head up display.

No increase in weight.

Get 410-420bhp from a flat six, flappy paddle for PDK instead of tip format. Job done.

oh, a nice interior would be a change (911 has never had one).

[forza whites]

IMI A said:

8 cylinder flat boxer engine would be a bit too heavy imo for rear engine car. With fuel/CO2 issues think they will stick with 6 cylinder configuration and also bring in a 4 cylinder boxer engine for the 911 pehaps calling it the 912 again. High performance variants will be turbocharged. Ferrari/Aston will follow suit as large capacity engines will never be able to meet future European CO2 legislation unless they are hybrids.

nah... Porsche can make a lighter 8 cylinder boxer engine no problem! There is much C02 legislation already and Porsche/Ferrari doesn't meet! Do think there will be more turbos in the future though....

[Thunderfoot]

forza whites said:

IMI A said:

8 cylinder flat boxer engine would be a bit too heavy imo for rear engine car. With fuel/CO2 issues think they will stick with 6 cylinder configuration and also bring in a 4 cylinder boxer engine for the 911 pehaps calling it the 912 again. High performance variants will be turbocharged. Ferrari/Aston will follow suit as large capacity engines will never be able to meet future European CO2 legislation unless they are hybrids.

nah... Porsche can make a lighter 8 cylinder boxer engine no problem! There is much C02 legislation already and Porsche/Ferrari doesn't meet! Do think there will be more turbos in the future though....

They could, but they won't. The flat 6 is an integral part of the 911 recipe.