4 cyl Porsche

[Swordman]

With all of this talk of a 4cyl Porsche, wouldn't it be cool if they made a miniature 911? The exact same shape and proportions of the regular 911, but made smaller so the engine fits snugly in the engine bay and as a 2 seater only.

It could be a 911 the size of a hot hatch.

It'll probably never happen, though. I'm just thinking out loud.

[kambites]

I don't think it would be legal - headlights and bumpers too low down, and a number of other things. As soon as they started playing with the proportions to get it through type approval, it'd look weird.

Mind you, the original 911 was smaller than most current hatches. Just get one of them and shove a new engine in it. Or better get one of them and don't shove a new engine in it.

[Hugo a Gogo]

same shape but smaller - basically like an old 911 then?

[aka_kerrly]

Given the attitude of some existing 911 owners who believe that the Boxster, Cayman, Cayenne and the previous generation 924, 944 dilute the brand & ruin the image (note not the imagine)the idea of taking a 911 making it smaller and putting "the wrong" engine in it might be seen as the last straw!

What I'd like to see is a Porsche more like the modern day 924S, perhaps similar in size to a Ginetta G40 fitted with a N/A flat 4 for MX5 money.

[OlberJ]

So you want Porsche to make a 2 seater, that's smaller than the 911 and for it to have 4 cylinders.

Umm, yeah, so you know that thing called the Cayman...

[Swordman]

OlberJ said:

So you want Porsche to make a 2 seater, that's smaller than the 911 and for it to have 4 cylinders.

Umm, yeah, so you know that thing called the Cayman...

Cayman is mid-engined and also near enough the same size as a 911. Additionally, it looks significantly different from the 911. I'd quite like to have a miniature 911.

[OlberJ]

So you want a mini GT3 CS basically with 4 cylinders?

[Swordman]

OlberJ said:

So you want a mini GT3 CS basically with 4 cylinders?

That would be nice, although a mini carrera 2 would suffice.

[OlberJ]

Interesting thought actually, all the 911 dynamics without the weight is what you're aiming for?

What would be it's use, daily, racer, GT?

[Swordman]

OlberJ said:

Interesting thought actually, all the 911 dynamics without the weight is what you're aiming for?

What would be it's use, daily, racer, GT?

Daily driver - sort of like a junior 911 as a gt86/hot hatch competitor.

[OlberJ]

Would prefer if they did it in a 944 fashion personally.

[Mr Gear]

Swordman said:

I'd quite like to have a miniature 911.

Yeah, and I'd like the moon on a stick.

[Swordman]

944s were the cars I used to drool over as a kid. Those and Capris. Happy days.

[Bennet]

Just change the badge.
(That would actually be quite funny.)

Edited by Bennet on Thursday 12th June 16:10

[GroundEffect]

And they could even call it a Cayman...or something.

[Willy Nilly]

Swordman said:

With all of this talk of a 4cyl Porsche, wouldn't it be cool if they made a miniature 911? The exact same shape and proportions of the regular 911, but made smaller so the engine fits snugly in the engine bay and as a 2 seater only.

It could be a 911 the size of a hot hatch.

It'll probably never happen, though. I'm just thinking out loud.

Adolf was years ahead of you.

[Swordman]

GroundEffect said:

And they could even call it a Cayman...or something.

You do know the Cayman isn't that much smaller than a 911, right? Also, it looks significantly different.

[Paul O]

haha, I'd love a mini 911, that'd be a right giggle.

One of these to go with the full fat version...





Having said that, Aston made a 'mini' car and everyone hated it.

[Dr Jekyll]

That's a 912 isn't it?

[wasserboxer]

GroundEffect said:

And they could even call it a Cayman...or something.

Wonder what they could call a cabrio version?