New Porsche 997

[Jocke]

Found this pic on another forum, anyone have info about this new Porsche?
Nice to see they taking the round headlights back in production!



/Jocke

[sscates]

That is about 300% better looking than a 996. Has a Bentley look from the back. I like it. Please adios the 996.

[Chuck Moreland]

Now if they'd just put the hood vent back in, we might be on speaking terms again.

[Randy Webb]

hood vent = drag

But I like mine anyway

[CarreraS2]

That is looking good!

A huge improvement over the 996.

[Supergranule]

i've seen that pic a long time ago. i'm almost positive thats a beetle, yes a beetle front end photoshopped onto a 996. you can see the cutlines above the headlights

[Jocke]

Originally posted by Supergranule
i've seen that pic a long time ago. i'm almost positive thats a beetle, yes a beetle front end photoshopped onto a 996. you can see the cutlines above the headlights

You may have right, i totally agree with you. It looks a little like the beetle.

I had hope anyone heard of a Porsche 997, i really hope they take the round headlights back at least.

/Jocke

[cegerer]

[Jocke]

Nice pics, looks like they are from sweden right?

/J

[Jocke]

One more..

[Jgordon]

Those pics are really cool. two points:

1. Those driving lights are "hella" cool. sorry.

2. Is that one porsche towing the other?

997>996

[1fastredsc]

Looks like they finally are giving credit to what the 911 came from. All though there are other issues, at least the return of the round head lights is a step. Now if they can drop 300-400 lbs i think porsche would be on track again.

[Axeman]

How about changing the horrific 996 taillights, and we might be on to something?

[slater]

I could photoshop any one of these i bet, and i am a novice. i do like the headlights, but the front bumper on that last one is bad

[jyl]

I thought in a thread about a month ago, we concluded those shots are of the next Boxster?

They look great to me, using a little imagination to get through the cladding, and I sure hope they are the next 911.

[johncj8989]

The pic at the top is indeed the 997 and is not a photoshop. The last pic is also a heavily disguised 997 being tested and is not the boxter.

[masraum]

Yep, I don't know about the top pic, but the others are disguised 911's to keep us from knowing exactly what it will look like. The front bumper is just a shell to cover the real front end underneath.

Thank goodness for the new headlights, that is definitely a move in the right direction.

[plain fan]

I for one would love to see the red bar between the tailights carried over from the 996 C4S to the 997. That in combination with round headlights and a curvy body would make me more inclined to buy one, if I could afford one.

[5axis]

Put me down as another vote for the hood vent. I think they could do something to mimick one and not suffer a huge drag penalty. It is getting better.