Fresh from Germany - 997 caught on the road.

12-09-2003, 02:13 AM

Here's a German Porsche owner who caught a 997 and a 987 (?) with his camera on the Autobahn:

http://www.bcagentur.de/Porsche/

He even recorded some film clips (haven't seen them yet, I'm at work right now). The pics show larger fenders, round headlamps and blinkers moved to the front bumper.

k9handler · 12-09-2003, 03:07 AM

hmmm...comes with a roll cage?

k9handler · 12-09-2003, 03:13 AM

Here a few snapshots of the A7 on which a few nice Porsche pilot lot models on the way were. About the quality of the pictures may be argued gladly, but with a compact family car a reinrassigen sports car to follow, whose driver is paid for it these to heart and kidneys to test, a few coincidentally also present indifferent vehicles to pays attention, a camera ready to be launched to make whatever in the car hiding place as a H4 pear in a Mazda with folding headlights and then still the trip as access-favorably to operate during the Handy rings myself, can believes I as small masterpiece are explained.

VIA web translator

Paul Franssen · Paul Franssen's Garage

Grace Slick sang "sprechen Sie nicht mit einem Deutschen wenn Sie müden sind...mein auto fehrt sehr schnell.." etcetera... Heart and kidney pudding, anyone?

12-09-2003, 05:16 AM

LOL Paul

haven't you had your daily dose of coffee today?

12-09-2003, 05:18 AM

LOL, just read the machine translation

RallyJon · 12-09-2003, 05:56 AM

The light colored area around the headlights is just disguise tape to make it look like a 996, right?

Schuey · 12-09-2003, 06:13 AM

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Originally posted by RallyJon
The light colored area around the headlights is just disguise tape to make it look like a 996, right?

yup, the 993 look is back

1fastredsc · 12-09-2003, 06:40 AM

It's too bad that he didn't get a frontal picture of the boxter though. I'm glad though, just from the rear, it's easy to tell the difference from the boxter and the 997.

Carl Bauer · Carl Bauer's Garage

Used 996 prices are going to drop like a rock when the 997 comes out.

CarreraS2 · 12-09-2003, 08:15 AM

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Originally posted by EJ11HHF
Used 996 prices are going to drop like a rock when the 997 comes out.

Used 996 prices have ALREADY dropped like a rock - I guess they'll have to go subterranean!

targa911man · targa911man's Garage

Nice front fenders. Rear's a little Audi-like though?

Moses · 12-09-2003, 09:54 AM

I like the simple, round headlights. Give it some rear fender flares and I'm hooked!

1fastredsc · 12-09-2003, 10:20 AM

Yeah, it needs it's rear fenders to have some attention brought to them. God knows i like me a nice a$$. On cars that is

ZAMIRZ · ZAMIRZ's Garage

Quote:

Originally posted by EJ11HHF
Used 996 prices are going to drop like a rock when the 997 comes out.

Sweet, I want to pick 1 up in a couple years to use as a daily driver after I get my bachelor's degree.

Adam · Adam's Garage

To me, the nose is still too pointy and there's too much front overhang.

But I'm happy to overlook that since they seem to have restored the beefcake rear flares!

slater · 12-11-2003, 08:34 AM

sure wish i lived in a place where i could be at some gas station in the middle of nowhere and see a couple brand new prototype porsches drive by

Randy W · Randy W's Garage

Looks like Porsche has been listening to all the criticisms of the 996's styling. Finally I will be able to tell when a new 911 is coming down the road at me.