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Originally Posted by 911problems
the graphic looks like a 993 and the pic is a 964!neither are 996s
there's a whole internet out there..get out into it.
You're probably a young guy, and haven't honed your searching skills much yet, so here's the short answer.. 996 C2 and C4 are "narrow" body cars, the 996 turbo is a "wide" body.
body shell differences are mainly the pumped out rear fenders, The bolt on panel differences are - wider front guards, different bumpers, decklid and spoiler. There were Aero 996s too which had optional lower lip front bumper, side skirts and decklid spoiler, and rear bumper addendums behind the rear wheels.
So in terms of just the body shell, apart from some unseen internal differences, a Turbo has wider rear flares, from ten feet if you had a C2 shell and a Turbo shell, the rear fender width is the only difference you would spot
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Exactly what I was looking for. And I realize there's a whole internet out there, that's how I got here. My search was about these two models, so being stuck with this detail, I came to the most Porsche-focused forum I know and got exactly what I was looking for. And thank you for typing that all out, now I know 400% for sure what I'm looking at, and the differences and can google those details for further research.
Seriously, thanks again. Some things people just know by eye because of a lifetime of experience, and that's what I was hoping for here... I appreciate it.