Author Topic: New 911 - official pics @... (Read 6155 times)

loser40 · « **on:** June 06, 2008, 05:06:39 am »

Hi...

Porsche has released official photo's of the new face-lifted 911, and it's now available with the 'PDK' automated dual clutch manual !

Click here - http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Porsche-911-the-new-2009-model/

Put me down for a C4S Coupe in GT Silver & full Terracotta Red leather with the PDK trick gearbox...

... which 911 would you choose ?

M.

tpl · « **Reply #1 on:** June 06, 2008, 05:37:50 am »

I would wait until people trade in the last model for the new one and save a bundle by buying a CPO one.

ilovecables · « **Reply #2 on:** June 06, 2008, 06:05:44 am »

I think the only one I'd be able to get is the Hot Wheels version at Walmart.

quadzilla · « **Reply #3 on:** June 06, 2008, 06:22:51 am »

Quote from: tpl on June 06, 2008, 05:37:50 am

I would wait until people trade in the last model for the new one and save a bundle by buying a CPO one.

By time I can afford one these new models will already be CPO'd cars.

Make mine a C4S.

Mitlov · « **Reply #4 on:** June 06, 2008, 10:46:03 am »

Quote from: loser40 on June 06, 2008, 05:06:39 am

... which 911 would you choose ?

The Cayman S Design Edition 1. The 911 still does very little for me subjectively, and the engine is still in the wrong place.

dr_spock · « **Reply #5 on:** June 06, 2008, 11:19:32 am »

I can afford the 1:18 version when it comes out in diecast. Make mine blue.

johngenx · « **Reply #6 on:** June 06, 2008, 12:07:07 pm »

Honestly, I'd still prefer a late eighties air cooled version. Simple, overbuilt cars that last virtually forever with care. Buy today for $20K, sell in five years for $20K. New ones are only for the wealthy that can afford the massive depreciation.

Mitlov · « **Reply #7 on:** June 07, 2008, 12:30:56 am »

Quote from: johngenx on June 06, 2008, 12:07:07 pm

Honestly, I'd still prefer a late eighties air cooled version. Simple, overbuilt cars that last virtually forever with care. Buy today for $20K, sell in five years for $20K. New ones are only for the wealthy that can afford the massive depreciation.

True, but you don't have to wait twenty years to take advantage of the depreciation curve. I'm a big fan of buying three-to-five-year-old cars. New enough to still feel like a "nearly-new" car instead of a fixer-upper near-classic (and new enough to have a fraction of the maintenance cost of that 20-year-old car), but darned near half the price of new.

wing · « **Reply #8 on:** June 07, 2008, 06:37:38 am »

Hey it looks the same as every other 911 since it's introduction hahahaha

inco · « **Reply #9 on:** June 07, 2008, 09:54:33 am »

They have to look similar. If not the resale values would really fall. Can you imagine Chris Bangle (banglebutt BMW fame) having to work there and NOT change anything! Gotta be tough to make subtle changes or improvements, but not affect the overall look. That's their challenge.

TopGun · « **Reply #10 on:** June 07, 2008, 11:17:47 am »

911...love it...always have. I heard one with perhaps a sport exhaust package...sounded awesome.

Instead of replacing my P5 (which runs fine) with a bland 4-door something, I'm taking a look at some older 911s...I stopped into Mantis in Oakville and their opinion was that these are pretty darn reliable cars.

Mid '90's vintage...65,000 km...$45,000.

loser40 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 08, 2008, 05:17:19 pm »

IMHO, the 911 is one of, if not the most, purist evolutions of design.

I agree that the engine would appear to be in the wrong place hanging over the rear axle, but Porsche ingenuity of engineering makes this layout handle beautifully.

I cant think of another sports-car which has been around in one incarnation or another for 45 years, let alone one which has nearly as much design & Marque pedigree.

BTW, it's now featured on their website - http://www.porsche.com/canada/

M.

Sir Osis of Liver · « **Reply #12 on:** June 08, 2008, 05:38:36 pm »

Quote from: loser40 on June 08, 2008, 05:17:19 pm

IMHO, the 911 is one of, if not the most, purist evolutions of design.

I agree that the engine would appear to be in the wrong place hanging over the rear axle, but Porsche ingenuity of engineering makes this layout handle beautifully.

I cant think of another sports-car which has been around in one incarnation or another for 45 years, let alone one which has nearly as much design & Marque pedigree.

BTW, it's now featured on their website - http://www.porsche.com/canada/

M.

Purity of design would not have allowed AC, navi, power everything, traction/stability control etc. They are doing what almost all sporting manufacturers have done, dumb-down and add "luxury" for the poser set.

Early air-cooled would be my preference, but the Cayman is a pretty damn good car. When is it considered acceptable to pursue a mid-life crisis?

Mitlov · « **Reply #13 on:** June 08, 2008, 05:52:32 pm »

Quote from: loser40 on June 08, 2008, 05:17:19 pm

I agree that the engine would appear to be in the wrong place hanging over the rear axle, but Porsche ingenuity of engineering makes this layout handle beautifully.

...and yet, their relatively recent MR platform out-handles it. Like Honda and Mini and the FF platform, Porsche has done amazing things with a platform that, on its face, should handle like a pig. HOWEVER, when all other things are equal, cars still handle the best when the engine is between the axles.

Imagine what a Cayman would handle like if Porsche took the decades of R&D and millions (billions) of dollars it's poured into its RR platform development and spent all of that on MR cars?

That's not to say that MR is better in every way than RR. Fitting four seats in a Cayman would be quite the trick, no? But if you're after beautiful handling, and all other factors are equal, MR is the way to go.

loser40 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 08, 2008, 05:55:21 pm »

Big_Thumb...

I disagree...

I don't think that the 911's purity of design has been compromised by "AC, navi, power everything, traction/stability control etc"... the things you've mention are basically modern conveniences or safety features that many of us now take for granted in much more modest modern cars.

As far as I can see, none of these things have noticeably effected the overall design integrity or undoubted credibility of this stunning car.

M.

Mitlov · « **Reply #15 on:** June 08, 2008, 05:58:55 pm »

Quote from: loser40 on June 08, 2008, 05:55:21 pm

As far as I can see, none of these things have noticeably effected the overall design integrity or undoubted credibility of this stunning car.

Are you talking about a car or a politician?

loser40 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 08, 2008, 06:01:48 pm »

Errr. the car.

WTF ?

Sir Osis of Liver · « **Reply #17 on:** June 08, 2008, 06:12:21 pm »

It's a GT car now. The first iterations were sports cars; not many of them left actually.

For purity of design:

loser40 · « **Reply #18 on:** June 08, 2008, 06:23:43 pm »

I disagree again...

A Merc SL, Aston DB9 & Bentley Continental etc etc are GT's... the 911 is still a sports car.

IMO the Lotus is basically a track car which is road legal, and as a road car it's way to harsh a ride and "stripped" for everyday use.

M.

Triple Bob · « **Reply #19 on:** June 08, 2008, 06:36:18 pm »

Quote from: loser40 on June 08, 2008, 06:23:43 pm

I disagree again...

A Merc SL, Aston DB9 & Bentley Continental etc etc are GT's... the 911 is still a sports car.

IMO the Lotus is basically a track car which is road legal, and as a road car it's way to harsh a ride and "stripped" for everyday use.

M.

You've obviously had a lot of experience of this then..?

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