997 - 6 = 991

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Next Porsche 911 spied

Latest Porsche spy pictures show evolutionary styling of next 911.

Porsche's next 911 is coming on strong! Our spies have captured the best pictures yet of the new coupe and convertibles testing together in secret.

Codenamed 991, the new cars represent another significant evolution in Porsche 911's iconic history.

The newcomer certainly looks similar to the old one, but it is a completely new model. And these pictures show a number of styling tweaks for the first time. For a start, the 991 model is a little longer and wider than the car is replaces, giving a little extra space in the 911's snug cabin.

New design details include larger front wing pontoons which house all-LED headlights, slightly deeper side sills and door-mounted wing mirrors, and a more significantly sculpted rear end, with design cues borrowed from the 918 Spyder concept.

On the inside, the 911 benefits from a hike in quality, with an interior inspired by the Panamera. Expect top-spec Burmester stereos, improved sat-nav with better integration for mobile devices and quality leather trim to feature.

But just like previous 911s, its what's underneath that counts. The new 911 shares its front suspension and steering with the next Boxster, to cut costs. However, the rear suspension, and calibrations for the PASM adjustable dampers remains unique.

The engine range follows the current cars, with the 3.6-litre flat-six Carrera model's power and torque rising 20bhp and 20Nm respectively, to 365bhp and 400Nm. The 3.8-litre unit in the Carrera S boasts the same gains, taking power to 415bhp and torque to 440Nm.

Despite the power increase, tweaks to the direct injection system and the addition of brake regeneration and stop start reduce fuel consumption by 12 per cent.

A six-speed manual gearbox will be standard, and the seven-speed PDK will be an option. Most buyers are likely to opt for the auto though, as around 80 per cent of current 911's feature the PDK dual clutch gearbox.

The 991 911 will make its debut at next September's Frankfurt Motor Show, and goes on sale in the UK the following month. More powerful 911 Turbo, GT3 and GT2 models will follow in 2012

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Porsche 911: 2011's new 991 generation scooped

These are the best shots yet of the new Porsche 911, which will be unveiled in 2011. It's codenamed 991 and represents one of the biggest shifts in 911-kind since the transition from air-cooled 993 to water-cooled 996.

Our spies have caught both coupe and convertible 911s on test on the Continent. The location was so secret, they've had to remove the background to hide their location.

But it looks the same as today's Porsche 911!
Yes, yes "" but that's the Porsche way. For now, at least. Volkswagen is steadily integrating Porsche into its portfolio and group styling chief Walter de'Silva has already publicly criticised Porsche's conservative designs in an interview with CAR Magazine (July 2010).

"˜Design is very important [to Porsche], but it is based on an icon that is the 911,' he told us. "˜To compete in the future, it has to spend a lot of time on design. Not to change its history, heritage or philosophy but I think its fixation with 911 proportions makes it very, very hard. We have to do better, but we need time.'

What's underneath the Porsche 991 is more important
So while the 991-generation 911 looks very similar to today's second-generation 997, the tech is arguably new. The 997 is a derivative of the 996 (the first water-cooled 911) so next year's newcomer is arguably a big leap forwards for Porsche.

How new? Well the platform is significantly different, the wheelbase stretching by a substantial 100mm, the overhangs shrinking and the overall car is 70mm longer. It's around 50kg lighter, too, thanks to more detailed use of high-strength steels and some composites.

The 991-spec coupe and convertible will follow the Carrera and Carrera S template, with both rear- and four-wheel drive models available. The entry-level car downsizes to a 350bhp 3.4-litre flat six, while the S sports an identical capacity 400bhp 3.8.

Seven-speed manual and twin-clutch auto transmissions will be offered, stop-start arrives and electric power assistance trims the mpg and CO2.

When will we see the new Porsche 911?
Not until 2012 in UK showrooms. But trust us, you'll see it first at a motor show in late 2011, most likely at Frankfurt expo on Porsche's doorstep.

 

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Next Porsche 911 - new spy pics
23 November 2010

These are the best spy images yet of the next-generation Porsche 911 in testing ahead of its official launch at next year's Frankfurt motor show.

Codenamed 991, the heavily re-engineered coupé and cabriolet are set to go on sale in the UK in October 2011. They will get freshened exterior styling, a higher-quality interior, more powerful yet highly fuel-efficient six-cylinder boxer engines, sharpened dynamics and a greater list of high-end options.
See the spy pics of the new Porsche 911 in testing

As with today's 911, the front-end structure, complete with its MacPherson strut suspension, has been designed to be shared with the Boxster, a third-generation model of which is due to reach the UK in March 2012. The rear end, with its reworked multi-link suspension, remains largely unique, and the steering uses an electro-mechanical set-up.

The new car is marginally longer and wider than the existing 911 but the basic silhouette, while stretched slightly, remains largely unchanged, including the screen angles and length of the front and rear overhangs. The biggest change is the widened wings, which have been designed to accept wheels up to 20 inches in diameter.

Again, there are no major changes to the 911's styling. Headlamps and tail-lights have been altered slightly and given new LED graphics, while the exterior mirror housings now sit outboard on the doors rather than in the blanked-off quarter panel at the base of the A-pillar.

The engine line-up is based around upgraded versions of Porsche's six-cylinder, direct injection petrol unit, boasting incremental increases in power and torque and slight reductions in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

When UK sales get under way in 14 months' time there will be a 3.6-litre engine with 365bhp and 295lb ft in the Carrera. It will be joined from the outset by a revised 3.8-litre powerplant delivering 415bhp and 325lb ft in the Carrera S.

Both engines will come with a six-speed manual gearbox as standard; the seven-speed PDK (Porsche Doppel Kupplung) unit is an option, with shift paddles behind the wheel. Automatic stop-start and a brake recuperation system are also planned, helping to provide a claimed 12 per cent gain in city driving economy for the rear-drive Carrera and Carrera S.

Further variants will follow in time, including more powerful versions of the Turbo, GT3 and GT2.

 

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Porsche's new 911 (2011) shows off its pop-up rear spoiler
By Ben Pulman


Another week and yet more spy shots of Porsche's all-new 911. And this time Porsche's next-gen 911 is showing off its new pop-up rear spoiler.
So what can we see on these latest photos of the new Porsche 911?

The bigger rear spoiler, which is now wider than ever before, and extends beyond the intakes atop the engine and out across the flanks "" it's there to make the 911 both more slippery and stable at speed.

Ignore that Turbo-aping disguise, too. And as we close in on the launch of the new 911, the rest of the disguise is slipping away, revealing the familiar silhouette but a Panamera-influenced snout.

What else can you tell me about the new 911?

Slung out the back will be a marginally downsized 3.4-litre flat six for the 345bhp Carrera, while a 394bhp 3.8-litre flat six will power the Carrera S. You'll be able to mate either to a seven-speed dual-clutch PDK "˜box, or (yes, really) a seven-speed manual transmission. There's some eco sops too, with stop/start, intelligent decoupling alternators, and for the first time (and rather worryingly) electric power steering.

Porsche boss Matthias Müller also recently confirmed to CAR at the LA Auto Show that the company was working on flat four engines based on the architecture of the current flat six. The new motors are earmarked for the next-generation of Boxster and Cayman, but although Müller ruled it out for the 911 in the near future, we hear it will be deployed in the rear-engined icon in around five years time.

The new Porsche 911, internally dubbed 991, will be unveiled at the next Frankfurt motor show in September 2011.

 

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2012 Porsche 911

While wicked, high-power variants of the 997-gen Porsche 911 have appeared with increasing frequency over the past couple of years, the base car is now due for a major redesign. The next iteration, which is known internally as the 991, will get lighter and even sportier, and will in fact be the first entirely new 911 since the model switched from the air-cooled 993 to the water-cooled 996 for 1998. The 996 later morphed into the cosmetically altered 997, and another face lift in 2008 masked major technical changes: Two years ago, the Carrera and Carrera S got entirely new engines and an optional dual-clutch transmission, which replaced the torque-converter automatic.

We hear that as soon as former Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking was ousted in July 2009, VW chief Ferdinand Piëch demanded significant changes to Michael Mauer's design for this car. According to sources who have seen both versions, the requested alterations make the next 911 more modern and easily discernible from the 997. There was, of course, gnashing of teeth in Stuttgart.

Porsche has done a good job of disguising the car's new shape and details in these spy shots. The proportions will be better, thanks to a wheelbase elongated by about four inches, a move that should bring more ride comfort and more-docile handling characteristics. The rear window extends down lower, and there are two pronounced creases that parallel the rear glass and run down the rear deck, at which point they meet an integrated, aerodynamic lip. The front and rear overhangs are shorter, and the rearview mirrors are now mounted on the door skins rather than the triangular space in front of the side windows.

The Turbo-style side vents seen on this prototype are fake, as are the taillights, which mimic the 997's but bear no relation to what's hidden below. The real taillights will be slim and rather futuristic, and the third brake light is hidden in the rear air vent. The headlights also are still camouflaged"”the bulbous look here is another fake-out"”but they will keep the same basic roundness. The daytime running lights and front turn signals will of course be LED units.

Inside, the 911 will get a more luxurious and stylish interior, similar in look and feel to those of the Panamera and Cayenne, and a high-end Burmester audio system will be optional. In the past, interiors weren't a strong point for Porsche, but the 911 will now learn a lesson or two from its big brothers.

Porsche will use a heavy dose of aluminum for the 911's body panels, a move that we expect will help shave curb weight by about 100 pounds. The power steering will be electrically boosted, and dynamic helpers will include Porsche's torque-vectoring system and its computer-controlled engine mounts which stiffen to reduce powertrain movement during aggressive braking, acceleration, and cornering. Other possible technologies include active aerodynamic elements to help engine cooling, as well as a front-end lift system similar to the current 911 GT3's, which would potentially save the front lip from being scratched on nasty curbs and speed bumps.

Power will come from"”what else?"”flat-six engines, likely a 3.6-liter unit making 350 hp and, for the S model, a 3.8-liter unit producing 400 hp. A GT3 variation, which would add direct injection, is a given, as are Turbo models. If the market demands a fuel-economy champ"”or one is needed"”Porsche also could install a turbocharged flat-four essentially identical to the one soon to be found in the Boxster. (If such a model happened, would it be called the 912?) Other green-leaning stuff: All engines will feature an engine stop/start system and clutched alternator tech. A hybrid is a strong possibility down the road, too, and Porsche is looking at using high-density supercapacitors for short-term energy storage and accelerative boosts.

Power output will be channeled to the rear or all wheels depending on the model, and the gearboxes will include a manual transmission and the ZF-sourced PDK dual-clutch transmission. Rumor has it that the manual transmission will be a seven-speed unit derived from the PDK. We can't help but think it would be a bit weird to drive a seven-speed stick, but we'll withhold judgment until the thing is confirmed and we get some time behind the wheel.

As is the case now, look for a lot of commonality between the 911 and the next-generation Boxster and Cayman. Dynamically, the 991 should be a better car than the admittedly fantastic 997, but"”just as it is today"”the next Cayman might remain its fiercest competitor.

 

[carreraboy]

998 will be reserved for the mid engined V8 me thinks ..... []

Looks dissapointing by the way[]

 

[Rodney Naghar]

The Panamera interior is beautiful, that would be a very welcome introduction.
Stop-start also works well in the Panamera, so that would be good too (you always have the option of switching it off).
Burmester Audio system - very highly regarded in HiFi circles.
Lots of aluminium and weight loss - great.
4 pot turbo - OMG cheapen the '911' brand further why don't you? (This is a very different mass market Porsche brand to when the 912 was introduced)
7 gear ratios - a good idea on boring long motorway runs.
4 inches longer - oh dear, the current models look lardy enough compared to the svelte aircooled ones.

All in all sounds pretty exciting.

 

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Porsche is now less than a year away from launching its next-generation 911 and as can be seen by these latest spy shots, prototypes for the car appear to be almost complete. Earlier this year we brought you spy shots of the latest prototype for the 911 Carrera hard-top, and today we have new shots of the 2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet.

We first started seeing test-mules for the new 911 back in 2008 and soon after that Porsche's chief of research and development, Wolfgang Dürheimer, revealed some details of what to expect for the new car.

Speaking of the new car, Dürheimer said, "'it will be even more competent, even sexier, even more unique. The design can of course only be evolutionary, but beneath the skin, almost anything is possible". The 2012 Porsche 911, known internally as 'project 991', will feature a few radical departures from the 911's long-running classical styling.

The changes are out of necessity more than anything, but they will be noticeable. First, pedestrian protection rules in Europe will require a change to the nose section of the car, likely meaning a larger and more collapsible bumper section. The rear of the car will also be changed, but for aerodynamic improvement.

Clear differences between the new model and the current 997 are the more upright headlights, a slightly longer body, and the side mirrors are now positioned at the side of the doors and not at the window.

Other new features for the car will include extensive use of lightweight carbon fiber materials and active aerodynamics--surfaces that react to what the car is doing, and how fast it's doing it. Expect adjustable front and rear spoilers, dynamically opening and closing air intakes and an automatic rear wing.

As for powertrains, reports coming out of Germany claim power in the base Carrera will stand at 345 horsepower from a 3.4-liter boxer engine, downsized 200 ccs from the current engine. Step up to the Carrera S, however, and you're expected to get a bigger 3.8-liter engine and 395 horsepower.

We still have a long wait to get the final word, however, as the 2012 Porsche 911 isn't due until September's 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show.[/color]


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