These are factory code names only.. really they could make a 991 in the future that is some front-engined V10 or something. The code names are all officially the 911 series and are simply internal codes for the generations... I know that 993 was chosen because the last air-cooled 911 came out in 1993, hence a new generation the 993 was born.


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indeed shifting is ancient technology - so is a fuel burning engine..  I happen to like both :)