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    HOT: Pictures of 997 Facelift!!!!

    This morning I had the pleasure to have 35 min a new 997 Facelift (still little camoflaged) ahead of me on the german Autobahn.

    Modifications I've seen:

    - Diffusor in back bumper (similar looking to GT)
    - Backlight shape / looks feminim and soft... GREAT! on the lower end they are black camoflaged, but you can see how they will end up
    - LED Backlights (LED's are like a circle around the light shape)
    - Front fog-lights
    - front Bumper / more aggressive front look
    - front lip, bigger than today
    - Inside - I clearly have seen Paddles behind the steering!!

    Car had a sport exhaust, great sound. Shift times have been very quick, sounded like an accelarating Ferrari.

    Alltogether, I loved it. Back looks so fresh and young, with a bit of a GT style - very stylish, much better than 997 today to me. Front, more aggressive - less smiling face.

    Sorry for Mobile-Pictures, but better than nothing!

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    front
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    Re: HOT: Pictures from Facelift 997!!!!

    Mmmm great pics, thanks for sharing.

    The back lights do make a big difference I think. Make the car look much fresher.

    Still suprising that they are letting this car be seen now. Surely it must be due for release soon???

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    Where are the foglights located? Looks great though, I love the back.

    I wonder if RC can shed some light here... Will the Turbo/GT3/Targa models be facelifted at the same time as the Carrera models? I wouldn't buy a turbo in its current form if this baby is sitting next to it in the showroom.

    EDIT: Oh, and thanks for the great pics by the way

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    wow! Thanks for posting! Looks great! When is it going to be realeased - obviously not 2007! I will wait until MY2008?to upgrade my car!

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    I guess the car was on the way to Nuerburgring, as it went up the A61.

    A friend of my is a supplier for some 997 parts and he told me that Porsche expanded the contract for this parts till 2011, means a Facelift to modelyear 2008 (next summer) would make sense, for 3 more years of 997!

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    Is there anyone who has been taking delivery of an MY 2007 ?

    Could the facelift come for MY 2007 with delivery this summer?

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    Looks great, but whats up with the Rims? Thanks for sharing Lar996!!

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    Rims had been 5 star as already known today.

    MY2007 - for sure no. I heared about MY 2008

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    The rims simply look funny because they were spinning... that is why they look distorted.

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    Thanks Lars!
    Very cool infos.
    Great news about the rear lights, they do look a bit old school on the actual 997 with all the other brands going LED!
    And paddles behind the steeting wheel! Sweet!

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    Hi Lars, nice work

    J.Seven

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    Great find Lars thanks for the awesome pictures.

    Can't wait to see and hear about the paddle shifter .

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    Great catch, Lars!

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    Great!!!! Should I now start planning a new car for next summer???

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    Are those Klingon rims?
    The new C4S????
    I expected a facelift once the TT came out.

    Re: HOT: Pictures from Facelift 997!!!!

    so is that for c4s..or all 997?....

    its just weird..as the targa is coming out end of this year..and they release face lift models 6 months later?

    Re: HOT: Pictures from Facelift 997!!!!

    Ummmm,the facelift from my rumors is expected around middle 2008(my 09)
    May 2007? i don't think so! :O

    Re: HOT: Pictures from Facelift 997!!!!

    I heared mid 2007 - MY08!

    Would also make sense as Porsche is testing since weeks on the Nuerburgring with those mods

    Re: HOT: Pictures from Facelift 997!!!!

    Lars, forgot to ask, did the paddle shifts look like the Ferrari / Lambo ones? I don't like the tiptronic buttons so much and was wondering what Porsche will do...

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    Great work Lars, thanks for sharing!

    I think it looks good, I like it!

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    @Porky Tokyo

    I was driving next to the car (speed 240km/h ) and I could see behind the steering wheel some aluminium parts, looking a bit like the one in the Ferrari/Lambo. The driver had the fingers on it, so couldn't see to much, but yes - something was there for sure. Also, the accelaration sound and the brake between the shifts sounded very fast like in a electrohydraulical system.

    So I'm quit convinced that the car has a different gear box installed.

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    GUYS - very hard to see on the picture, but the Diffusor in the back looked awesome. Reminded strongly on the GT, especially together with the LEDs there was a kind of similarity.

    I guess, Porsche is getting closer to the GT look to reduced the next formal step for the sucessor of the 997 in 2011

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    Thanks for the comments Lars. Very exciting. I will hold off on ordering the next car!

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    I'm not sold on the new taillights. 911s have always had a strong horizontal line across the top of the bumper. These new lights look droopy and sadly BMWesque. How long until we start referring to the 'saggy cheeks' 997 just like the fried egg 996s?

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    I love the prospect of a diffusor (so agressive looking), LEDs and PDK.
    Porsche is making the right steps (albeit, in a slowly progressive and profit oriented manner ).

    Re: HOT: Pictures from Facelift 997!!!!

    Hi Lars,
    I am new here. I know this sounds like a stupid question, but do you have any ideas about the mechanical changes aside from the transmission.
    Thanks

    Re: HOT: Pictures from Facelift 997!!!!

    great pics! they could use a rennteam watermark though

     
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