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    Upcoming 2007 998 ?

    CAR says its a "radical" change. coming after 2006. and the 997 is the iterim car. what do you thimnk will happen porsche will replace the 911 rear engine and make it mid engine with a v8 OR porsche will make a car above the 911 with a mid engine v8 and still keep the 911 with rear flat 6(now at max 4.0l) to satisfy everyone? what does everyone think?

    Re: UPCOMING 2007 998

    why would they go through the trouble of redesigning to only redo again later? the 997 is fairly substantial, isnt it?

    Re: UPCOMING 2007 998

    i think it is intended to be a place holder untill porsche comes out with a car that even in base form,it will blow the competition away. the 997 gets a significant handling upgrade. combine that with a potentially massive hp/torque boost from the v8 on the 998 (mid engine format) and it becomes a car that neither lambo,ferrari,c6,aston martin, or anyone can touch.

    Re: UPCOMING 2007 998

    So the 911 will be a V8 mid-engine car? HAHAHA. Right. Fugiti de-aici
    What's with all these stupid rumours, folks?
    Why do you keep forgetting that the 911 isn't the only car porsche ever made? What if the 998 is in fact the sedan? Or a modern 928? Does it REALLY have to be a 911? WHY?

    Re: UPCOMING 2007 998

    its PROBABLY a sports car ABOVE the 911 with a mid engine v8 , and this isn't a "stupid rumor"

    Re: UPCOMING 2007 998

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    fastcars said:
    its PROBABLY a sports car ABOVE the 911 with a mid engine v8 , and this isn't a "stupid rumor"



    I wish they would do that but it probably isn't a good idea unless it is going to cost a lot more than a 911.

    Re: UPCOMING 2007 998

    Quote:
    fastcars said:
    its PROBABLY a sports car ABOVE the 911 with a mid engine v8 , and this isn't a "stupid rumor"


    Then how is the 997 a 'placeholder'?

    Re: UPCOMING 2007 998

    I'm pretty sure, that the 997 will not last as long as the 996. The next car will come 2008/2009. Radically new technique, thats what my contacts to Weissach told me, too. So I absolutley guess, that a engine with more cylinder will come. In the past I thought they will bring a V8, but in the meantime I guess we will see a 10 cylinder, based on a simplified and to a line production shaped CGT engine.

    Mid engine - I'm still not sure, if the engine will go to the front, or stay in the back. I guess, this would be to many changes. But - a 10 cy. in the back - I think there will not be enough space.

    So - be sure to see a new eleven in this decade, and be sure to see a radical new approach for firing this car!

    L@rs

    Re: Upcoming 2007 998 ?

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    fastcars said:
    CAR says its a "radical" change. coming after 2006. and the 997 is the iterim car. what do you thimnk will happen porsche will replace the 911 rear engine and make it mid engine with a v8 OR porsche will make a car above the 911 with a mid engine v8 and still keep the 911 with rear flat 6(now at max 4.0l) to satisfy everyone? what does everyone think?



    Houston...we have a problem.

    Can CAR answer one question?
    The question is: who says that the 998 has to be a 911?
    Or better asked: who says that the next generation 911 will be a 998?

    The new 997 is the new 911. Period. The upcoming GT3, Turbo, etc. will be based on this car, at least regarding a flat six engine (even if it is a "different" engine), base looks, etc.

    I don't know why there is so much speculation about a 998 right now. We reported on Rennteam.com last year that the 997 won't get a radical design change, we also reported that the power upgrade will be pretty moderate.
    But it seems that a lot of people still expected more and I really don't understand why.
    The 997 Carrera is a base model. If people wish something more powerful and sporty, there is the 997 S. If the 997 S isn't enough, there will be a 997 GT3 and even a 997 Turbo and maybe even a GT2 and/or GT1.
    So I really don't understand what all the fuzz is all about?
    The 911 is NOT Porsche's top performance car, the 911 is just a very traditional car, a product a lot of people feel attached to from generation to generation.

    Now back to the 998: Porsche does NOT build a completely new body to replace it in two years, this is BS. There is no such thing as an interim 911, this is BS too.
    It seems that a lot of people are disappointed with the 997 but surprisingly mainly non-Porsche owners or people who own a 996 and who wouldn't go for the 997 now anyway.

    Why don't you guys just wait until the 997 really shows up in dealer showrooms? I recommend the same to car magazines who reported a lot of BS over the past few months about 997 specs and power figures.

    Yes, Porsche has a lot of new products in the planning over the next 10 years and some of these products might be even called "radical". But the 911 is the 911 and adding a V8 or even V10 to it will only happen if the 911 starts to sell very very slow over the next years. And the question would be: would a 911 with a V8 or V10 still be a 911 or wouldn't it be better to create a new model or even abandon the 911?

    2007 was rumored to be the year of the 997 Turbo, maybe it will be 2006 as some rumors indicate. But whoever expects a new 911 by 2007 should get a serious brain check.

    And a last word: car magazines need sensations. I sometimes read a very sensational title on the front page and when I buy the magazine and read the article inside the magazine, it usually doesn't say anything, just a mix of speculation, rumors and wishful thinking. "Sex and crime sells", you should know that this is the rule number one for magazines who want to be succesful.

    Re: Upcoming 2007 998 ?

    I see it very simply: if they put an engine in the middle then its not a 911 anymore, its a completely different car! so its not a substitute of the 911 even if they call it 998. Porsche is not going to stop production of their jewel, marque insignia and special nitche they have conquered over the years with the 911. So if they even built a mid-engined V8-V10 or whatever it will be sold along the 911 and at the most substitute the Bosxter, but not the 911.

    That said, I'm also getting inclined to believe the 997 is going to have a shorter life than the 996, and the following model will finally carry the big changes some of us expected in the 997. The 996 to 997 is like the 964 to 993, and the 997-next is like 993 to 996.

     
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