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    Another 997 Carrera and Carrera S picture

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    I'm glad I couldn't sleep tonight so I could see this picture.

    The "S" looks damn good from the back .

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    Ron (Houston) said:
    I'm glad I couldn't sleep tonight so I could see this picture.

    The "S" looks damn good from the back .



    Finally Porsche decided to go for a tasteful "simple and clean" design quad pipes. The stuff they're selling through Tequipment for the 996 looks horrible, like aftermarket stuff. But people seem to buy it, something I never understood.

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    i completely agree RC (per the usual!)

    the 997S is gorgeous from the rear

    from the front... cute, perhaps?

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    Someone has been busy today, thanx RC

    I'm pleasantly surprised to see how much better looking the 997 is from the front than the 996. As Evo says, the 996 looks dated next to the 997.

    T

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    Nice comparison picture, thanks.

    997 looks better for sure IMO

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    It's from the scanned Evo article available here:
    Evo scan

    T

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    I'm sure that if the 997 had come out in 1997, and now the 996 Carrera 4S would be presented has the new 911, all the mags would say the 997 look dated

    Having said that, I still think the 997 looks VERY good, especialy from behind

    J.Seven

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    Still think that the 996 looks more aggressive than the 997. The 997 is just friendly.... I definatley miss the angry look!



    L@rs

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    Lars996 said:
    Still think that the 996 looks more aggressive than the 997. The 997 is just friendly.... I definatley miss the angry look!l



    I agree with you Lars, the 996 looks sportier, more agressive, the only thing is the stock bumper/inteakes/high clearance on the 996 is weak but put a GT3's bumper and compare it with the 997 then, and if you put a sportier bumper on the 997, it still won't make up the difference. The back does look better in the 997 and the sides with those bigger hips also.

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    carlos fromspain said:
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    Lars996 said:
    Still think that the 996 looks more aggressive than the 997. The 997 is just friendly.... I definatley miss the angry look!l



    I agree with you Lars, the 996 looks sportier, more agressive, the only thing is the stock bumper/inteakes/high clearance on the 996 is weak but put a GT3's bumper and compare it with the 997 then, and if you put a sportier bumper on the 997, it still won't make up the difference. The back does look better in the 997 and the sides with those bigger hips also.




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    RC, do you have any info on when these new pics will be put on the press site?
    -Joost-

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    carlos fromspain said:[/i The back does look better in the 997 and the sides with those bigger hips also.



    yupp.... thats how I see things!

    L@rs!

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    Joost said:
    RC, do you have any info on when these new pics will be put on the press site?
    -Joost-



    I suppose soon but I have no further information.
    We get the stuff by mail, eMail or by hand to hand, sorry.

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    temm said:
    I'm pleasantly surprised to see how much better looking the 997 is from the front than the 996. As Evo says, the 996 looks dated next to the 997.

    Compare the 997 Carrera S to the 996 Carrera 4S (or turbo) and tell me again, that the 996 looks dated...

    To me, the wide bodied 996 front looks like an aggressive shark, while the 997 "S" looks like a cute and cudly puppy. Just my 5 ct.

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    To me, the wide bodied 996 front looks like an aggressive shark, while the 997 "S" looks like a cute and cudly puppy. Just my 5 ct.



    Well, maybe not that insipid, but I admit I can't help but think of a VW New Beetle every time I see a photo of a 997 front-end ever since someone posted that morphed photoshop pic.

    On a slightly different element - the rear; does anyone else get put out by the trend by Porsche to add dual-tube exhaust tips to their styling book? I know that was offered on 996's (which I turned down when I configured my car) but I was hoping that was an aberration. Instead it looks like Porsche finds it a high-end styling feature since it's a distinguishing element of the 997S.

    I find this objectionable because Porsche has always seemed to be more about function than style and a dual-tube tip is all style for a 911. Doesn't it imply that there is a V-8 or other engine that could reasonably have an exhaust header configuration resulting in dual-tubes per side? Isn't that all posturing when the engine is a flat-6?

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    Yin Shih said:
    On a slightly different element - the rear; does anyone else get put out by the trend by Porsche to add dual-tube exhaust tips to their styling book? I know that was offered on 996's (which I turned down when I configured my car) but I was hoping that was an aberration. Instead it looks like Porsche finds it a high-end styling feature since it's a distinguishing element of the 997S.

    I find this objectionable because Porsche has always seemed to be more about function than style and a dual-tube tip is all style for a 911. Doesn't it imply that there is a V-8 or other engine that could reasonably have an exhaust header configuration resulting in dual-tubes per side?



    Yep, you're absolutely correct about that. I don't like the 4-ender neither. It reminds me of the AMG 55ers... and all of these have a V8. Somehow the 4 pipes don't fit a flat-6.

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    Martin J.S. said:
    Yep, you're absolutely correct about that. I don't like the 4-ender neither. It reminds me of the AMG 55ers... and all of these have a V8. Somehow the 4 pipes don't fit a flat-6.



    Classic 911 Turbo S pipes. I just love them.
    And this happened many years before the AMG models.
    I don't see any similarity with the AMG pipes and I owned a E55 AMG for 6 months.

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    So, I guess it's just personal preference then. However Yin Shih's (and my) question remains: What are 4 tailpipes good for?

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    On a V12 there is a mechanical reason but in a Flat 6 its purely aesthetical. Not my cup of tea, like sticking fake grills intakes on the body or a bulge on the bonet. But thats just my own personal taste. A 911 is no wannabe, it doesn't need that, but its just a personal preference and no big deal.

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    I really like the 997. The interior looks stylish and functional. The only thing I would change is the steering wheel.

    Other remark is the frontspoiler, even from the 996 : it looks so plastic. At this point the 996 4S and turbo look better.

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    A 911 is no wannabe, it doesn't need that,



    i completely agree! this is not what porsche is about.

     
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