xandi911:
STRADALE:
Atzporsche:

Guys RC is just like us, guessing... he could be wrong. Don't hold anyone accountable for speculating on here... we're all speculating putting in our thoughts to try to come to terms with the excitement that is a new Porsche in the coming! weather 991 or 928 who cares, i think we're all super excited. I've been looking closely at mules for years now and RC has been more right than wrong because he's got many sources, which is why i think his words count for a lot in these speculations. 

 I personally do not think this is the next 911 because the shape is different. Yes porsche could make a bold move with the 991 but i highly doubt it. The overhangs are just not 911... spin it however you will.. we don't even need to know where the engine in this mule is IMO.

I asked a couple of car enthusiasts at my work who know nothing about the camo/mule industry of prototypes and all 5 guys concluded it "kinda has bulky proportions unlike a 911" Now from the Panamera mules, we've learned that the bulky panels aren't all stuffed mules or camo... rather it is the real thing. So with that in mind, seeing these mules run around with their bulky low look and long rear overhand, not to mention the huge covered rear wing section... i conclude it should be something else than the next 911.

Keep us the good work guys... let's do this for months and months :)


--

2005 Ford Focus S, 5spd
1986 Porsche 944, 5spd


997 Mules had the same "huge covered rear wing section”, matter of fact it may even be the same exact one, think I have a pic of it at my office. It has to look like that to give the motorized wing underneath room to go up & down. Which is just another reason it’s the next 911 if you look at that piece of camo it shows exactly the space needed for the rear wing to deploy.    

Dunno why some of you guys can’t see this being the next 911, it's certainly closer in shape to the 997 than the 996 was to the 997 & the whole roof is exactly 911, what are the chances of another model using the same roof line as the 911? I really can’t see how there would be a motor under the front bonnet so what's the chances of another model w/ the same roofline as the 911 w/ the engine in the rear? Even the bonnet, front bumper, rear quarter &  front fender are 911 only they are more flared out, which is exactly what people wanted & the direction the 911 was going.

I've seen all kinds of crazy camo but I just don’t buy the theory that Porsche is going to create a 911'ish one off body/roof just for a front engined test mule & put the engine in the rear of what will be a front engined car, just to fool people. What in the world would be the purpose of testing a mule in the first place if the engine isnt where it's supposed to be? There would be nothing to test in that case.

Everybody knows the next 911 shape isn’t going to be dramatically different. The roofline will be similar, the shape, the body panels will probably see some further molding i.e.) 996 vs. 997 so really the big changes will be in the front & the rear. And what do you know the parts that aren’t really camoed are the areas that probably won’t change dramatically while the areas (front/rear) that will see the most changes are covered up by huge amounts of camo on this test mule. Heck, even the timing for seeing the next 911 mules now makes sense..

ps: And I respectfully disagree - Engine location IS important, it's the biggest clue - Reason:  Porsche will not build another REAR engined sports car for MANY reasons.  Engine in the rear on the mule = next 911.


--

08 Porsche Turbo Cab/ 06 Ferrari 430 / 04 Durango Hemi /04 HD Screamin Eagle / 93 HD Nostalgia

you just said it  exactly what i would like to say  but with better english! Smiley

its obvious its a little different from a 911,  because this one is the NEW ONE! 

sorry  but i cant see anything dfifferent  of this...  

IMHO.

haha, i see your points but it persist that im slightly more right as in that this is not the next 911. I see your points though. The engine is in the rear, and let's just assume it is because it looks that way, until we get to see more pics. Also you are 100% correct that the roof line is 911.

From my perspective, the new 911 would run in 997 disguse till a year or so before production in which it becomes important to test the new little body changes, such that it would require heavy camo... as seen in these pictures. So why would porsche go ahead and test all the little body changes for their next 911 right away instead of as done traditionally just before production. Furthermore, i think we can all agree that this mule looks bigger than the current 911. If the wheelbase is the same, then at least the overhangs are considerably longer! The reason this is weird is that i don't think we will see the 911 grow in size... this just does not seem the way porsche would want to go to me. Growing the 911 has no benefits as its roots (sportivity) will be negatively affected in both sheer size and the resulting weight increase. Even if the new 911 will have bigger engines, i think they can squeeze those in the existing back. They manage a 3.8 in a 993 afterall. IMO the next 911 or 991 would be in chassis development and early engine testing... probably 3.8 and 4.0, which is sweet. Im sure porsche co. has the layout and design already in the final stages for the 991 and i hope to see something soon, but for now at least i think this is either a 928 in final stages, or something special surprising based on the 997.

Only time will tell though and until then ill start sketching the new 991 so you guys do get to see something :)

cheers, Aaron

--

2005 Ford Focus S, 5spd
1986 Porsche 944, 5spd