A list of expected specs from Worldcarfans:
•Carrera S to have 400 HP
•Carrera to have 350 HP, share 3.4 liter engine with Boxster S
•2 transmissions: 7-speed manual and 7-speed PDK
•Launch Control available on both transmissions
•2.5 inches (6.4 cm) wider, 4 inches (10.2 cm) longer wheelbase
•longer wheel base to accommodate HYBRID drivetrain in 2016 mid-cycle refresh
•12-15% improved fuel efficiency (European cycle)
•electronic parking brake
•full-length sunroof
•19-inch wheels standard on Carrera, 20-inch on Carrera S (20-inchers optional on Carrera)
•Nürburgring lap time: 8:04 for 991, 7:50 for 991 S. "Best setup" in 7:37.
Read more:
http://www.worldcarfans.com/111071935043/2012-porsche-911-991-official-teaser-video#ixzz1SYdKowbT
thanks for posting. great video. funny how all manufacturers are teasing their own mules now.
Don't think I care to own a
sports
car
w/ a 4" longer wheelbase designed to accomodate a drivetrain that I will never consider choosing that won't even be available for another 4 years. However, thanks for the posting Interpol.
Full length sunroof? Does it mean the end of the Targa? Will it trickle down to the 981 and will we see a Cayman with a full sunroof?
I hate waiting!
Ah c'mon Dave it's known as der funkintruckin! sooner or later the 911 becomes the size of a Maybach... :hilarious:
My source at Porsche says there is still one *big* surprise about the 991 which won't be revealed until the unveiling. :banana:
Ok guys admit it....how many of you hit the "pause" button a few dozen times during that video to get a better look
Interesting. Exterior doesnt look too different. Not sure how much you can tell from performance with an additional 5 horses, especially with PDK cars with launch control (like mine). Not sold on the interior. Will have to get use to it.
A "pseudo-mid engine" 911 makes very little sense except from a marketing POV where the goal is to squeeze as many dollars as possible out of the 911 shape. At some point the correct answer is to retire the 911 rather than attempt to bastardize the concept into something it was never intended to be. I don't think it would have occured to Porsche in 1966 to drop a 912/911 body on a 904/906 chasis. As far as something "big" still undisclosed about the 991 there are rumors of a re-introduction of the traditional roll bar Targa and a fabric covered hardtop for the Cab.
