2019 Porsche 911

[Mikado463]

Originally Posted by PHC1

Too early to judge, these are just the prototypes running around.

while true, the Cayman has it in the looks department IMO.

[Family Progtitioner]

Originally Posted by nicoff

While I recognize the beauty and simplicity of the old air cooled cars, the 911 has evolved.
Of course not all water cooled iterations have been great (the 996 was awful), but both the 997 and 991 are very good cars with technology and performance specs that no air cooled Porsche can match.
Of course an air cooled Porsche can be made into a beast and brought up to date with the newest technology. Just bring one to Singer (oh and also bring several hundred thousand dollars) and you get the best of both worlds.
That said, I reserve judgement on the 2019 until I get to see it in the flesh.

No doubt about the air cooled. My golf R can run circles around my 993. I have the 993 really for sentimental reasons, not performance. It just, for me, represents a time in my life when I lusted for a 911 and when I finally got one was a proud moment for me.

I originally had a 997 but once I found my 993 I traded it in.

[Mikado463]

Originally Posted by Family Progtitioner

No doubt about the air cooled. My golf R can run circles around my 993. I have the 993 really for sentimental reasons, not performance. It just, for me, represents a time in my life when I lusted for a 911 and when I finally got one was a proud moment for me.

I originally had a 997 but once I found my 993 I traded it in.

I think most of us were commenting on the styling, not the performance, the former being subjective obviously. I own a 51 year old Corvette, the same analogy applies IMO.

[antipop]

Originally Posted by Mikado463

Serge, to this old man, 911 styling ended with the 993 ..........

TO me they reached perfection in terms of shape with the 964.

[Azbiker]

I like them all, with the exception of the 996. I'll wait to pass judgement until I see it in person also.

[Mikado463]

was at the Philly car show this past week, typical Philly show, disappointing.........

Porsche display was just OK, while they had the 911 GT2 RS (350k) there was not one Cayman 718 to be seen, rather a 111k Boxster !

[Formerly YB-2]

Originally Posted by Mikado463

was at the Philly car show this past week, typical Philly show, disappointing.........

Yeah......... I no longer go. Not into trucks these days. Plus, way too loud. Everyone must be deaf.

Originally Posted by Mikado463

Porsche display was just OK, while they had the 911 GT2 RS (350k) there was not one Cayman 718 to be seen, rather a 111k Boxster !

Think there is lots of VW influence at Porsche these days. Quite sad.

[1KW]

The styling of the 911 is a little long in the tooth already. I wish they would come out with something new . The front looks like a 997

[nicoff]

Originally Posted by Formerly YB-2

Yeah......... I no longer go. Not into trucks these days. Plus, way too loud. Everyone must be deaf.


Think there is lots of VW influence at Porsche these days. Quite sad.

[emoji848]
Not sure what you mean by “these days.”

Porsche and VW have been tied up from the get go.

Ferdinand Porsche created the VW beetle.

And the Porsche/Piech families are major shareholders in both companies and are related.

[PHC1]

Originally Posted by nicoff

[emoji848]
Not sure what you mean by “these days.”

Porsche and VW have been tied up from the get go.

Ferdinand Porsche created the VW beetle.

And the Porsche/Piech families are major shareholders in both companies and are related.

VW Beetle? Well, not really.... http://www.porscheprototype.com/adol...d-porsche.html