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      05-06-2008, 09:04 AM   #1
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      05-06-2008, 09:20 AM   #2
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damn thats hot. love those rims.
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Whoo, what a difference. Porsche have really used their imagination on this one.

Clearly the design team have earned their money this time.
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Whoo, what a difference. Porsche have really used their imagination on this one.

Clearly the design team have earned their money this time.



Is the engine still in the rear?
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Does that rear wing look really fake to anyone else?
Only the front shot picture does it look less fake.
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Is the engine still in the rear?
Doubtful, that would have meant the engineering team would also have had to earn their crust.
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its only a face lift guys
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lose the center stack please...i hate center exhaust
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its only a face lift guys
Our comments are only a little dig at Porsche's expense, no harm done.
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Not bad, cant wait to see it w/o the masks.
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lose the center stack please...i hate center exhaust
You may hate it, but a decent proportion of the fastest/ballsiest cars have them.

Is it me or does it just look like a GT3 RS without the decals and in a sane color? Much closer to the GT3 RS in looks than the GT3.
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its only a face lift guys
Every Porsche change is just a face lift.
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Every Porsche change is just a face lift.
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i like the new rear tail lights with leds (finally)
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Porsche will never earn my full respect until they come out with some half-creative ideas.
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Porsche will never earn my full respect until they come out with some half-creative ideas.

Like what front engine, mid engine? Wait...how about a car with 8 cylinders??

Porsches today are overrated.
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Like what front engine, mid engine? Wait...how about a car with 8 cylinders??

Porsches today are overrated.
I wouldn't say overrated, but I would say under-engineered.

I mean, for what they've had to work with, they've performed miracles. However, I feel as though they're limiting themselves from a design and engineering standpoint by:

1) Not taking any creative risks in the design dept.
2) Not utilizing their engineering talents on an MR platform.
3) Not making an attempt at V8 tech.
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I wouldn't say overrated, but I would say under-engineered.

I mean, for what they've had to work with, they've performed miracles. However, I feel as though they're limiting themselves from a design and engineering standpoint by:

1) Not taking any creative risks in the design dept.
2) Not utilizing their engineering talents on an MR platform.
3) Not making an attempt at V8 tech.

Porsche hangs on to their 911 customer base.....with all the nice alternatives on the market, Porsche will need to evolve or die.

They are choosing to go the Cayenne / Panamera route....bad.

Do a new mid engine 911....that would be an awesome sportscar.

The 911's were cool in the 1970s and 1980s.....not so much now.
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