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You're saying that it stopped being evolution just because the engine finally went from air-cooled to water cooled? That seems like a feature upgrade, which is
by Johngibb 15y ago
You're saying that it stopped being evolution just because the engine finally went from air-cooled to water cooled? That seems like a feature upgrade, which is an evolution; not a new product.
- pg 15y agoIt wasn't just the engine. The 996 was a new design. The 911 has been replaced twice, once in 1998 and once last year. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_911 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_911)
- arepb 15y agoSorry PG but you don't have the full story clear. The 911 is on its sixth major product evolution and to say that 996 was the first 'new design' is inaccurate. Kirk Seaman's retrospective here, while not complete, is a good starting point: http://blog.caranddriver.com/porsche-911-generations-the-legend-grows/ http://blog.caranddriver.com/porsche-911-generations-the-leg...
- pg 15y agoto say that 996 was the first 'new design' is inaccurate The article you link to calls the 996 the "first truly all-new 911."
- nl 15y agoYeah, but it's like an axe. The 964 replaced the handle, the 993 replaced the head. The 996 replaced both the head and the handle at the same time - but all 911s have evolved along the same lines,and the 996 just followed that line.
- richiezc 15y agothe 996 and the new 991 are all new designs, and not always for the better depending on your POV. 996: air cool -> water cool 991: hydraulic -> electric steering Even from a physical standpoint the 996 on are positively large compared to 993 and earlier. Isn't a cayman about the same size as pre 90's 911s?
- arepb 15y agoThose are two different things, though!