Aug 26 2011
Silly Porsche, rivers are for boats. As the story goes, this particular Swiss Porsche owner had to learn that the hard way when his 911 Turbo was driven by a friend off a boat dock leading to the Rhine River. We assume this “friend” will forever be mentioned at cocktail parties in stories that start with “You won’t believe…” and end with “… so I jump-kicked him in the throat, and that’s why we’re not friends anymore.”
Aug 23 2011
The first model of any new generation of 911 is always the base Carrera, and so it is with the new 991 model. The biggest change is to the length, growing nearly four inches in wheelbase over the model it replaces yet hunkering down a bit lower. The side mirrors have also moved from the bottom-front corner of the side window frames to the top of the door itself. Otherwise, the lighter and more aerodynamic aluminum and steel body looks, well… like a 911. And that’s the way Porsche (and, judging from its sales over the past 48 years of production, its customers) like it.
Though the derivatives promise to come, as they always do, in droves, the new 911 is being initially launched in Carrera and Carrera S trims, packing a 3.4-liter flat six with 350 horsepower and a 3.8-liter unit with 400 hp, respectively.
The latest 911 will be available at U.S. dealerships starting in February 2012 with a base MSRP of $82,100 for the Carrera and $96,400 for the Carrera S, plus destination charges and before dipping into what will doubtlessly be an extensive list of options.
Source: Porsche
Aug 8 2011
An astute Porschephile noticed a 2012 Porsche 911 at a gas station in Stuttgart and went to work. Following the brown coupe through the pumps then out to the street, he captured the sight and sounds of the car codenamed 991 from just about every angle before it roared off.
