When ever Porsche release a new 911 its always exciting to see because even after 40 years in the development and Porsche still manages to make some serious changes to what is becoming an iconic car which is definitely a car I have grown to love over the the last 40 years.
The 997 body manages to combine the stylish modern looks and still keep the popular features from the older 911's. The front of the 997 has completely changed it has perfectly formed round lights but the parking lights along with the fog light and indicators are all separate. The Porsche 993 which I can remember going out in with my uncle not so long ago and having the ride of my life has new door handles and lovely sleek looking wing mirrors and the rear wings are just formed so stylishly into the bumper. I love it.
Ok so the Porsche 997 does look very similar to its previous model the 996 however the 997 is about 38mm wider, this does not sound like much however it makes the 997 look so much more aggressive and gives it that presence that only a Porsche can do. Every new model that Porsche releases they try to reduce drag which only improves the ability of the 997 to pierce itself through the air and this just adds to the performance. Porsche have also started producing better rear wings and not only that they have started adding under body panels that increases the down force which makes the Porsche a lot more stickier to the roads and well the performance just gets better!
As always the newest addition to the Porsche 911 range is the best road handling model produced but this is no joke the 997 is unbelievable The car is so rigid and this can ensure that the suspension is working to the best ability. However Porsche did improve the torsion strength by 8% and they also added 40% more flexible strength.
With any super car safety is something that never gets overlooked and Porsche wanted to increase their safety features, two extra air bags were added in to the side of the seat this is to help protect the occupants thorax in the case of an accident so with the added two air bags it brings the total up to 6.
Porsche have also designed the body shell and reinforced it for increased protection and they have been more liberal with the use of extreme high strength steel.
With modern safety regulations they sort of enforce that new cars have to be heavier and although Porsche have tried saving weight with lighter yet stronger materials, they have put an aluminium bonnet which is a huge weight saving but Porsche 996 is still 50 kilograms lighter than the new Porsche 997.
So even with the crash safety measures in place the extra weight can easily be associated to a higher standard of Porsche. The power to rate ratio is still very high in fact 233 bhp per tonne is not to be sniffed at and seeing as technology has allowed them to make things flow better then a little extra weight is not a big deal and yet the 997 is still producing the same performance figures as the 996 so all is not lost.
The 997 body manages to combine the stylish modern looks and still keep the popular features from the older 911's. The front of the 997 has completely changed it has perfectly formed round lights but the parking lights along with the fog light and indicators are all separate. The Porsche 993 which I can remember going out in with my uncle not so long ago and having the ride of my life has new door handles and lovely sleek looking wing mirrors and the rear wings are just formed so stylishly into the bumper. I love it.
Ok so the Porsche 997 does look very similar to its previous model the 996 however the 997 is about 38mm wider, this does not sound like much however it makes the 997 look so much more aggressive and gives it that presence that only a Porsche can do. Every new model that Porsche releases they try to reduce drag which only improves the ability of the 997 to pierce itself through the air and this just adds to the performance. Porsche have also started producing better rear wings and not only that they have started adding under body panels that increases the down force which makes the Porsche a lot more stickier to the roads and well the performance just gets better!
As always the newest addition to the Porsche 911 range is the best road handling model produced but this is no joke the 997 is unbelievable The car is so rigid and this can ensure that the suspension is working to the best ability. However Porsche did improve the torsion strength by 8% and they also added 40% more flexible strength.
With any super car safety is something that never gets overlooked and Porsche wanted to increase their safety features, two extra air bags were added in to the side of the seat this is to help protect the occupants thorax in the case of an accident so with the added two air bags it brings the total up to 6.
Porsche have also designed the body shell and reinforced it for increased protection and they have been more liberal with the use of extreme high strength steel.
With modern safety regulations they sort of enforce that new cars have to be heavier and although Porsche have tried saving weight with lighter yet stronger materials, they have put an aluminium bonnet which is a huge weight saving but Porsche 996 is still 50 kilograms lighter than the new Porsche 997.
So even with the crash safety measures in place the extra weight can easily be associated to a higher standard of Porsche. The power to rate ratio is still very high in fact 233 bhp per tonne is not to be sniffed at and seeing as technology has allowed them to make things flow better then a little extra weight is not a big deal and yet the 997 is still producing the same performance figures as the 996 so all is not lost.