- latest infos on 987 and 997 -
nothing really special but just to keep the "Porsche news" running...
the upcomming 987 Coupe, internal termed "C7", won`t appear till end of 2005. the standard Boxter´ll have its premiere in Jan.`05 at the Detroit Auto show, this is very likely because the US market is the biggest market for Porsche. there are still some minor problems with the lead-away of the heat which produces the engine, that sits right behind the seats. on the other hand the boot of the 987C´ll have 300ltr, which is a lot for a car like this, it`s compareable with the loading space of the 350Z and Audi TT.
the seats´ll be bigger, better cushioned and outlined, Porsche´ll also stay with the intergated headrests. the instruments´ll look like the ones in the 955, and the quality´ll significantly increase. that`s why the estimated price of 40k € won`t be possible for the 2.7ltr base modell, this one´ll be ~ 43,500€, the “S” version 51,500€, so again on SLK, TT, Z4 level.
power output´ll be +15hp in the “S” version, because the displacement´ll increase from 3.2 to 3.4 ltrs. the base modell´ll stay with its 2.7ltr, but´ll also have more hp. sadly (?) the DSG won`t be available with the Boxter ( maybe in one of the 997 modells later... ), there`ll be 6speed manu or 5speed tiptronic, from 2006 on a 6speed tiptronic´ll be available as an option.
also as options, PCCB, adaptive headlights and even 19” wheels are possible.
sadly ther won`t be a 300hp Clubsport version, and also no “Boxter Cup”...
the 997 is now estimated to appear in july 2004, starting with the C2 and a interesting new modell, the C2S. it`s like the C4S now, which has the 996TT optics, so the 997C2S ´ll have wider fenders, sport suspension, 19” wheels and 10 to 20mm less ground clearance.
2005, the C2/S convertible as well as the C4/S will follow.
2006 will be a good year to buy a car, the new ~400hp GT3 and the ~ 460hp TT will be launched, one year later the Targa and the GT2.
as i mentioned before the 997 won`t be a new developement, “just” an improvement of the 996, a completely new 911 modell range is likely for 2008, the 998 series...
what a nice picture a colleague sent me today:
Threaded Mode
