| A new Porsche 911 is always fascinating | | | | ensure the suspension can work more |
| because it's interesting to see how after | | | | effectively and while not making such a |
| more than 40 years of development the Porsche | | | | quantum leap as the team did with the 996. |
| team still manages to bring changes and | | | | Porsche improved torsional rigidity by 8% and |
| improvements to this icon model. | | | | added as much as 40% more flexural strength. |
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| The new 997 bodyshell combines the sleek | | | | For the new car, Porsche wanted to improve |
| modern looks of the 996 series with the | | | | crash safety so they added two new air bags |
| popular retro styling cues from older 911s. | | | | located in the side of each front seat |
| The front end is completed with round lights | | | | back-rest, designed to protect the thorax. |
| and separate parking/fog/indicator lights. | | | | They kept the previous two front and two side |
| This change, combined with wider hips echoes | | | | airbags, which means that now there are six |
| the last of the air-cooled 911s, the 993. | | | | in total. For the same reason, crash safety, |
| Other changes in the bodyshell are the new | | | | the reinforced body shell features further |
| door handles, wing mirrors and the stylish | | | | protection such as a more extensive use of |
| cut of the rear wings into the bumper/lights. | | | | super high strength steel. |
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| Even if the 997 looks a lot like the previous | | | | The latest model is also 50 kg heavier than |
| model, the 996, the new car is actually 38mm | | | | the 996. The reason is that modern crash |
| wider which creates a more aggressive | | | | safety regulations kind of force the new cars |
| appearance. With each new model introduced, | | | | to come with increased weight, despite the |
| Porsche has aimed to reduce the drag | | | | usage of a large range of weight saving |
| co-efficient helping the 911 slide through | | | | measures, including an aluminum bonnet |
| the air more effectively, and so aiding | | | | |
| performance. The same thing has been done | | | | Aside from the crash safety improvements, |
| with the new car, and if we compare the 993 | | | | much of the additional weight can be |
| Cd of 0.34 to the 997`s 0.28 we can see how | | | | attributed to the higher standard |
| far the aerodynamic game has moved on. The | | | | specification of the new cars. Power to |
| latest body shell and rear wing combine with | | | | weight is similar with the latest car |
| new underbody paneling to also offer | | | | offering 233 bhp per tone against it's |
| increased levels of down force for this | | | | predecessors 238 and the new models improved |
| latest evolution of Porsche's finest. | | | | aerodynamics must help it post Porsches |
| | | | claimed performance figures, which are |
| The latest Porsche model is the best handling | | | | identical to the 996. |
| 911 ever. Improving a car's rigidity helps | | | | |