They did the same thing with the current generation Camaro. The car was really hard to see out of compared to other generations. The door height came above your shoulders. I couldn't raise the seat to compensate or my head would touch the roof. I'm a tall guy. Didn't have the problem with the 996, but you can clearly see where Porsche lowered the top roof line. Interesting.
991 for Cuda911 - My new (to me) 991
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Although the roof is lower, there is actually more headroom, in part due to a redesign of the sunroof.
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I think I took that pic the first week I owned my 996, and stupidly didn't know it was a foe paw to have it up in pix.FRUNKenstein wrote: ↑Wed Jan 23, 2019 8:04 am Is the spoiler broken on your 996?
Interesting that, despite many differences, there is no mistaking that they are the same model of car. Evolution vs. revolution.
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Re: 991 for Cuda911 - My new (to me) 991
Driving with the spoiler up is like hanging your high school tassel from your rear-view mirror or wearing cowboy boots in public from 1990 onward: you feel pretty cool right up to the point where someone explains just how uncool you really are.
I get it - cars with aero are cooler than cars without.
I get it - cars with aero are cooler than cars without.
Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
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Great write up & comparison. There is no denial from me that the 991 does look sexy.
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Thx! Should I remove the high school tassel from the rear view mirror?
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So Mike, where does one put their phone in a 991?
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Ha! There's a whole phone thread right now on the 991 forum. Other current topics include whether or not a golf bag will fit in the back without having to first remove the driver from the bag, 14-way vs 18-way seats, and whether or not a door sill light can be added. Crazy stuff I tell ya. Just crazy.
Oh, and the dreaded warped door panel issue thread.
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Erghhh!!! Just checked. Newest 991 forum topic is a guy asking for a photo of a 2019 991 key, so he can have a custom key case made by his tailor that is more "snug" than the O E M one. My brain is melting there. Gray poupon, indeed.
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Re: 991 for Cuda911 - My new (to me) 991
Well, it's apparent that 991 owners will go to great lengths to wring every last ounce of performance out of the platform.
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2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver