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Originally Posted by Blurbo311
I quoted the base narrow body car. I believe the wide body cars are ~2 in wider in the rear.
FYI, the "S" is not automatically a wider body. For the 997 and the 991 the RWD S is a narrow body just like the base. The cars that get the wide body are the "4" and "4S" models and the GTS, Turbo, and GT2/GT3.
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This man knows his Porsches. Great context regarding the 991 vs. M2.
Folks, two points:
1). The 911 is a GT sports car -- but
barely. It still has a wheelbase significantly under 100 inches, fer cryin' out loud -- in fact, here's a stat for y'all:
991 wheelbase: 96.4 inches
718 wheelbase: 97.4 inches
That's not a typo.
Here's another:
991.2 Carrera weight (MT), unladen: 3,042 lbs
718 Cayman 2.0 weight (MT), unladen: 2,943 lbs
718 Cayman S 2.5 weight (MT), unladen: 2,988 lbs
That's right: the 991.2 weighs less than 100 pounds more than a Cayman 2.0, and barely 50 pounds more than a Cayman S.
2). I guarantee that the third brake light on these test mules is temporary. Remember that on most current Porsches it's embedded in the roofliner behind the rear glass, meaning that it's effectively an interior feature, and we all know the interiors of cars are almost always the very last things to be become finalized in a new design. That's where the 992's will be, too.