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    998 caught testing

    2012 Porsche 911 Caught Testing

    They say the wheelbase is 4 inches longer. That is a lot but it does look a bit longer behind the door to the eye. I hope they left the engine where it was and moved the rear wheels back (or better still, the transaxle drive flanges) like they did for the first LWB models. This would decrease the polar moment of inertia and make for quicker turn-in and make the car more stable mid-corner. If they just stretched the car it will just be slower to turn and need a larger radius.
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    Unless it is the Ruf model, I think the 6 will stay. The racecars are still using it, even the Hybrid.
    1971 911S, 2.7RS spec MFI engine, suspension mods, lightened
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    While Porsche will continue to offer the flat 6s, with an increase of 4" in the WB, the mid engine design is at hand....and a flat 8 or shallow v-8 will most likely be coming to keep the 911 competitive on the world's tracks, and to compete with Astons, Ferraris, Jags, Masers, etc on the road. It may not be in 2012, but within a year or 2 I think.
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    Mid-engine would be nice. I am sure some racer would eventually custom fabricate a mount for a good air-cooled 6 in there, or at least a GT3 engine.
    1971 911S, 2.7RS spec MFI engine, suspension mods, lightened
    Early 911S Registry Member #425

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