2009 Porsche 911

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Kind of old news but I don't think there is a thread about it but the 2009 911 is suppose to (or does have) DFI which adds about 20 HP and it now has PDK. I wonder if the 2009 GT2 is going to be faster than the GT-R now? The current time is from a 4 year old car (well from 2 but the 997 is from 2004)
 
The 997 GT2 will more than likely remain untouched until perhaps its final year of production. Porsche has pretty much perfected it to their needs.
 
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The 997 GT2 will more than likely remain untouched until perhaps its final year of production. Porsche has pretty much perfected it to their needs.
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This is pretty close to the end of production I think. The 993 was from 1995-1998, 996 - 1999-2004, 997 - 2005-200X.
 
Um, its nowhere close to being done, though.

The 993 started in 1993 and lasted til' 1998. The 993 GT2 was built from '93 until '98 where it got one last upgrade to 450Bhp from 430.

The 996 was 1998 to 2004. The 996 was nearly the same. It wasn't until around 2004 that it went from 462 to 483Bhp for 1 final year.

Thus, following the last 2 GT2s, I would assume the GT2 of the current era will be the same. It won't receive any upgrades until the 997's final year of production, which probably won't be until 2010 or 2011 since it just got a facelift last year (and also because the 996's small "re-design" last 2 years).

BTW, your theory on the 997's production ending due to the years is a tad off. The 993 last 5 years, the 996 lasting 6 (7 since the GT2 was around as an '05 model), & the 997 has been around for 5 years.
 
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Um, its nowhere close to being done, though.

The 993 started in 1993 and lasted til' 1998. The 993 GT2 was built from '93 until '98 where it got one last upgrade to 450Bhp from 430.

The 996 was 1998 to 2004. The 996 was nearly the same. It wasn't until around 2004 that it went from 462 to 483Bhp for 1 final year.

Thus, following the last 2 GT2s, I would assume the GT2 of the current era will be the same. It won't receive any upgrades until the 997's final year of production, which probably won't be until 2010 or 2011 since it just got a facelift last year (and also because the 996's small "re-design" last 2 years).

BTW, your theory on the 997's production ending due to the years is a tad off. The 993 last 5 years, the 996 lasting 6 (7 since the GT2 was around as an '05 model), & the 997 has been around for 5 years.
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They weren't making the 993 in 1992 and at the earliest it was released in 1994. The 964 ended production on the 1994 model year which I am guessing were released in mid-1993. The 993 was released in 1994 as a 1995 model. At least that is what is is like in the US. It was probably released earlier in Germany or Europe but I've never seen a US 94 993 let alone a 93.

They are releasing the 2010 models this year so that would give the car about 6 months so I doubt 2010. I would guess 2011 or 2012 is when the 998 (Or whatever they are going to call it) comes out. So probably one to two years. Unless they choose to get rid of the 911 or something...
 
The Porsche 993 was introduced in late 1993. They were being built throughout 1993, and thus, were 1994 model years. The 964 generation stopped production early 1993.

If the 998 comes out in 2011 or 2012, that still corresponds to me assuming the 997 will end in 2010 or 2011. That's 1-2 years away....
 
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The Porsche 993 was introduced in late 1993. They were being built throughout 1993, and thus, were 1994 model years. The 964 generation stopped production early 1993.

If the 998 comes out in 2011 or 2012, that still corresponds to me assuming the 997 will end in 2010 or 2011. That's 1-2 years away....
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I don't think that was the case in the U.S. like I said I have never seen a US model 1994 993 they are all 964. It must be different in Germany/Europe...

1-2 years isn't really a long time considering some cars aren't redesigned for a few decades and cars like the Suburban and Corvette have been produced for over 50 years... So saying the 997 is close to the end of production is probably correct unless they change their minds because 1-2 years isn't that that long from now.
 
1-2 years is a long time, actually. I don't know why you brought up the Suburban or Corvette, though. Both vehicles have had short & long production periods between generations.
 
Side note:

1-2 years for production to end or begin is a millenia depending on what it is. Take a look back at my threads on the GM Zeta cars, and you'll see that it has otherwise been an ongoing process since 2006 to get these things on the streets... And it wasn't until six months ago that there were tangible models there.

We're still a year away from getting the Fiesta in the United States. To me, that is waaaay too long.
 

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