speedlink

Photo shopped?

Guibo

Partly, it's telephoto lens effect.

BlueOx

I don't think so...the Porsche behind it certainly looks bigger. This isn't the first time I have gotten that impression. Not sure why it looks that way to me but it does.

RC000E

You may want to analyze the photo I took at the bash. The red outline is the C7, the white outline...Porsche 911. The Porsche has a higher roof line, is the same length (actually, the body is a WEEE longer than C7), nearly same width, etc. C7 targeted the Porsche...100%.

RC000E

Kind of strange that I find the windshield shape of the C6 so odd now. The C7 trimmed the windshield dramatically. Having been around C7's in Detroit, and now at the bash...from the front...C7 KILLS C6. This side view also...man, I love C6's, but C7 is gonna own those cars.

Opening my bar&grill next week...making my C7Z money!!!!!

rcallen484

That will be up to the C7 ZR1 to tackle They will detune the ZR1 so it will be fair

CJJ

Good luck boss with the opening. I'm sure if you told us where it was a few would come support you!

Guibo

For sure the Porsche is taller, but that photo makes it seem wider than it really is. Just as an example, look how large the rear of the Corvette looks in that picture. Now compare how small the rear looks here:


There is a similar principle at work here (reported near-miss, which in fact was not):


If you were sitting right on top of the DHL plane's engine, your perspective would be very different from this photographer's.

rcallen484

Does it look sort of "bulbous" to you in comparison to the C7? Inarguably classic but maybe needs another subtle update?

Guibo

Certainly more rounded than the C7, but that is the design theme that Porsche thinks works best for them. With 911 sales up 20% last year compared to 2011, I'd say it doesn't need another update beyond moving from the 997 to the 991.

Raisin Man

Sorry guys. Just can't help myself. Motor Trend editors & writers have clearly established themselves as "low & slow" when opining on C7 over the last 24 months. Inaccuracies abound. At the risk of insulting accomplished author Jimmy Breslin, Motor Trend is the Gang that Can't Shoot Straight.

rcallen484

My observation has been that they have slowly evolved into being "sleeker" than very early on. You disagree?

rcallen484

What do you believe the pictures are all about? What IS going on there?

RC000E

The simple fact is Porsche is subjected to the same issues everyone else is. With stricter crash requirements and the necessity to continuously increase performance/stiffness/etc...they've bloated in size. No big deal...you get a better car today than you did 20 years ago....same with Corvette.

Guibo

No, I do not.

BeaZt

Whaaaa? No GTR in those pics? Lol sorry had to repeat that comment

Cliff358

Forget about the times....Where do I sign up for that job????

OnPoint

They wouldn't even have to pay me.

BeaZt

The question is...which one would you drive?

OnPoint

Would love to rotate in and out of all of them back-to-back.