diss7

Came across this on insta this morning...

dj997

Awesome, thank you! I can't wait for this final version.

diss7

The more I look at these emerging pictures of the front end without the camo, the more I feel like they’ve nailed it.

Purely talking about the front end aesthetics...

I think the last really good looking GT3 front end was the 997.1. 997.2 introduced some new cues and didn’t tie in as well to the rest of the car by comparison.

991.1 was pretty good and certainly an improvement from 997.2, suiting the new lines of the rest of the body.

991.2 was then a step again backwards in the wrong direction as was the 997.1 to .2 was, in that the front end became less tied into the rest of the car’s lines.

Between 997.1 and 992.1 there’s been an obvious transition from a flowing form to an angular form.

I think the 997.2 and 991s represent the awkward middle years of this and that over time this will become more evident.

#knowinglycontroversial

smiles11

God I can’t wait for the 992RSR!

Jrtaylor9

haha, funny, I have the complete opposite opinion on front ends....seriously. I love the rear of 997.1rs (my fave RS rear ever) but think the front isn’t “substantial” enough, and feel like they fixed that on the 997.2rs. I like the 991.2rs front end better also; actually, in general, I thought the car .2 car looked less boxy/bloated; the 991.1rs always looked bloated in person (not as much in pics). I think they all look great; I’m being picky. Regardless, I do continue to like the 992-3 pics more and more. I think some of it is just my eye adjusting and some is more camo coming off. It ALWAYS happens. I think porsche intentionally releases the most ugly camo version shots they can create initially. We all hate on it. Then, they slowly peal off one piece of unflattering clothing at a time until most of us start to drool as it approaches its finished form . They aren’t stupid. They know how to build the excitement into its release. It’s not their first rodeo. It’s gonna look and perform great and half of the people that will now disagree with my post (“I’ll never trade my 991 for that ugly dash, rear light, wide rear, etc, etc......it’s the last great GT!”) will be calling their dealer in a few months. Mark my words. Rinse and repeat.

AllAboutThatP

I really like the new wheel design.

propofunk

it's rad

uniqueMR

haen

The new front bumper design draws on the current RSR.

fbroen

Me neither. But will there be one? GTE as a whole looks a bit shaky at the moment.

smiles11

I believe so. No issues reported so far in the WEC.

IMSA in general on the otherhand, is looking shaky.

Guest89

In my opinion, Porsche has viewed the WEC as its primary, more premium, preferred series in which the factory effort competes with the RSR. WEC is an FIA sanctioned world championship, whereas IMSA is essentially an American series in terms of reach (notwithstanding a race in Canada, which will not take place this year).

International (ie, mostly UK) press coverage of the full season IMSA drivers, three of whom are among their absolute best GT drivers - Nick Tandy, Earl Bamber, Laurens Vanthoor - frequently includes something about how they like to race in America, chose to race in America, etc. as if it’s a surprise or demands explanation.

I expect Porsche to continue racing the latest RSR in WEC’s GTE Pro category until (1) the FIA permits factories to race GT3 cars in WEC (and at Le Mans) or (2) other manufacturers depart (current full season GTE Pro competition includes AF Corse’s quasi-factory Ferrari team and Aston Martin Racing). At this point, I wouldn’t necessarily assume that there will be an RSR variant of the 992 (for those aforementioned external reasons).

Edit: There is certainly no guarantee that Porsche will enter LMDh, but I’m hopeful! Provided that’s the case, I’d be delighted to see them partner with Penske, given (1) Penske’s exceptional reputation (2) their mutual achievements with the RS Spyders in the late aughts (3) Penske’s current familiarity with DPi. Unknown what that would mean for driver lineups, as the Penske Acura DPi team uses Penske drivers and the RS Spyder program used Porsche drivers. Tandy and Bamber are very accomplished prototype drivers, and Vanthoor shared a joke about LMDh training recently. Montoya was linked with a 919 drive in the 2015/16 timeframe, but that didn’t come to fruition. JPM is very keen to achieve the “Triple Crown” like Alonso, and he would have a good shot at winning Le Mans in a Porsche LMDh.

fbroen

Yes, that is what I was referring to -- quasi factory AF Corse, Porsche, and Aston (its own issues). Not a bedrock of participants at the moment.

With Porsche having expressed interest in LMDh, will they run GTE and LMDh in the current environment? I hope so.

With GT3 owned by Ratel, I don't see Ratel and ACO/WEC kissing and making up.

I would love to see a 992 RSR.

smiles11

Exactly. This being why a 992 variant RSR will happen.

paxton

It's here testing in the US