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For decades, the Porsche 911 has been the quintessential German sports car. However, it's still unlike many other sports cars in one major sense, including when discussing the current 992 series.
Most vehicles usually rely on a classic powertrain arrangement that features the engine up front, and power is distributed to the rear wheels. Over time, it has also been successfully mixed with front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. But the idea that both the engine and traction can be achieved solely at the rear has been pretty much abolished.
Sure, it could face a resurgence thanks to the improvements brought by electric cars – but that's a different story because the masses are different thanks to the implications of the heavy battery packs. On the other hand, as far as ICE-powered models are concerned, at most, the carmakers go for a mid-engine positioning to make it even sportier. Not Porsche, though, and not for the 911.
Instead, since its inception back in late 1964, some decades ago, and to this present day, it's always been the same – with the engine tucked in the back and with RWD or AWD. Even the current 992 series, which has been around since it debuted at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show, keeps the recipe untouched. Soon, it will come out as the 992.2 refresh, but don't expect to see the engine brought up front, all of a sudden.
As such, it is no wonder that the Porsche 911 has become a staple of making things differently in life. Plus, the German automaker now has versions for just about everyone to add to the model's inherent charm. Of course, given that you're stuck with the rear-engine motif and the same general shape, it will always be hard to transition to a new generation.
Frankly, if you ask us, it has become increasingly complex to tell some of these series apart, and Porsche doesn't look ready to make it any easier. No worries, leave it up to the imaginative realm of digital car content creators to spice things up a little bit. For example, the good folks over at Car Design World (aka cardesignworld on social media) tipped us off to this independent design project by artist Charles Jacob (ja.charles).
The pixel master – a French design student at MATD Pforzheim in Germany – has envisioned the next Porsche 911 Turbo (possibly dubbed 994 to avoid confusion with the air-cooled 993 series from 1994 to 1998) with an innovative styling that still lets you recognize it as a member of the 911 family. I am pretty sure that not everyone will agree with the front treatment, but at least it would be impossible to mistake it for the 992 or 991, as so often happens right now in the real world. So, do you like it or not, especially since it's still ICE-powered?
Sure, it could face a resurgence thanks to the improvements brought by electric cars – but that's a different story because the masses are different thanks to the implications of the heavy battery packs. On the other hand, as far as ICE-powered models are concerned, at most, the carmakers go for a mid-engine positioning to make it even sportier. Not Porsche, though, and not for the 911.
Instead, since its inception back in late 1964, some decades ago, and to this present day, it's always been the same – with the engine tucked in the back and with RWD or AWD. Even the current 992 series, which has been around since it debuted at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show, keeps the recipe untouched. Soon, it will come out as the 992.2 refresh, but don't expect to see the engine brought up front, all of a sudden.
As such, it is no wonder that the Porsche 911 has become a staple of making things differently in life. Plus, the German automaker now has versions for just about everyone to add to the model's inherent charm. Of course, given that you're stuck with the rear-engine motif and the same general shape, it will always be hard to transition to a new generation.
Frankly, if you ask us, it has become increasingly complex to tell some of these series apart, and Porsche doesn't look ready to make it any easier. No worries, leave it up to the imaginative realm of digital car content creators to spice things up a little bit. For example, the good folks over at Car Design World (aka cardesignworld on social media) tipped us off to this independent design project by artist Charles Jacob (ja.charles).
The pixel master – a French design student at MATD Pforzheim in Germany – has envisioned the next Porsche 911 Turbo (possibly dubbed 994 to avoid confusion with the air-cooled 993 series from 1994 to 1998) with an innovative styling that still lets you recognize it as a member of the 911 family. I am pretty sure that not everyone will agree with the front treatment, but at least it would be impossible to mistake it for the 992 or 991, as so often happens right now in the real world. So, do you like it or not, especially since it's still ICE-powered?
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