Spy Photos: Porsche 911 Turbo Facelift

I an owner of the 997 has been proud of my purchase since the beginning. I find my car an engineering marvel and is still surprised to this day that with an engine in the rear, it is that great of a performer.

I'm a potential GT-R Spec V buyer and still believe the Nissan is in a different range of buyer, but it doesn't deter me (if anything the whole launch control issue will). I have gone to meets where a few of the fellow 997 owners have GT-R orders in place so I am anticipating a good GT-R meet up in the later stage of 2009.

Porsche is an exotic brand that incorporates luxury. The Nissan which is primarily an economy brand offering family oriented vehicles does not have the brand image of a Porsche, Audi (R8), and the Italian hyper cars. I love my Porsche because it's has done great runs against F430's and Gallardo's and as an overall brand it is pretty competitive in that segment with the Italian's, and the Carrera GT is simply amazing. I will love my GT-R for the market it will dominate, which is the Japanese Market. It's a niche market that the NSX and GT-R will own since the Lexus LF-A is unknown at this point. I have read some rumors that a potential "supra" will be made but who really knows anymore.

Anyways back to the topic, facelift looks good (I still like my pre-facelifted version though =D)

End of the day.

Porsche = great car
GT-R = great car

I'm happy because it's a win win situation. Anyone in the Seattle, WA area and own a GT-R or any Porsche let me know. We're having 10 meets in 2009 scheduled.

— 997TT (View Profile)

Posted on 10/19/2008 12:24:43 PM | | Votes: 9   

screw your porsche. your car is a p.o.s. the lf-a will be better than your dumb looking car and gt-r and nsx for that matter. you guys underestimate toyota and lexus. watch out don't let it bite you in the ass.

— Lexurious (View Profile)

Posted on 10/19/2008 12:27:43 PM | | Votes: -12   

No screw your porsche and lexus!. my 300zx is tuned so well it can pull 9.89 and slowest at 10.05 with a bad start. my car is more classy than any crap porsche and toyota lf-a.

— 1990300zxTT (View Profile)

Posted on 10/19/2008 3:19:45 PM | | Votes: -9   

997TT: That is one of the more humble and respectable comments that i've read on this website to date.

lexurious: Its better to own a so called "p.o.s" that is in production than a potentially great car that will never hit the streets. The difference one is reality and one is still just a dream.

300zx: "my car is more classy than any crap porsche and toyota lf-a." ... Didn't you say on another thread you have Ferrari lights on yours? Don't know about you but that's pretty darn tacky and trashy to me.

— Agent63 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/19/2008 3:25:28 PM | | Votes: 11   

"No screw your porsche and lexus!. my 300zx is tuned so well it can pull 9.89 and slowest at 10.05 with a bad start. my car is more classy than any crap porsche and toyota lf-a."

If he wanted to he could do some ECU remapping and give his car 800hp and it would blow the doors off your "classy" Nissan.

— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 10/19/2008 3:31:54 PM | | Votes: 4   

Most of the fanboys on this site for Nissan aren't real enthusiasts. I think 997tt is truthful in his opinion and the only respectable guy on this site. He tells it like it is. The rest of you probably haven't even driven a Porsche to experience how good it really is. Nissan would be crashing into walls if they had their engine in the rear.

— Agent63 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/20/2008 8:31:06 AM | | Votes: 8   

When combined with a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox, absolutely.

— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 10/19/2008 3:32:22 PM | | Votes: 3   

It will be interesting to see how much the PDK improves the acceleration of the TT. Recall that the current 911 Turbo Tip is rated at .2 seconds faster to 60 than the 6 speed, but the 2009 PDK equipped Carrera and Carrera S are .4 - .5 seconds faster than the 2008 models with the Tiptronic. Obviously the 2009s have slightly more powerful engines, but that's still a huge improvement over the previous automatic. Could a sub 3 second time be possible in a twin turbo with PDK and a little more power? That would be unbelievable.

And Launch Control not required...

— jpighetti (View Profile)

Posted on 10/20/2008 4:02:46 PM | | Votes: 2