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stevensracer
79 posts
15 months | Tuesday 21st July 2009 
anyone hear this or just a silly rumor ? http://www.teamspeed.com/forums/997-996/26374-new-..."...It is a C2S widebody, Powerkit, Fuchs style wheels, double bubble roof, ducktail spoiler, primer grey in colour, with a retro brown leather interior and it is to be called the Supersport. Only being made in very limited numbers and will cost £135,000 in the UK."
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Burnham
1428 posts
94 months | Wednesday 22nd July 2009
Would be great if they made a retro RWD wide body, though I will guess that this is just a rumour!
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cardigankid
4432 posts
47 months | Wednesday 22nd July 2009
But £135,000?
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Wanta996Gotta
4769 posts
42 months | Wednesday 22nd July 2009
cardigankid said:
But £135,000? RUF charge upto £180k for a blinged up 911 so i dont see why £135k would scare people off.
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CraigW
8422 posts
117 months | Wednesday 22nd July 2009
I'd love something like this, I'd like to do a retro 993 next.
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Crimp a Length!
2620 posts
58 months | Wednesday 22nd July 2009
Bring it on, "Retro" buzz word of the year and just proves Porsche don't copy every other performance marque, be interesting to get a glimps if true?
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TB993tt
628 posts
76 months | Wednesday 22nd July 2009
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christer
2081 posts
86 months | Wednesday 22nd July 2009
TB993tt said:
retro......? lol.....oh wwait because of the ducktail?
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Wanta996Gotta
4769 posts
42 months | Wednesday 22nd July 2009
TB993tt said:
Looks strange, that ducktail and roof looks photshoped and the "bling" side skirts look like a tech-art or similar tacked on rubbish.
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Daggerpie
805 posts
36 months | Wednesday 22nd July 2009
Wanta996Gotta said:
cardigankid said:
But £135,000? RUF charge upto £180k for a blinged up 911 so i dont see why £135k would scare people off. RUF have already done the ducktail and even the classic brushed Alu Targa hoop on their electric 997 project cars. Dont forget, 997 Speedster coming out soon as well..
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Manks
894 posts
57 months | Wednesday 22nd July 2009
Sounds like a load of BS to me.
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CraigW
8422 posts
117 months | Wednesday 22nd July 2009
I think if they did make one, they should keep as close a homage to the original as possible, retro similar but updated front spoiler, ducktail, fuch reps.
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Manks
894 posts
57 months | Wednesday 22nd July 2009
CraigW said:
I think if they did make one, they should keep as close a homage to the original as possible, retro similar but updated front spoiler, ducktail, fuch reps. This is why I'm fairly certain they wouldn't do it. Porsche positions itself as a supplier of contemporary, modern, technologically advanced cars. They don't really go in for retro. I can imagine them doing a "special" but I don't think they'd try to make it look like an IB. Retro is a bit of a gimmick and as far as I recall Porsche doesn't do much gimmickry. Manks
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CraigW
8422 posts
117 months | Wednesday 22nd July 2009
probably true
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TB993tt
628 posts
76 months | Wednesday 22nd July 2009
I think the grey rendering came from this test car.... Knowing how painstaking Porsche are about aerodynamics it is not feesible IMO that they wouldput a simple duck tail on like that, the duck tail was the very first rear aero aid they used and whilst it worked well enough then it surely can't be an option for a modern 190mph Porsche ? 
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anniesdad
6741 posts
73 months | Wednesday 22nd July 2009
BB Q 997 - is that because it's Pork?  I was reading about the ducktail spoiler on the 2.7 RS last night. It reduced the amount of lift on the RS from around 350kg to only 90kg! I've never driven one so can only imagine how light the front end must have got at speed in the original 911. 
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stevensracer
79 posts
15 months | Wednesday 22nd July 2009
christer said:
TB993tt said:
retro......? lol.....oh wwait because of the ducktail? yep and the double bubble is not to retro either, it will have some new form of the fuchs wheels though ...
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Pope
930 posts
82 months | Wednesday 22nd July 2009
 Now that is a genuinely special edition, form an orderly..........
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Burnham
1428 posts
94 months | Thursday 23rd July 2009
christer said:
TB993tt said:
retro......? lol.....oh wwait because of the ducktail? I like it! But not for that kind of money. I guess it would hold its value as a special edition, like a Speedster.
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anniesdad
6741 posts
73 months | Thursday 23rd July 2009
Burnham said:
I like it! But not for that kind of money. I guess it would hold its value as a special edition, like a Speedster. Speedster's weren't very well received when they were launched. What's the deal with them now, are they massively sought after then?
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