Next-Gen Porsche 911 (998) Carrera Cabrio Spied for First Time

Sweet, reminds me a lot of the 959.

how can porsche make a new car with round headlights for 40 plus years?

Look Porsche, you make nice looking cars but this is getting abit boring, seriously. Come out with something new and interesting BUT dont make it ugly and an eye-sore like the panamera.

The exterior looks pretty neat, if a little lengthier than what I expect from a 911. Like Lamborghini said, it resembles the legendary 959. Aesthetically, I am more worried about the interior. Porsche interiors?ironically, with the exception of the Panamera?are uninspired, insipid, and veeery boring. Knowing Porsche I don't think the dashboard design is going to change very drastically.

it'll be very similar to the 997 from the pics, but that's ok for me because the facelifted 997 was the only 911 i ever liked. i don't think porsche will ever change the 911; it'd cost them too many loyal customers.

it is def. the next 911 turbo on test drives. whatever it will look like, it def. will be the benchmark again, no doubt

yea every Porsche is the same. You look at the interior of a 1980's 911, and then the interior of a 2009 911 and theyre the exact same. They never change.

yeah, love Porsche, hate the interiors...

not the 993. the 964. my bad

A Carrera is a Carrera because it is looks like a Carrera and the engine is in the back. It just mutates to adapt advances in technology, but it never changes from its basic formula. Like I had said before it is like a true classic icon that people love so much for many generations and it never changes or goes out of style like: The Ray Ban aviator sunglasses, Rolex Submariner, Parker Duofold fountain pen, Tod's driving shoes, Brooks Brother's button-down oxford, a Vespa, Hermes Birkin bags, Barbour Coat...the list goes on. These are all things that our parents (even grand parent's) bought and we can go out and buy the samething (but with some improvements. Appreciating a Porsche can be an acquired taste in appreciating a timeless classic. It's not going to be trendy...and some people will hate it because it never changes. It's like buying a classic Kiton suit instead of buying a trendy cut Dolce & Gabbana suit...all fine suits...but caters to a different taste.

the car seems to look flatter and longer than the 997. its quite possible the car was made longer so they can move the engine and transmission forward to minimize the rear weight bias, much the same way audi moved the front wheels forward on the current a4 to improve the handling.

Everybody hates on Porsche for being "boring" until they actually drive one. I had the priviledge to rock a 911 for a week in Miami and it completely changed the way I look at Porsches. The interior is very nice, solid and easy to read. The design grows on you very fast as you take a sharp turn doing 80 where many cars would hit the rail. All of a sudden, everything becomes clear. Porsches have been tweaked for the past 40 years and it shows. The thing is a hoot and deserves all respect.

More than 40 years...Boring Porsche

after looking at these pictures for a couple of days, the facelifted 997 looks so old to me already