The 911 is the most successful model in Porsche’s history. It started its long history back in 1963 and since then Porsche has offered five distinct generations: 911 classic, 964 Series, 993 Series, 996 Series, and 997 Series. Moreover, the sixth one is already under intense testings and will make its official debut in 2011 at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
It may be a little unorthodox for Porsche to be bringing out a new generation 911 despite the fact they just revealed a facelift version, but the requests keep changing and Porsche must answer the call of duty. Their latest target is improving both fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
The sixth generation 911, or the 998, will be a completely new vehicle, even though everyone will recognize it as a 911 model. Shortly after the launch of the 998 911, Porsche will also be releasing the Turbo, GT2, and GT3 in 2012.
UPDATE 07/19/2011: Porsche has unveiled a new video of the next generation Porsche 911 testing in South Africa. Click on the picture to check it out and make sure you pay attention at the one minute mark where you will get to hear some of the engine sounds.
UPDATE #2 07/19/2011: Is that a production ready rear end we see? It seems a couple of people were able to grab some video as they were following what looks to be a production ready 911/991 as it cruised down the street. All we can say is, we’ve seen better. Let’s hope for a quick redo before it makes its debut. Hit the jump for over four minutes of Porsche booty.
More details on the 2012 Porsche 998 911 after the jump.
Porsche 911 / 991 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 19 July 2011 14:00 EST.
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