If you ask Porsche in Zuffenhausen, most of the kilos that the 911 has gained in recent years are due to laws and regulations. But yes, the car has become too fat.
It is not with Porsche's good will that the brand's most famous model has become as big as it is today. In fact, the German dreams of a much slimmer version of the 911.
And above all, a smaller car. In other words, the car has become too fat.
– It is mostly driven by laws and regulations. But if you go back 20, maybe 30, years and look at how many horsepower the car had then compared to today, the size of things like brakes and wheels also needs to follow, says Porsche's head of design Michael Mauer.
In an interview with Drive , the head of design puts words to Porsche's dreams. Namely a smaller and lighter 911. But it all belongs in a dream world.
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In reality, Porsche sees much of the weight the 911 has gained as necessary. Otherwise, it simply could not be in the model program for street cars. Something that is strictly regulated by legislation.
And something that actually only gets stricter. Since July 7, for example, it has been mandatory for all new cars to be equipped with an electronic speed limiter and a so-called black box. Read more about it here.
Porsche has both cars that do not meet the new requirements, and are therefore excluded from the program, and cars that escape due to small production. The fierce Cayman GT4, for example, bypasses the new set of rules.
However, the Germans are not the only ones who have been affected by the new EU rules. Just internally in the Volkswagen Group, of which Porsche is a part, the new rules have already unleashed a bloodbath. Audi's model range is one of the hardest hit.
Neither the TT, R8, RS5 or RS 4 will be included in 2025. No replacements are planned for several of the models. Read more about it here .
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