al89

just saw a pic of the 960 Porsche front and side looks like a c7,oh and it has 650hp with 4 turbos

Stingray23

Bill17601

Really in poor taste

PLRX

User 2623

So maybe you can draw a picture of it --- or post up a pic?

SinisterC6

But... does it have Camaro tail lights? Because that is a deal breaker

GTJim

I want my click back

05dsom

rcallen484

Rear wheel drive, engine in front of driver sports cars all have to work with the same laws of physics, including aerodynamics. As those become more and more precisely measureable the basic shapes consequently all begin to look more or less similar.

tdelph

Funny

Racer

And having said all that, it still looks NOTHING like a C7 Vette.
Wasted click............again.

GenerationX1

That quarter rear side window sure does look like they are trying.

Stewart Allison

I like that Porsche looks great. Not sure about the tongue at the front.

User 2623

This is dramatic for Porche.... if indeed this is it?
And yes it has a more angular look like the vette.
This new design trend in dropping the soft more refined symmetrical sculptured look is producing these wild styling cue mashups.

From a Like and dislike disposition I'm all over the place with this car as I am with the new C7.

Jai 302

It's got vents at the back so I'm guessing it's mid engined. And Porsche themselves said that they want this car to compete directly with the Ferrari 458.

rcallen484

Just did quick Google. I guess it depends on where you get your info. Here is an image of a definite rear/mid engine:

Random84

+1


Personally, I think it looks better than the C7 - but I can see some similarities for those interested in conspiracy theory.

05dsom

^^ yes mid engined

from Automobile magazine.
The Porsche 960, known internally as "FeFi" (for "Ferrari fighter") is moving full speed ahead. We last reported that the car would employ a high-output flat six, but that engine, although frugal and light, was deemed insufficient for a vehicle that will likely cost as much as twelve-cylinder cars like the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta and the Lamborghini Aventador. The solution: a boxer eight. Word has it that Volkswagen Group chief Ferdinand Piech approved this application. Piech used to drive a one-off Porsche 914 equipped with a boxer eight-cylinder, and, more recently, the chairman was said to be driving a Cayman fitted with a flat eight. Featuring four turbochargers, two intercoolers, four adjustable camshafts, a complex multistage intake manifold, and dual-stage exhaust, the 3.9-liter engine is expected to deliver 650 hp. It will be mounted low in the middle of the car, connecting to a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic. The 960 relies on an aluminum-intensive architecture supported by steel, carbon fiber, magnesium, titanium, and other composite elements to keep weight to about 3000 pounds. Porsche is resisting high-tech, heavy add-ons such as the 918's electric motors. All-wheel drive made the cut and adds close to 200 pounds but earns its keep by getting the power to the ground -- 0 to 60 mph allegedly takes only 2.5 seconds. An even more raw, rear-wheel-drive GT edition may follow. No convertible, for now.
The design, forecast above by our illustrator, should hew closely to that of the 918, but the underlying architecture will be shared with everything from the next Boxster to the Aventador's successor. Unlike the 918, this won't be a limited-run model. Porsche thinks it can sell 3000 to 4000 of them annually over a six-year life cycle. Production in Zuffenhausen will likely commence in early 2017.


Read more: http://www.automobilemag.com/feature...#ixzz2JmGeFJ8C

05dsom

you would think a boxer 8 cylinder quad turbo would put out more than 650 hp?

GenerationX1

With 650 hp, All wheel drive, 3000lb curb weight and DC, that mother should move on out.

The 911 Turbo already does 0 to 60 in 2.8 seconds with all wheel drive, DC, 530 hp and it is heavier.