Notable car sighting thread

[Jeff_DML]

Originally Posted by John V

That's horrible, but check out the sweet Volvo 850R a couple of lanes over!

seems like that spoiler is after-market? could not find it on the build configuration. Porsche usually has aero package which I could not find though.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by John V

That's horrible, but check out the sweet Volvo 850R a couple of lanes over!

That was the first thing I noticed, too.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by JST

Ugh, the 991s just aren't growing on me. They look like what would happen if you wrapped a 997 in silly putty.

Nothing from the 964 on has grown on me. The 993 peaked at tolerable.

[JST]

Originally Posted by clyde

Nothing from the 964 on has grown on me. The 993 peaked at tolerable.

The 964s irritate me because they try too hard to graft 80s aesthetics onto the 911 shape. I thought the 993s did a better job modernizing the overall look. The 996s look like ass. The 997s are appealing.

[Alan]

Originally Posted by JST

Ugh, the 991s just aren't growing on me. They look like what would happen if you wrapped a 997 in silly putty.

Funny you say that I ran across a pic of my 997 today for the first time in years and thought it looked so dated ...

I look at my 991 and think it is a much better looking version of pretty much the same freakin car that Porsche has been making FOREVER !!!

Big picture to me is none of the 911's look that great .. it kills me they don't do a major redesign and start making it look like a sick ass exotic ...

[equ]

993's drive well but are funny looking with small eyes, the 964 is the sweet spot in terms of looks vs. modernity IMHO.

[Plaz]

I think the 991 is attractive. The 997 was kind of a step backward to familiar shapes, though I liked it very much. They needed to redeem themselves after the 996 aesthetic train wreck. But I think the 991 looks very modern, and a suitable look for a modern 911.

I mean, it's pretty big, but that's just what's happened to the 911.

[clyde]

Some of you have, um, notable, senses of design aesthetic.

[Plaz]

Originally Posted by clyde

Some of you have, um, notable, senses of design aesthetic.

That might be among your most diplomatic posts ever.

[John V]

the 991 looks bloated to me. It's worse in pictures than in person, but still, yech.

The 997 is ... delicious. Especially in GT3 form.

Now, the 981 and the new Boxster/Cayman ... they're both beautiful to my eye.