Spy Photos: 2012 Porsche 911 Interior
#11
09-23-2010 | 04:28 PM
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This is nothing like the cgt center console. Cgt's was sleek with the shift lever up high and forward, almost at the level of the vents. This is a bloated panamera console. I agree, I like the open space they used to have. Now it looks like they are just packing it full of shit. Look at all those buttons. Gone are the days of sportscars with simple elegance. Hopefully all that crap isn't in the gt3 version.
#12
09-23-2010 | 04:39 PM
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From: Nashville, TN
Looks nothing like the CGT console. The CGT shifter is level with the steering wheel. The console maintains its slope and is very simple. The new 911 is an L shape, has a low mounted shifter, and has enough buttons to fit a QWERTY keyboard onto.
Last edited by Overtaker; 09-23-2010 at 04:42 PM.
#16
09-23-2010 | 07:26 PM
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From: Minnesota
I'll reserve any criticisms til I have a chance to drive one and compare to the current car. Looks overly complicated to me and I like the simplicity of the current design. That being said, if you're just driving the car around, it's nice to have a place to rest your elbows but I'm worried that if I did that with this dash arrangement I'd hit 10 buttons for random things. I hope this design doesn't carry over to cars like the GT3 though. That's just too complicated for what is supposed to be a focused, track-oriented car.
#18
09-23-2010 | 07:47 PM
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From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Seems less sporty and more "comfy". The 997 interior is hard to beat IMO, I think its almost perfect, very simple and sporty but still luxurious.
Last edited by MarkM; 09-23-2010 at 09:22 PM.
#19
09-23-2010 | 10:02 PM
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From INSIDELINE:
"There's some carpeting on the dash and a sticker over the tach, but overall, this is the clearest interior shot on a 2012 Porsche 911 you can really hope for. Porsche is taking the 'bring the buttons all the way to the driver's butt' approach they used with the Panamera to the slightly more cramped 911. Also stolen from the Panamera is the company's new, larger, higher res Nav screen. This particular 911 is fitted with Porsche's PDK auto-clutch manual, and has proper down-on-the-left up-on-the-right paddles instead of the silly thumb push buttons. Paddles were a $490 option on the 2010 911 Turbo on top of the $4,550 that PDK already sets you back over a traditional manual."
