The design team's first task was to identify those elements that have come
to typify the Porsche 911 -- the wheel arches, the C-pillar, the profile
-- and use them as a template around which the new design would evolve.
In fact, the clay modeler who specializes in sculpting the C-pillar area
has been with Porsche since the 1950s, shaping the C-pillar on the
original 911. And every evolution since. One set of eyes and one set of
highly skilled hands has ensured that every new generation, including the
newest, has maintained a vital ancestral link to the original.Another visual link to Porsche's past is the air grille adorning the engine cover. In the words of Harm Lagaay, "... the air grille has taken on a life of its own since the days of the 356; it's no longer understood as a symbol for air-cooling, but as a symbol for Porsche." Much like the 911 itself.
In addition to its larger size, what distinguishes the New 911 is its pure, harmonious shape. The entirely new chassis, indeed the whole car itself, has been stretched to meet new requirements. Widened to fit the broader track incorporated in recent 911s, the exterior is marked by a taut skin, a lack of conspicuous fender flares, and a shoulder line that seems to accelerate unabated from atop the headlights to the tail.
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