997 to 998 in 2008?

[ptcja]

Had a chat with an old friend who owned a 986. He had traded in his 986 for a E90 this year. While the E90 is a great car, he found it a bit as he described "too practical" for him though he's getting married next year in December. We all only own 1 car and this year I traded in my "too practical car" for a R171 SLK 350 and I am trading it in for a 987.

He said that he would rather wait for the 998 in 2008. I thought the 997 just came out maybe year 2004 (or end of 2004) so if the 998 is coming out 2008 or even 2009, it looks like the model/cohort/generation would change every 4/5 years for Porsche. Is there any info. on that? For e.g., it has been observed that Mercedes changes its model every 7 years now and the last time the SLK was rolled out was 1997 and in 2005 the line up has been changed. Just out of curiosity.

He must have read it somewhere that there will be 998 in 2008 as he's quite an informed buyer and he reads up on loads of info.

[Wads]

Possible but pure speculation at the moment! 2008 is a LONG way away. The 997 still has a few models to come before Porsche will be ready to bring in the next version...... we still haven't seen the Turbo or GT3 and there could be a GT3 RS or even GT2 model......

Do you really want to wait that long for your next car? why not get the 987 enjoy it for a few years and then try something else.

[renos]

Possible but pure speculation at the moment! 2008 is a LONG way away. The 997 still has a few models to come before Porsche will be ready to bring in the next version...... we still haven't seen the Turbo or GT3 and there could be a GT3 RS or even GT2 model......

Do you really want to wait that long for your next car? why not get the 987 enjoy it for a few years and then try something else.

With the Panamera coming out in 2009 Porsche will have their hands full until then. So don't expect a brand new 911 before next decade. What is certain is a facelift by 2008 and larger engine size , to 4.0lt perhaps and some 400HP