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Why 991 model designation?
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After five decades of continuous sportscar development the 991 is only the third clean-sheet 911, and Porsche were understandably very protective.
Porsche originally intended to use 998, but the totally new design needed to be kept secret until very near the reveal, and they did not want to alert the potential and eventual suppliers who were prototyping and developing the components.
As far as they were concerned, at the earliest stages, they were developing parts for an additional (anonymised) model called the "991".
Porsche originally intended to use 998, but the totally new design needed to be kept secret until very near the reveal, and they did not want to alert the potential and eventual suppliers who were prototyping and developing the components.
As far as they were concerned, at the earliest stages, they were developing parts for an additional (anonymised) model called the "991".
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