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Originally Posted by pothole
Yeah, not at all convinced of that. The 993 is just an extensively revised variant of the original 911. It really has nothing to do with the 996, which is genuinely a new architecture. Like all the air-cooled 911s, the 993 retains the heavy engineering of the original. I wouldn't like to have to choose between a 964 and a 993, love them both. As for the 996, well, it ain't quite the same, is it?
Anyway, love your new ride, I'm a huge fan of 964s.
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The 993 uses the same M64 motor as the 964, except with redesigned heads (w/ hydraulic lifters) and a hot film MAF similar to the 996 unlike the old cantilevered door air meter of the 964 - a throwback to K-jetronic.
The 993 is larger dimensionally, heavier, has different fenders, headlights, doors, a much more 'raked' windshield. Many of it's parts were shared with the 986 and 996.
It is a much more 'fluid' design and IMHO quite striking, but it is definitely not in the orig. 911 lineage. I would have no objection to owning a 993 at all, but I see it as a different car, one more in keeping with Porsche's future than it's past. I have the opposite view of the 964.
The 964 differs mechanically from the earlier 911's in that it's the first w/ all-wheel drive, 1st to have coil springs rather than torsion bars, 1st to have power steering, 1st to have ABS brakes. But dimensionally, it is the same and shares the same body panels as earlier cars, so you could actually make the arguement that the SC series is really the last of the 911's considering body/mechanical together and be on firm ground.
Cheers!