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Pict ure Perfect - Shared Herit age "For me, our 91 964 Carrera 2 ( foreground) was the last
of the "classic" look 911s. The 993, although a beautiful
car was a very different car then the outgoing 964. Our
991.1 Carrera S is also the last of its breed.
Now everything is boosted, which is a great evolutionary
step, but it is a chapter change much like the 964 to to
the 993 was-- similar, yet different.
I drive both my cars a lot. Although they are very ,very
different cars, I can feel, see and experience the shared
heritage.
While they share the same pragmatic purpose of hauling
us around on another level they have different
emotional appeals, which can be more difficult to define.
The 964 is a manual and I feel like I've done something
when driving it hard. I enjoy autocrossing the 964, again
because I feel skilled when running quickly.
The 991 is a PDK and feels as though anyone can drive it
well. There's no doubt, though , that in my opinion the
Above: Stephanie Kivari and her daughter Stella
991 is the spiritual successor to the 964 based on back
made time to pick flowers while on a two car
-to- back driving experience."
outing. Husband and father Justis saved the
moment by taking this photo, Just is Kivari
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