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<{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->the cayman is a perfect example of my point - thank you for pointing it out - the interior volume is the key here - there is much less volume in the cayman - it's below 33 cu ft, at 43.8 (14.5cu ft is cargo beyond that), but it's certainly not anything like the 968's spacious 63
you can probably spend the whole day searching and find dozens of contradicting information - the only thing i can suggest is using the terminology set forth by the agencies in charge of defining those terms, and not by what a particular user might choose to misnomer something for its own reasons<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
LOL...Point taken. My vote still goes for Coupe and Cabriolet. It might be wrong but it feels so right [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif[/img]
Johann van Biljon
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'92 Signal Red 964 Carrera 4 - Sold
'84 Burgundy 911 Carrera 3.2 Cabriolet - Sold
'90 Silver 944 Turbo S with M030 and limited slip diff - Sold
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Another option, though I'm not necessarily advocating for this, is to call it a "fastback".
I don't know what the official SAE definition is, but here is the Wiki definition
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fastback
Hatchback is a subcategory of fastbacks. The 911 and the 356 are also considered fastbacks.
Calling it a "968 Fastback" would be accurate and unambiguous without the negative connotations of the hatchback.
Besides, I used to have a Mustang GT "Fastback" years ago [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif[/img]
Early '92 black coupe with classic grey interior, LSD, Original 17" C2 Turbo wheels, sport seats, and recessed hood badge. Recent upgrade to RSB Stage 1 with air box mod, Yellow Koni Sport adjustable shocks and struts, stiffer springs, RSB SS clutch and brake lines, and 968Forums sun screen...
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I hope I didn't give you the wrong idea. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif[/img]
My Mustang was nowhere near as awesome as the one in the picture.
That was just the first picture that comes up if you put "fastback" into a Google image search.
Would be a great car to have in the collection, though.
Very different car than the 968.
But they both are "fastbacks"
Is this growing on anybody other than Dino and me ???? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif[/img]
Early '92 black coupe with classic grey interior, LSD, Original 17" C2 Turbo wheels, sport seats, and recessed hood badge. Recent upgrade to RSB Stage 1 with air box mod, Yellow Koni Sport adjustable shocks and struts, stiffer springs, RSB SS clutch and brake lines, and 968Forums sun screen...