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Though now recognised as a wildly popular model responsible for bringing the 911 into the modern age, the 996 was the subject of much derision when launched in 1997. Porsche purists were stunned at the inclusion of a water-cooled flat-six, but this was only part of the story — the 996 was the biggest redevelopment of the 911 since launch of the 901 more than three decades earlier.
Factory designer, Pinky Lai, is credited with the 996 shape, working
