MORE so than any other car maker, Porsche knows that when you're
on a good thing, you stick with it.  That's why every new or
facelifted version of the 45-year-old 911 platform looks almost
just like the last but usually slightly better.  When our
photographer sent us pictures from Germany's famous Nurburgring
proclaiming a facelift for the legendary 911 Turbo, the first
thing we noted was those spectacularly glowing brake discs,
indicating this 911 is being driven hard.  Perhaps it was being
pushed for a time to rival the awesome lap of the 'Ring recently
set by a factory Nissan GT-R, which has resulted in a very
public spat between the two makers?  Maybe, although our spies
believe this version of the 911 won't get much in the way of
performance updates, taking the same mix of a turbocharged
3.6-litre or 3.8-litre flat six as its predecessor.  The big
news is at either end, where Porsche has fitted new headlights
and redesigned the front bumper, while adding new tail-lights.
While there may be some changes