: I would welcome a return to the "form follows function"
: ethos that spawned the original Carrera.

: The same was true of cars at the time, but legislation, safety, the
: relentless pace of development and changes in the availability
: of resources have all changed that - at the same time tastes
: have changed too. Anyone know the difference between the dry
: weight of a 901 and a 997 Gen II Porsche 911? I suspect it's
: fairly substantial.

A quick check in the net yielded the following results:

1964 911 2.0 (901): 1040 kg dry weight

1993 911 Carrera (993): 1370 kg dry weight

Current 911 Carrera S (997): 1500 kg dry weight