The 911 will be 77 years old when they bring in the IC engine ban in 2040 in the UK. I'm sure most of Europe will do the same. It's unlikely Porsche will have two concurrent mainstream 911 models so it will probably mean a worldwide EV only 911. Even for track cars, there's no point in making a petrol version in that scenario and EV would probaly be quicker anyway. So on the basis of a flat 6 petrol engine being an essential prerequisite, the 911 has only 22 and a bit years left. But in reality, no one would spend so much on a car after 2030 that will be effectively illegal within ten years and already unresellable.
So the all electic 911 has to arrive sometime in the 2020's. Which means within ten years more or less. So if a 911 has to have a petrol flat six, it's over. So Total911, 911UK, and all the worlds 911 based media will have to be retro/classic sites as there willl be no new 911's by the flat six defintion. And all petrol 911's will be certified historical classic cars for museums, special permission drives or just ornaments in a garage. People wont be so differentiating between one verion of a flat six and another. They'll all be otherwordly to the future generations.
Do we sell and get out now while we still can or hold on for the IC engine armageddon and hope our little sports cars are of some value to someone when that day comes?
Or just embrace the likelihood that just as Porsche have always made the worlds best sports car for the money with the best packaging and the best everyday usability, they'll somehow construct something gorgeous and desirable that somehow uses electricity in a fabulous way and it will be the 911 of its day. Unless the world actually turns completely away from the bizarre notion of sports cars completely.
In that context, it makes you think a bit about the infinity of petty squables over the years about headlight shapes and cable throttles!
And remember, your IMS only has a few more years to survive
I hope Hartech et al are getting their EV knowledge up to scratch.