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The scandal! German tuner shop TechArt might have thought it was Christmas when it unwrapped three prototype Porsche engines. Final Gear reports that two conventional engines and one "engine of the future" missing from Porsche's development center have been found in the custom car builder's garage, much to Porsche's irritation. TechArt maintains its innocence, stating that employees bought the engines in good conscience and thought they were getting conventional 997 engines. We don't know much more than that, but it appears so far that Porsche is taking the tuner to court for theft, and that two Porsche employees, and two customers, are in the slammer.

[Source: Final Gear via Jalopnik]

World Car Fans has some very interesting spy photos up that show type-997 Porsche 911s in coupe and cabriolet body styles sporting updated front and rear fascias.

Around back, completely new taillights are the obvious change, while the front end gets 997 turbo-style intakes in the corners of the bumper.

Obviously, it's still too early to know when these changes are coming and if they'll find their way across the entire 911 range right away. As WCF points out, the just-announced Targa coming in November does not wear any of this new bodywork.

Chances are, however, that in due time all 911s will get the new look. History has shown us that even when changes are "exclusive" to some models (think of the 996 Turbo's headlights), they eventually are applied across the board.

Either way, Porsche aficionados have something to look forward to. For a gallery of full-car shots, head over to World Car Fans.

[Source: WorldCarFans]