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: a hairstyle in which the hair on each side is slicked back to meet in a ridge at the back of the head
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Apart from some bodywork accents, a unique ducktail spoiler, and the car’s lack of a tailpipe, the EV reimagining of the 911 looks nearly identical to its six-cylinder counterpart.
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024
The styling pays homage to the iconic 1973 Carrera RS and its ducktail rear spoiler, but also an earlier 2010 Sport Classic that similarly featured wheels reminiscent of the old Fuchs alloys, and Zagato-like roof bubbles, meant to accommodate taller drivers wearing helmets.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2023
For ardent Porsche purists, there’s arguably only one 911 in the model’s fabled 51-year history that stands head, shoulders, and ducktail spoiler above all others—the 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Homologation, also known as the famed Carrera RSH.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2023
Yet what mattered most, perhaps, was going on under the ducktail engine lid.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2023
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024
The styling pays homage to the iconic 1973 Carrera RS and its ducktail rear spoiler, but also an earlier 2010 Sport Classic that similarly featured wheels reminiscent of the old Fuchs alloys, and Zagato-like roof bubbles, meant to accommodate taller drivers wearing helmets.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2023
For ardent Porsche purists, there’s arguably only one 911 in the model’s fabled 51-year history that stands head, shoulders, and ducktail spoiler above all others—the 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Homologation, also known as the famed Carrera RSH.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2023
Yet what mattered most, perhaps, was going on under the ducktail engine lid.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2023
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“Ducktail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ducktail. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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