Not anymore. AGM are becoming more common. My POS Maverick has an AGM from the factory. Under the hood. And they are more sensitive to low voltage and short trips, etc. They apparently do better with the auto start/stop systems.
Yes it's been 7 since they went to the current reflectorized plates in the ABC1234 style, which, no shit, were switched to ABC123 and A12BCD because NJ cops were having difficulty memorizing a 7th character. Amazing.
Steady rain for a good few hours. Much more than was forecast. That being said, if you don't mind wet rocks and leaf cover, I don't think it will be muddy.
No idea, really. They started with internal prototype design codes 901, etc, which is how we got the 911, but how we got to here I can't answer. But next up is 994 in 2029 or so. And confirmed with an ICE of some sort.