Prospective 981 GT4 Owners Discussion Forum.

[HollywoodStig]

GT4 1.25 secs off a 991 GT3 round a (relatively) short lap...

GT3 still proving to be quite the weapon looking at the rest of the top ten.

Bargain at £150k !!

[HollywoodStig]

GT4 1.25 secs off a 991 GT3 round a (relatively) short lap...

GT3 still proving to be quite the weapon looking at the rest of the top ten.

Bargain at £150k !!

[HollywoodStig]

And the chap peddling the 4.0 was obviously being cautious, don't blame him at £350k !!

Or he was just shadowing his mate in the GT4 as a camera car.

[PorscheGT4]

HollywoodStig said:

And the chap peddling the 4.0 was obviously being cautious, don't blame him at £350k !!

Or he was just shadowing his mate in the GT4 as a camera car.

https://youtu.be/4IV36Ytg3qk

make your own mind up. looks like a lot of under steer then over steer.

and the 991 GT3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zSaDV_gHLU

RWS works it seems :-)

Edited by PorscheGT4 on Monday 13th July 15:54

[HollywoodStig]

Myriad of factors from tyres & geo to the driver - but that a £64k manual Cayman can hang with it is astonishing, that's 4yrs of progress for you.

[isaldiri]

Think it just proves tyre tech has improved quite a bit for the difference with the older GT3.....

[PorscheGT4]

isaldiri said:

Think it just proves tyre tech has improved quite a bit for the difference with the older GT3.....

track looks to tight for the GT3 hence why RWS got the time imo.

[EricE]

isaldiri said:

Think it just proves tyre tech has improved quite a bit for the difference with the older GT3.....

I am inclined to agree. I am hoping one of the magazines will at some point have the courage to compare old and new gen cars on equal, modern tyre technology (i.e. 996/997 GT3s vs 991 GT3s and 991 C2S, Cayman R vs GT4, Carrera GT vs 918, all on new MPSC2 rubber) but I guess that's a great way to get stlisted with Porsche's PR department so nobody does it.

[lsb]

EricE said:

Possibly the first case of "I expected a 3.8L GTS and all I got was a stiff track toy with terrible ground clearance", with many more to come.

Ha,ha - I think you are correct

[lemmingjames]

EricE said:

siheb said:

Black lhd 1,800km GT4 on mobile.de for the equivalent of £78,500 if anyone is interested. Seems reasonably well specced too.

http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id=...

Possibly the first case of "I expected a 3.8L GTS and all I got was a stiff track toy with terrible ground clearance", with many more to come.

Can you imagine the pettiness and bhing when 25% appear on the market come springtime (after a majority take delivey in winter)

Just looking through the classifieds, rhd for sale, ready in August, £71k
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

So has that gained a premium or lost money?

Edited by lemmingjames on Monday 13th July 18:30

[P155flaps]

lemmingjames said:

Can you imagine the pettiness and bhing when 25% appear on the market come springtime (after a majority take delivey in winter)

Just looking through the classifieds, rhd for sale, ready in August, £71k
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

So has that gained a premium or lost money?

Edited by lemmingjames on Monday 13th July 18:30

I know someone who contacted them as wants one.

They are paying £71k want 'around £90!' said in the ad something along the lines of ' wanting a sensible premium above list in the ad'

[TheBMWDriver]

P155flaps said:

I know someone who contacted them as wants one.

They are paying £71k want 'around £90!' said in the ad something along the lines of ' wanting a sensible premium above list in the ad'

They want £25k over list.

[cymario]

I called them too as my brother also wants one. They want list plus 25k. My brother offered them list plus 12k and they said that they had already rejected a higher offer

[P155flaps]

cymario said:

I called them too as my brother also wants one. They want list plus 25k. My brother offered them list plus 12k and they said that they had already rejected a higher offer

Blimey he called them about 6 weeks ago so they must have gauged demand and upped what they were looking for!

That's at least a few calls they have had then.

[Phooey]

TheBMWDriver said:

They want £25k over list.

Wow, and they'll probably get it. I was talking to an OPC 2wks ago and one of their regulars has offered £15-20k depending on if the car is already 'locked' or still spec changeable. Tempted but life's too short, and don't know what else I would buy.

[bigmowley]

HollywoodStig said:

Myriad of factors from tyres & geo to the driver - but that a £64k manual Cayman can hang with it is astonishing, that's 4yrs of progress for you.

Just imagine how much time you could shave off that with a PDK GT4

[siheb]

If you can live with it get a lhd and save £25k!

There are even a few clubsports available at around this price bracket - I am sorely tempted.

[TheBMWDriver]

I already got my allocation so no need.

Spec I am thinking about

Guards Red
Black (stitching in Guards Red) Leather interior
Bi-Xenon-Headlights incl. Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS) in black
6-speed manual gearbox
Seat heating
Two-zone automatic climate control
Light design package
Automatically dimming mirrors with integrated rain sensor
Cruise control
Adaptive Sports seats Plus (18-way, electric)
Stitching in contrasting colour
Storage compartment lid in Alcantara with Porsche Crest Exclusive
Door trim package in leather/Alcantara Exclusive
Centre console trim in carbon Exclusive
Carbon interior package Exclusive
Digital radio
Online Services
Mobile phone preparation
Sound Package Plus
Porsche Communication Management (PCM) including navigation module with universal audio interface

[andyP123456]

TheBMWDriver said:

I already got my allocation so no need.

Spec I am thinking about

Guards Red
Black (stitching in Guards Red) Leather interior
Bi-Xenon-Headlights incl. Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS) in black
6-speed manual gearbox
Seat heating
Two-zone automatic climate control
Light design package
Automatically dimming mirrors with integrated rain sensor
Cruise control
Adaptive Sports seats Plus (18-way, electric)
Stitching in contrasting colour
Storage compartment lid in Alcantara with Porsche Crest Exclusive
Door trim package in leather/Alcantara Exclusive
Centre console trim in carbon Exclusive
Carbon interior package Exclusive
Digital radio
Online Services
Mobile phone preparation
Sound Package Plus
Porsche Communication Management (PCM) including navigation module with universal audio interface

Finalised my spec this morning originally going with the 18 way seats but caved in and selected the LWBs after seeing the rendered pictures on configurator

[Scooty100]

anyone know if there is still a 10 week delay for 918 buckets ?