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ChrisW. said:
'Was lucky with the weather 
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'Time to get going !!
As you can see, the flies like yellow
Excellent photo's! Made me glad I've gone yellow - changed from black to yellow to nearly going back to black then to white or red hehe. Out of interest what camera did you take pics with Chris?[/URL][/URL][/URL]'Time to get going !!
As you can see, the flies like yellow
Phooey said:
m33ufo said:
I was about to say exactly the same thing!
But then in this shot it's a little too egg custard for me. I was totally converted for a moment - now I'm torn!
Nah, the colour yellow was invented for the GT4 But then in this shot it's a little too egg custard for me. I was totally converted for a moment - now I'm torn!
Edited by pete.g on Monday 28th September 19:48
The colour is completely dependent upon the quality of the light
This is not my garage --- just an implement shed adjacent to my house --- but it gives an interesting impression !!
And the camera ... it's a Canon 7d MkII ... but the results are down to me not the camera
380 miles now and have a long trip planned for tomorrow ... nearly all country roads and max 5k revs under low throttle so far
Having fun ... as will you. It's amazingly good.
This is not my garage --- just an implement shed adjacent to my house --- but it gives an interesting impression !!
And the camera ... it's a Canon 7d MkII ... but the results are down to me not the camera
380 miles now and have a long trip planned for tomorrow ... nearly all country roads and max 5k revs under low throttle so far
Having fun ... as will you. It's amazingly good.
Edited by ChrisW. on Sunday 27th September 21:15
ChrisW. said:
The colour is completely dependent upon the quality of the light
This is not my garage --- just an implement shed adjacent to my house --- but it gives an interesting impression !!
And the camera ... it's a Canon 7d MkII ... but the results are down to me not the camera
380 miles now and have a long trip planned for tomorrow ... nearly all country roads and max 5k revs under low throttle so far
Having fun ... as will you. It's amazingly good.
Interesting stuff Chris given your previous car ownership IE 964 RS. This is not my garage --- just an implement shed adjacent to my house --- but it gives an interesting impression !!
And the camera ... it's a Canon 7d MkII ... but the results are down to me not the camera
380 miles now and have a long trip planned for tomorrow ... nearly all country roads and max 5k revs under low throttle so far
Having fun ... as will you. It's amazingly good.
Edited by ChrisW. on Sunday 27th September 21:15
Sounds like we are in for a nice little modern but raw car
Phooey said:
m33ufo said:
I was about to say exactly the same thing!
But then in this shot it's a little too egg custard for me. I was totally converted for a moment - now I'm torn!
Nah, the colour yellow was invented for the GT4 But then in this shot it's a little too egg custard for me. I was totally converted for a moment - now I'm torn!
I'll stick to white
ChrisW. said:
First awakening ... 'took the car up to Croft yesterday and there was a lot of interest ... it really does look and feel exceptional.
A bit like a GT3 actually !
More pics to follow ... 300 mainly country roads so far and running in
Interesting information from Rennsport @ Rennlist:
Rennlist said:
Today Sunday Sept 27th at around 1:30 PM Andreas Preuninger, head of the GT program at PAG & Porsche Motorsports,
gave a talk at the PCA Hospitality Tent at Laguna Seca as part of the Rennsport V event. There were several Rennlisters
present (e.g. Zellamsee, Dunlopnick, etc), so I ask others present to add your interpretation of what we all heard at this
meeting for the purpose to represent accurately what he actually told us...which I think was significant!
Here are the highlights of Andreas Preuninger remarks as I remember it:
1) Natural aspirated engines will continue for all the gt3 & gt4 products into the foreseeable future.
2) There will not be a PDK version of the Cayman GT4 in this generation. The current GT4 is scheduled to continue for the
duration of at least the MY2016 model year (so production until late Spring 2016 for sure). Reports to the effect that PDK
would be offered soon on the GT4 were posted here on Rennlist and Andreas Preuninger went out of this way to say that
he was not quoted correctly when words to that effect were attributed to him. I think he was referring to this thread:
http://rennlist.com/forums/gt4/89092...-weissach.h...
Thus I want to make sure we correctly report what he told us today at the PCA tent!
3) The success of the GT4 in a manual version has helped make the case that there is a market demand for that type of
transmission in the GT product line. And he hinted that the next base gt3 might well have a manual transmission as an
alternative (option) to PDK. That manual transmission option might come as early as the .2 991 gt3, but that is only
speculation on my part.
4) There will NOT be a manual offered on any future version of the gt3 RS. That is considered by Porsche as a track-oriented
product whose mission is best served by a PDK transmission.
5) He hinted that there will be a .2 991 GT2 version coming...so there will be a turbo engine soon again in the Porsche gt
product line (like it was in the 997 era)!
6) The .2 991 gt3 and gt3 RS will not as different (or improved, if you preferred that word) from the current versions. The
gains in performance will be less that from the .1 997 to the .2 997 because the already great advances made in the current
version. Expect more differentiation to come in the interior (design & materials) to separate the gt models from the series
production .2 991s.
You have heard me say this before. Andreas Preuninger is one of the most eloquent speakers at Porsche today. He commands
the subject matter of these discussion and...the audience that listens to his presentations. He inspires confidence in the products
that he is affiliated him and I consider him one of the truly bright lights at the company...and one of the best I have ever seen &
heard in my many years affiliated with Porsche as a loyal customer.
So, production increase (most probably going to the US and LHD), no PDK, no RS for the 981 generation. gave a talk at the PCA Hospitality Tent at Laguna Seca as part of the Rennsport V event. There were several Rennlisters
present (e.g. Zellamsee, Dunlopnick, etc), so I ask others present to add your interpretation of what we all heard at this
meeting for the purpose to represent accurately what he actually told us...which I think was significant!
Here are the highlights of Andreas Preuninger remarks as I remember it:
1) Natural aspirated engines will continue for all the gt3 & gt4 products into the foreseeable future.
2) There will not be a PDK version of the Cayman GT4 in this generation. The current GT4 is scheduled to continue for the
duration of at least the MY2016 model year (so production until late Spring 2016 for sure). Reports to the effect that PDK
would be offered soon on the GT4 were posted here on Rennlist and Andreas Preuninger went out of this way to say that
he was not quoted correctly when words to that effect were attributed to him. I think he was referring to this thread:
http://rennlist.com/forums/gt4/89092...-weissach.h...
Thus I want to make sure we correctly report what he told us today at the PCA tent!
3) The success of the GT4 in a manual version has helped make the case that there is a market demand for that type of
transmission in the GT product line. And he hinted that the next base gt3 might well have a manual transmission as an
alternative (option) to PDK. That manual transmission option might come as early as the .2 991 gt3, but that is only
speculation on my part.
4) There will NOT be a manual offered on any future version of the gt3 RS. That is considered by Porsche as a track-oriented
product whose mission is best served by a PDK transmission.
5) He hinted that there will be a .2 991 GT2 version coming...so there will be a turbo engine soon again in the Porsche gt
product line (like it was in the 997 era)!
6) The .2 991 gt3 and gt3 RS will not as different (or improved, if you preferred that word) from the current versions. The
gains in performance will be less that from the .1 997 to the .2 997 because the already great advances made in the current
version. Expect more differentiation to come in the interior (design & materials) to separate the gt models from the series
production .2 991s.
You have heard me say this before. Andreas Preuninger is one of the most eloquent speakers at Porsche today. He commands
the subject matter of these discussion and...the audience that listens to his presentations. He inspires confidence in the products
that he is affiliated him and I consider him one of the truly bright lights at the company...and one of the best I have ever seen &
heard in my many years affiliated with Porsche as a loyal customer.
"no PDK, no RS for the 981 generation."
IT DOES NOT SAY THAT
it says no RS or PDK for the 2016 model year ie the 981.1 car :-)
2017 cars start in sept 2016 ie, 981.2 models and will be the next run of GT4's offering PSK and an RS
AS he said 991.2 GT3 is coming also GT4 will now be a future model in the line up.
IT DOES NOT SAY THAT
it says no RS or PDK for the 2016 model year ie the 981.1 car :-)
2017 cars start in sept 2016 ie, 981.2 models and will be the next run of GT4's offering PSK and an RS
AS he said 991.2 GT3 is coming also GT4 will now be a future model in the line up.
Edited by PorscheGT4 on Monday 28th September 08:38
acey81 said:
2) There will not be a PDK version of the Cayman GT4 in this generation. The current GT4 is scheduled to continue for the
duration of at least the MY2016 model year (so production until late Spring 2016 for sure).
Good to see what I reported has been backed up in a more formal environment now, but it looks doubtful more Manual 981.1 GT4's will be made available based on late Spring 2016 conclusion...hope that isn't the case and they continue to line to meet the demand.duration of at least the MY2016 model year (so production until late Spring 2016 for sure).
itsybitsy said:
It has been known in the past for MY to start early with the arrival of a new model ie 981.2 2017my could start in April/May.
Imo any future gt4 (981.2) is most likely a couple of years away circa end of 2017 or 981.2 production but who knows!
Well, he doesn't really say that either. If you look at the small changes made between the 991.1 and 991.2 cars, I think it is doubtful that they will add PDK during the 981 lifespan, but we shall see Imo any future gt4 (981.2) is most likely a couple of years away circa end of 2017 or 981.2 production but who knows!
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