Prospective 981 GT4 Owners Discussion Forum.

Prospective 981 GT4 Owners Discussion Forum.

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mrdemon

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21,146 posts

264 months

Sunday 26th October 2014
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So times getting close, a few sites have some odd specs leaked.
OPC's seem to have new info also.

Numbers are confirmed as are embargo dates, but not sure I have to say the post that info yet :-(

All the forums seems to be stating a BHP figure of 375bhp

Still no real engine info out in the open or any new leaked shots of the car for months.

But a few engine sizes and cars have been talked about on you tube.
Tuned 3.4. ( I doubt this)
3.6 ( no 3.6 engine atm so be nice if true a bespoke tuned 3.6)
Detuned 3.8 ( seems an easy option so could be true)
2.5l turbo ( seems too early to me)
2..l super charged. ( no convinced)

So it seems right to start the GT4 owners forum over the other threads which go abit wayward.

I guess OPC's will be asking for a deposit very soon to secure slots on the embargo date.
But the GT4 seems well over subscribed at OPC'S

Let's not make this a what we want thread, we have that going on, on the will you still buy if thread.

Let's make this the place for real info and dates, and ofcouse colours and stitching and peoples orders.

I got my name down very early so have been told I'll be getting a 1st batch car.



Edited by mrdemon on Sunday 26th October 12:36

sidicks

25,218 posts

220 months

Sunday 26th October 2014
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mrdemon said:
So times getting close, a few sites have some odd specs leaked.
OPC's seem to have new info also.

Numbers are confirmed as are embargo dates, but not sure I have to say to post that info yet :-(

All the forums seems to be stating a BHP figure of 375bhp

Still no real engine info out in the open or any new leaked shots of the car for months.

But a few engine sizes and cars have been talked about on you tube.
Tuned 3.4. ( I doubt this)
3.6 ( no 3.6 engine atm so be nice if true a bespoke tuned 3.6)
Detuned 3.8 ( seems an easy option so could be true)
2.5l turbo ( seems too early to me)
2..l super charged. ( no convinced)

So it seems right to start the GT4 owners forum over the other threads which go abit wayward.

I guess OPC's will be asking for a deposit very soon to secure slots on the embargo date.
But the GT4 seems well over subscribed at OPC'S

Let's not make this a what we want thread, we have that going on, on the will you still buy if thread.

Let's make this the place for real info and dates, and ofcouse colours and stitching and peoples orders.

I got my name down very early so have been told I.ll be getting a 1st batch car.
Is this the thread for commenting on how boring it is to drive (even if we haven't driven it)??
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Edited by sidicks on Sunday 26th October 12:16

blueSL

610 posts

225 months

Sunday 26th October 2014
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Will be interesting to see if the thread gets to 500 pages and 300+ on the continuation...

Scott Parker

798 posts

220 months

Sunday 26th October 2014
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It may scrape turbo charging but it will not escape the pdk box and it won't be the GT3 pdk either. Probably boring to drive and inferior to Its big brother GT3

mrdemon

Original Poster:

21,146 posts

264 months

Sunday 26th October 2014
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Scott Parker said:
It may scrape turbo charging but it will not escape the pdk box and it won't be the GT3 pdk either. Probably boring to drive and inferior to Its big brother GT3
A lot of sites have the car as Manual only ! as do the you tube vids of 2 manual cars with nice sounding NA engines doing the laps

It's never going to lap like a 991 GT3 is it, it's going to be circa £35k less and 125BHp down in real numbers.

What you can expect is a manual mid engine car though with about 375BHp.

Inferior in lap times it has to be. superior in involvement though it might be and hence we will get a lot of GT3 VS GT4 topics.

Esp when you option up a GT4 to 2nd hand 997.2 GT3 price, then that's a choice if you have your name down and undecided where to spend your cash.

APOLO1

5,256 posts

193 months

Sunday 26th October 2014
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Scott Parker said:
It may scrape turbo charging but it will not escape the pdk box and it won't be the GT3 pdk either. Probably boring to drive and inferior to Its big brother GT3
Consider yourself corrected on all points.....

Sandy59

2,706 posts

210 months

Sunday 26th October 2014
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APOLO1 said:
Scott Parker said:
It may scrape turbo charging but it will not escape the pdk box and it won't be the GT3 pdk either. Probably boring to drive and inferior to Its big brother GT3
Consider yourself corrected on all points.....
Oh dear, here we go again..........!!

anonymous-user

53 months

Sunday 26th October 2014
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Sandy59 said:
Oh dear, here we go again..........!!
If you don't like what he has to say, skip on. Simple.

APOLO1

5,256 posts

193 months

Sunday 26th October 2014
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Sandy59 said:
APOLO1 said:
Scott Parker said:
It may scrape turbo charging but it will not escape the pdk box and it won't be the GT3 pdk either. Probably boring to drive and inferior to Its big brother GT3
Consider yourself corrected on all points.....
Oh dear, here we go again..........!!
no not at all, he's wrong so now corrected that's all, no big deal.....I think it will be a " proper drivers car" not my cup of tea...

Sandy59

2,706 posts

210 months

Sunday 26th October 2014
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Mutema said:
Sandy59 said:
Oh dear, here we go again..........!!
If you don't like what he has to say, skip on. Simple.
Actually I'm quite interested in what he has to say, it would just be nice if we could occasionally get some useful back up info to the contradictory statements idea

GT3cs

1,200 posts

240 months

Sunday 26th October 2014
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Was in dealer yesterday as passing ....

I've been asking about GT4 for last couple of months and till this point they didn't know anything more than the forum talk. Last week they have confirmed officially from Porsche , GT4 , Spyder and Macan GTS . Was told they would have full spec and allocations in Feb .

Scooty100

1,469 posts

115 months

Sunday 26th October 2014
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Question is would you swap an immaculate Gen 1 CS 997 GT3 for one ?

GT3cs

1,200 posts

240 months

Sunday 26th October 2014
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Scooty100 said:
Question is would you swap an immaculate Gen 1 CS 997 GT3 for one ?
Nope . Might be nice timing for coming out of the 991 though ( which I don't see as being a keeper )

Scooty100

1,469 posts

115 months

Sunday 26th October 2014
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Really whys that ?

Sandy59

2,706 posts

210 months

Sunday 26th October 2014
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Any chance there could be a GT4 RS as well ??

GT3cs

1,200 posts

240 months

Sunday 26th October 2014
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Scooty100 said:
Really whys that ?
Purely cost . It's going to have to be unbelievable for me to keep £110k+ tied up in a car . Always went into this as a one off opportunity just to own a brand new GT3 for hopefully zero loss over 6 to 12 months then move back down in value .

anonymous-user

53 months

Sunday 26th October 2014
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Sandy59 said:
Actually I'm quite interested in what he has to say, it would just be nice if we could occasionally get some useful back up info to the contradictory statements idea
You either buy what he is 'selling' or you don't. This is the Internet after all where everything that you read online is true. I fail to see what complaining about him will achieve other than diluting the purpose of the thread. At worst, treat it as light entertainment to while away the hours till Porsche make an official announcement. At the moment, there is so much speculation, everything is theory.

To get this back on topic, what is the latest? I've had a letter of intent in with my OPC since February 2012 and am really hoping that it's going to be a swan song flat six as opposed to a flat 4 turbo.

Scooty100

1,469 posts

115 months

Sunday 26th October 2014
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Gotcha well you'll achieve that for sure .
My name is down fir the GT4 but I'm really not convinced at this stage if ill go through with it especially as my GT3 is a stunning example and I'd be unlikely to find another like that if I wanted out of the cayman.
Hope you well btw GT3cs

mrdemon

Original Poster:

21,146 posts

264 months

Sunday 26th October 2014
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As above then, Some OPC's are leaking info and the Post above confirms Feb which is what I had, just did not want to post it 1st as I was told not to post.

As for people swapping a 991 GT3 for one, one is said to be true drivers car, not sure what the GT3 is now..

Some people might want to take 20k profit out of there 991 now they have tried it and that makes the GT4 cheap to buy.

Comes back to want you want to drive, no right or wrong.

Just odd no leaked shots since this one 4 or 5 months back.




APOLO1

5,256 posts

193 months

Sunday 26th October 2014
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Mutema said:
Sandy59 said:
Actually I'm quite interested in what he has to say, it would just be nice if we could occasionally get some useful back up info to the contradictory statements idea
You either buy what he is 'selling' or you don't. This is the Internet after all where everything that you read online is true. I fail to see what complaining about him will achieve other than diluting the purpose of the thread. At worst, treat it as light entertainment to while away the hours till Porsche make an official announcement. At the moment, there is so much speculation, everything is theory.

To get this back on topic, what is the latest? I've had a letter of intent in with my OPC since February 2012 and am really hoping that it's going to be a swan song flat six as opposed to a flat 4 turbo.
if you like the old school stuff, think you will be very happy, but for me, been spoiled via the GT3......
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