Prospective 991.2 GT3 owners discussion forum

Prospective 991.2 GT3 owners discussion forum

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Phooey

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12,600 posts

169 months

Monday 29th February 2016
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Latest from 28th Feb - 991.2 GT3 and RS will happen. Revised engine with 500hp and option of same 6-speed MT as seen on 991R will be available.



Edited by Phooey on Monday 29th February 08:35

lemmingjames

7,456 posts

204 months

Monday 29th February 2016
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all well and good but how much overs can i make is more important than what the car will actually do

franki68

10,393 posts

221 months

Monday 29th February 2016
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I hope so.

swimd

350 posts

121 months

Monday 29th February 2016
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Sounds like the next regular GT3 will get all the lovely bits from the R — 4.0L engine and manual gearbox!
Who needs the R?

"991.1 last NA GT3" investors/speculators everywhere:




Edited by swimd on Monday 29th February 09:33

jonnywalker46

397 posts

185 months

Monday 29th February 2016
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Phooey said:
Latest from 28th Feb - 991.2 GT3 and RS will happen. Revised engine with 500hp and option of same 6-speed MT as seen on 991R will be available.



Edited by Phooey on Monday 29th February 08:35
Any info regarding RS i've put my name down

Phooey

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12,600 posts

169 months

Monday 29th February 2016
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jonnywalker46 said:
Any info regarding RS i've put my name down
Not much to go on - I wouldn't be surprised to see it go turbo though and PDK only as competition is strong and AP said a while back 3RS is now about performance. Sounds like 991R will be very close to 991.2 GT3.

AndrewIC

559 posts

168 months

Monday 29th February 2016
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I would be surprised if they do launch the car along with the 911 R at Geneva as surely they will want all the focus on the R...

A manual would be a very popular option and be quiet interesting if they can get a suitable unit in rather than the 7 speed. But if my memory serves me correctly, didn't AP say that the PDK was the option which made the most sense on the GT3 to deal with performance and the track focus of optimum lap times?

sidicks

25,218 posts

221 months

Monday 29th February 2016
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AndrewIC said:
I would be surprised if they do launch the car along with the 911 R at Geneva as surely they will want all the focus on the R...

A manual would be a very popular option and be quiet interesting if they can get a suitable unit in rather than the 7 speed. But if my memory serves me correctly, didn't AP say that the PDK was the option which made the most sense on the GT3 to deal with performance and the track focus of optimum lap times?
Surely they'll just use the 6-speed manual they've produced for the 'R' (given the 7-speed isn't that highly regarded)?

Porsche911R

21,146 posts

265 months

Monday 29th February 2016
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A GT3 with short ratio's it's about time.

AndrewIC

559 posts

168 months

Monday 29th February 2016
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sidicks said:
AndrewIC said:
I would be surprised if they do launch the car along with the 911 R at Geneva as surely they will want all the focus on the R...

A manual would be a very popular option and be quiet interesting if they can get a suitable unit in rather than the 7 speed. But if my memory serves me correctly, didn't AP say that the PDK was the option which made the most sense on the GT3 to deal with performance and the track focus of optimum lap times?
Surely they'll just use the 6-speed manual they've produced for the 'R' (given the 7-speed isn't that highly regarded)?
Hopefully, but one does have to wonder how they will get around the emissions nonsense and also do the ratios shifting from a 7 speed to a 6, just a really long 5th and 6th perhaps...

lemmingjames

7,456 posts

204 months

Monday 29th February 2016
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Are they not allowed to offset it againsts more 'greener' cars in the range, same as what Aston do (or have the rules changed?)

sidicks

25,218 posts

221 months

Monday 29th February 2016
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lemmingjames said:
Are they not allowed to offset it againsts more 'greener' cars in the range, same as what Aston do (or have the rules changed?)
I'm pretty sure it's based on the average for the manufacturer, so as long as they sell a few extra hybrid Cayennes and Macans...

hondansx

4,569 posts

225 months

Tuesday 1st March 2016
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Where's the info from Phooey?

hunter 66

3,905 posts

220 months

Tuesday 1st March 2016
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Agree launch at a later date .... and no manual as it is essentially a track car and although a air cooled man myself progress does not go backwards ... the R is different as it is appealing to a "retro " feel and not optimal performance .....
But who knows ,
My Porsche 911 R is a six speed H pattern .........if long straights just change the final ratio..

Phooey

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12,600 posts

169 months

Tuesday 1st March 2016
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Only info we will have for now will be off VIP customers who attended. I had a slither of hope something would of been announced... but not surprised really. As said in a previous post the other day - I still think we are at least 2 years off the next GT3. It doesn't make sense to reveal a new GT3 yet.. at a time when 991.1 RS's are still being delivered. I think the excitement is that it now sounds VERY likely the 991.2 GT3 will happen, and probably with the engine from the current GT3R race car. Manual I think will happen on the GT3 but not on the RS.

Porsche911R

21,146 posts

265 months

Tuesday 1st March 2016
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Phooey said:
Only info we will have for now will be off VIP customers who attended. I had a slither of hope something would of been announced... but not surprised really. As said in a previous post the other day - I still think we are at least 2 years off the next GT3. It doesn't make sense to reveal a new GT3 yet.. at a time when 991.1 RS's are still being delivered. I think the excitement is that it now sounds VERY likely the 991.2 GT3 will happen, and probably with the engine from the current GT3R race car. Manual I think will happen on the GT3 but not on the RS.
there was never going to be a GT3 at the motor show so soon.

where would a new standard GT3 fit in atm ? when the RS has just come out and we are at the limits of this engine BHp wise, you cannot give a new GT3 RS beating performance , so where would that leave a Gen 2 991 GT3 ? seems no room for it.

Edited by Porsche911R on Tuesday 1st March 10:00

mdianuk

2,890 posts

171 months

Tuesday 1st March 2016
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All sounds positive, I have my name down for one (GT3, not RS) but could do with it coming later, so I can at least enjoy the GT4 for a year or two. Makes you question where the R sits in this, slightly less weight from removing the radio and air-con and no huge rear wing that makes the car. Still, want one anyway!

hunter 66

3,905 posts

220 months

Tuesday 1st March 2016
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No Problem that is the old RS now ........ all sold always looking forward the new Turbo S on the same tyres is probably faster on most tracks already ..new GT3 .2 will be same changes as the past ...... tweaking of the aero/aesthetics , another 25 bhp that is mainly it ....

Kermitgreenmeanmachine

112 posts

106 months

Tuesday 1st March 2016
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The 991.1 GT3 has now gone from the online configurator. I sense a conspiracy theory coming....

w5pwr

455 posts

190 months

Tuesday 1st March 2016
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Kermitgreenmeanmachine said:
The 991.1 GT3 has now gone from the online configurator. I sense a conspiracy theory coming....
I noticed that, its only happened very recently.......