997 GT3rs Limited Edition coming?
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According to this site it could be? http://www.teamspeed.com/forums/gt/47646-gt3rs-lim...
500 cars and it will have a 4.0L engine and 500 bhp
500 cars and it will have a 4.0L engine and 500 bhp
F430F1 said:
996TT_STEVO said:
I seriously have my doubts... IMO, if they did release this, I would have to say all 97RS owners have been given a raw deal.
What, like Gen 2 Turbo owners did when the Turbo S was launched?Ok, you could say a 2nd generation, but 3rd is starting to take the ....
But the GTS doesn't diminish the performance of the C2S or the TurboS the Turbo nor the GT2RS the performance of the GT2 so the GT3RS will still be a great car just not the best...It's not owning the best 911 that will hurt some, but the car on your drive is still the same as it was yesterday surely?
Edited by Wills2 on Sunday 19th September 21:33
Porsche do have a history of doing these things though,& if you imagine something along the lines of a gt3r for the road with all the arches, massive rear wing & no carpet & caged interior would really play to the Porsche nuts out here.
However with modern rules on homolagation could they actually do this?
Here's hoping they make it something really special
However with modern rules on homolagation could they actually do this?
Here's hoping they make it something really special
cragswinter said:
Porsche do have a history of doing these things though,& if you imagine something along the lines of a gt3r for the road with all the arches, massive rear wing & no carpet & caged interior would really play to the Porsche nuts out here.
However with modern rules on homolagation could they actually do this?
Here's hoping they make it something really special
I agree, but it's a bit stty for some that have "JUST" picked up their Gen2 models, I mean it's only been "2 MINUTES"However with modern rules on homolagation could they actually do this?
Here's hoping they make it something really special
I'm not saying that Porsche could not do 500bhp from 4 litres ... but Manthey get 475bhp from 4.1 litres and they are pretty much leading edge (and have very strong links with the factory, of course). To get 500 I think they'd need to do more than a little bit of tweaking - surely it would make more sense to do this for the next major model (998 or whatever) rather than now?
996TT_STEVO said:
cragswinter said:
Porsche do have a history of doing these things though,& if you imagine something along the lines of a gt3r for the road with all the arches, massive rear wing & no carpet & caged interior would really play to the Porsche nuts out here.
However with modern rules on homolagation could they actually do this?
Here's hoping they make it something really special
I agree, but it's a bit stty for some that have "JUST" picked up their Gen2 models, I mean it's only been "2 MINUTES"However with modern rules on homolagation could they actually do this?
Here's hoping they make it something really special
From my experience of Porsche if they do indeed produce this they could easily ask their dealers to get in touch with rs owners & ask them if they'd like to purchase. If they did do that owners would have a few months to move their cars on.
Even if they didn't do this I can't see it making the .2rs drop a massive amount of money.
I called my OPC and they have no inkling of this but promised to get back to me. I can't imagine this is the real deal, squeezing a 4.0 litres GT1 block into the back is difficult apparently, as is getting 500 bhp out of a NA 4.0 lump. Plus it all sounds a bit improbable so soon after the release of the 'ultimate' 997 in the GT2RS. I'm still interested though, I'd have one in a heartbeat.
Surely if it is a GT1 block then it will have the same external dimensions. The two key limitations would be whether it could be bored out to that volume effectively, I can't imagine they would want to have a new crank. And if they have a 4.1l car in cup races then the answer would be yes. The other key limitation, and a more problematic one, is effective cooling. This may be a bigger issue.
I will give my DP a call and see what he has to say!
I will give my DP a call and see what he has to say!
Old Trout said:
Surely if it is a GT1 block then it will have the same external dimensions. The two key limitations would be whether it could be bored out to that volume effectively, I can't imagine they would want to have a new crank. And if they have a 4.1l car in cup races then the answer would be yes. The other key limitation, and a more problematic one, is effective cooling. This may be a bigger issue.
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996TT_STEVO said:
I seriously have my doubts... IMO, if they did release this, I would have to say all 97RS owners have been given a raw deal.
Why? If it is limited to 500 then they will surely all have been presold to existing customers (most likely ones who were very early in the queue for the 997.2GT3RS) before it is announced much like the GT2RS anyway...?DiscoColin said:
996TT_STEVO said:
I seriously have my doubts... IMO, if they did release this, I would have to say all 97RS owners have been given a raw deal.
Why? If it is limited to 500 then they will surely all have been presold to existing customers (most likely ones who were very early in the queue for the 997.2GT3RS) before it is announced much like the GT2RS anyway...?Gassing Station | Porsche General | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff