New 718 refresh end of year
Discussion
I have heard from my Porsche Dealership that by the end of this year they expect to see a face lift refresh to the 718 range. Possibly the dash and centre tunnel to be more like the way the 911 has gone and the other models in the range. I was wondering if anyone else had heard of this, or even expects it? and what changes do you think they might make? perhaps the lime green stitch that is now available on the Cayman and Boxster T ?
Thanks
Julian
Thanks
Julian
Thank you all for your comments so far. This is my first forum posting I should add.
My dealership, west London, said they were selling Caymans like hot cakes. But not manual ones. Apparently 1 in 100 is a manual, which is a shame as my search for a used Cayman GTS manual in black just gets harder.
I checked out the T model but it felt really cheap, and regardless of the spec difference vs the GTS, (comparing apples with oranges) it just felt very plastic in comparison and the grey wheels, badge, mirror caps just don’t work against a black car. It could do, can do, but this shade and gloss of the grey doesn’t work with black.
My GTS spec would be this
http://www.porsche-code.com/PL29IFL1
And my T spec would have been this
http://www.porsche-code.com/PLK4DZ42
but the cost is getting too close to GTS levels.
I think I will wait for a while and see what face lift it gets and perhaps in time, maybe by 2021 (for the Ultra Low zone extension in London) a manual black GTS will have come up for sale, but I sense it will be a needle in a haystack.
My dealership, west London, said they were selling Caymans like hot cakes. But not manual ones. Apparently 1 in 100 is a manual, which is a shame as my search for a used Cayman GTS manual in black just gets harder.
I checked out the T model but it felt really cheap, and regardless of the spec difference vs the GTS, (comparing apples with oranges) it just felt very plastic in comparison and the grey wheels, badge, mirror caps just don’t work against a black car. It could do, can do, but this shade and gloss of the grey doesn’t work with black.
My GTS spec would be this
http://www.porsche-code.com/PL29IFL1
And my T spec would have been this
http://www.porsche-code.com/PLK4DZ42
but the cost is getting too close to GTS levels.
I think I will wait for a while and see what face lift it gets and perhaps in time, maybe by 2021 (for the Ultra Low zone extension in London) a manual black GTS will have come up for sale, but I sense it will be a needle in a haystack.
About to pull the trigger on 718 Cayman (something like this ... http://www.porsche-code.com/PLRZVPE7 ... though could leave PTV/LSD, and add Aventurine and black Sport-Tex).
But now I hear there's a refresh on the cards. I guess this is not that surprising as there's been the base, S, GTS, T ... and soon GT/Touring (OPC Hatfield suggest a flat-6 was just around the corner, but could say no more); this signals a change is due.
I can't see Porsche fitting a 992 style-dash into a 982 for just a few more years, nor discontinuing the flat-4. So realistically what could the refresh comprise?
More kit as standard (with a price hike no doubt).
Do I defer my purchase and risk loss of manual (if new they'll bound to bring out PDK first) and 18" wheels?
Do I drive a hard deal on above build? (say discount all options by 50%)
I hate it when people change things!!!
But now I hear there's a refresh on the cards. I guess this is not that surprising as there's been the base, S, GTS, T ... and soon GT/Touring (OPC Hatfield suggest a flat-6 was just around the corner, but could say no more); this signals a change is due.
I can't see Porsche fitting a 992 style-dash into a 982 for just a few more years, nor discontinuing the flat-4. So realistically what could the refresh comprise?
More kit as standard (with a price hike no doubt).
Do I defer my purchase and risk loss of manual (if new they'll bound to bring out PDK first) and 18" wheels?
Do I drive a hard deal on above build? (say discount all options by 50%)
I hate it when people change things!!!
Twinfan said:
The £74k for a 718 GTS is 981 GT4 money. There are a couple of black ones at OPCs at the moment. I'd be buying one of them.
I like the GT4 but the design language now looks very dated. It would be overkill as a daily driver for me, and I'd never take advantage of its full offering. Dr S said:
130R said:
Twinfan said:
The £74k for a 718 GTS is 981 GT4 money. There are a couple of black ones at OPCs at the moment. I'd be buying one of them.
I wouldn't if it is a daily driver. Carrera T would be what I would look at as a used alternative.anonymous said:
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Agreed. This is the only manual 981 GTS for sale at the moment though. Much more choice if you look at GT4s.https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
Nice to see the flat six society spouting their usual nonsense.
Let’s ignore subjective ‘feelings’ about “power delivery” for a moment and actually get objective. Facts & figures, real, actual metrics speak very loudly about what is the better car. None of this “thoughts & feelings’ millennial hippy bullst about what car is more “fun” to drive etc, continually spouted by the likes of jonttt & co. Although we all know they don’t like that sort of objectivity...
https://fastestlaps.com/comparisons/pfmp20ve3k56
https://fastestlaps.com/comparisons/zcrs16e2ojlt
“Top trumps, top trumps” yeah right. Fk off... the 981 is dead, get used to it. Long live the 718!
Let’s ignore subjective ‘feelings’ about “power delivery” for a moment and actually get objective. Facts & figures, real, actual metrics speak very loudly about what is the better car. None of this “thoughts & feelings’ millennial hippy bullst about what car is more “fun” to drive etc, continually spouted by the likes of jonttt & co. Although we all know they don’t like that sort of objectivity...
https://fastestlaps.com/comparisons/pfmp20ve3k56
https://fastestlaps.com/comparisons/zcrs16e2ojlt
“Top trumps, top trumps” yeah right. Fk off... the 981 is dead, get used to it. Long live the 718!
Twinfan said:
Agreed. This is the only manual 981 GTS for sale at the moment though. Much more choice if you look at GT4s.
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
ROFL £60K. This or a 997 GTS. In fact this or the latest, lowest mileage, manual 997 with £15-20K in your pocket. https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
anonymous said:
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very much appreciate your reply, thank you. Its nice that car, but it is non descript, and as I said earlier, get to 79K and people will say, get the next model up. Back to the original question of the thread, what refresh updates do you think the Cayman range will see. One poster said the likelihood of the 911 new dash is unlikely, which is a shame. My dealer seemed confident the dash will change more to the 911 and include the larger display and new tunnel
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