997 GT3 details

[AC79xxx]

Shamelessly 'borrowed' from another site

[lightweight]

looks fantastic

[silver993tt]

Definetly don't like the centrally mounted exhaust pipes. I hated them on my Boxster S aswell.

[domster]

silver993tt said:

Definetly don't like the centrally mounted exhaust pipes. I hated them on my Boxster S aswell.

ditto

surefire way to remove any kind of top trumps supercar charisma from a car

[clubsport]

so you guys wouldn't touch a Murcialago then?

[domster]

Good point.

That's the exception tho' - probably because the pipes are the size of eurotunnels.

And I bet it would look better with four exhausts

[johnny senna]

You just know ths car will rock, even more than the current one I'd bet. Put me down for a yellow clubsport.

[lightweight]

silver993tt said:

Definetly don't like the centrally mounted exhaust pipes. I hated them on my Boxster S aswell.

I disagree (Humbly)this makes it look like a Le Mans spec GT3R I think they look cool on a 911

>> Edited by lightweight on Wednesday 25th August 16:16

[iguana]

johnny senna said:

Put me down for a yellow clubsport.

Best get down the hospital quick smart Mr CS, he is a doctor after all, you might have jaundice or somat

[clubsport]

Just reading on another forum from a german source that this car is a Gembella tuned 997S rather than the future Gt3 as implied.

[lightweight]

Clubsport you may just have lost OPCs a lot of £3K deposits this weekend.
Now what was Gambalas number??

[clubsport]

lightweight said:

Clubsport you may just have lost OPCs a lot of £3K deposits this weekend. Now what was Gambalas number??

LW...hopefully this will give me the chance to get nearer the front of the queue

[lightweight]

Like the plan do you think we can talk down the price as well

[RoShambo]

Is it just me or does anyone else hate the front end styling of the 997 ?
Probably get a slating for my opinion but everytime I look at it - trying to give it a fresh chance - I HATE it !! Looks bloody aweful.
The front of the 996 has drawn critisism but I think it looks leagues better that the front of the 997 !!

[AC79xxx]

RoShambo said:

it looks leagues better that the front of the 997 !!

Have you seen one in the metal?

The first pictures I saw made it look like an Beetle but I came across one 2 weeks ago in London and it looked far better than a 996

[dds1]

AC79xxx said:

but I came across one 2 weeks ago in London and it looked far better than a 996

bet the owner wasn't too pleased

[turbobloke]

dds1 said:

AC79xxx said: but I came across one 2 weeks ago in London and it looked far better than a 996 bet the owner wasn't too pleased

No worries if Zymolled, carnauba is resistant to most natural secretions

[top fuel]

dds1 said:

AC79xxx said: but I came across one 2 weeks ago in London and it looked far better than a 996 bet the owner wasn't too pleased

Filthy!

I like the central exhaust pipes, plus all the GT3 cup race cars have central exit pipes, so it must be benificial to the engine in some way?


>> Edited by top fuel on Thursday 26th August 13:33

[AC79xxx]

dds1 said:

AC79xxx said: but I came across one 2 weeks ago in London and it looked far better than a 996 bet the owner wasn't too pleased

It was ok, I had a tissue with me

[porschegeoff]

Those performance stats look distinctly underwhelming. My humble MK 1 GT3 is capable of a 0 - 60 time of 4.5 secs and this drops to the low fours for both MK 2 and RS versions. According to Porsche, all 3 GT3 varients have top speeds in the 185-190 range yet according to the article, 'with suitable gearing a top speed of 180MPH is possible!

Does this mean the new model with have barndoor aerodynamics and weigh 1600KG?

I think its a shame that Porsche are gonna ditch the GT1 based 3.6 engine in favour of a tuned version of the 997 'S' model. This is one of the alltime great engines IMO both in terms of performance and noise.