RE: Porsche 992 GT3 - first look!
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the 992 arse is so big even a wing looks tiny
Porsche need to slim down their 911 back to something less obscene that can be threaded down a B road.
It seems Porsche have forgotten about the proper driver in search of bigger stats rather than fun.
You know that is not right just by looking at it. It looks like a Chiron butt banged it
Porsche need to slim down their 911 back to something less obscene that can be threaded down a B road.
It seems Porsche have forgotten about the proper driver in search of bigger stats rather than fun.
You know that is not right just by looking at it. It looks like a Chiron butt banged it
Edited by Gandahar on Friday 12th October 10:44
thegreenhell said:
Esceptico said:
When is a GT3 not a GT3 - when it has a turbo engine.
Problem for Porsche is that every new car has to be more powerful and faster than the previous version. Ability to extract more from the NA engine probably limited so turbo seems obvious solution. However, the last GT3 was many times too powerful to be able to use anything but a fraction of the power on the road and even on track if you want pure speed there are faster alternatives. Still I am sure they will sell everyone they make - which is not surprising as the demand outstrips supply (strangely I think a lot of the demand is driven by the expectation of making money on resale...which sort of becomes a self-fullfilling prophecy).
Problem for Porsche is that every new car has to be more powerful and faster than the previous version. Ability to extract more from the NA engine probably limited so turbo seems obvious solution. However, the last GT3 was many times too powerful to be able to use anything but a fraction of the power on the road and even on track if you want pure speed there are faster alternatives. Still I am sure they will sell everyone they make - which is not surprising as the demand outstrips supply (strangely I think a lot of the demand is driven by the expectation of making money on resale...which sort of becomes a self-fullfilling prophecy).
A turbocharged GT3 is a GT2, so if you turbocharge the GT3 what do you do with the GT2 model? And what do you then do to fill the inevitable huge gap between the Carrera and GT3 Turbo?
Also, isn't the GT3 road car supposed to reflect the GT3/GTE racing car, which is currently still NA?
They wouldn't release a car like that don't worry. Mind you look what McLaren did with the Senna. f
k. No doubt it'll be cracking and popping away down Knightsbridge at 4mph being followed by an army of bloggers and car spotters.
I'm getting old.... each release after the 997 does less and less for me. Same with every manufacturer really.
k. No doubt it'll be cracking and popping away down Knightsbridge at 4mph being followed by an army of bloggers and car spotters.I'm getting old.... each release after the 997 does less and less for me. Same with every manufacturer really.
Mackofthejungle said:
I thought it looked all but identical - ie, too big and largely unattractive.
Apart from the standard carrera I don't think Porsche make a single thing of interest right now. The GT3 takes up the same amount of space as an XC60 for goodness sake. The plot has been entirely lost.
Apart from the standard carrera I don't think Porsche make a single thing of interest right now. The GT3 takes up the same amount of space as an XC60 for goodness sake. The plot has been entirely lost.
The standard Carrera is the same width mirror to mirror as the GT3.
Great, another GT3 Porsche won't sell me. I had a 997 GT3 and absolutely loved it but wasn't able to get into a 991 unless I was willing to pay overs. I wonder if I'll ever be able to walk into a Porsche dealership and order another GT3. I'm not interested in buying a load of other cars first to get favouritism so I suspect the answer is no.
av185 said:
Esceptico said:
However, the last GT3 was many times too powerful to be able to use anything but a fraction of the power on the road.
Why was it?Nothing beats the voice of armchair experience.
kwit response as I have owned a 996 GT3 and driven the 997.1, 991.1 and 991.2 GT3s. Unless you mean nothing beats the voice of the driving seat experience?
GT3's tug at the heartstrings like no other car for me. Lucky enough to have owned one and driven a few other different versions over the years.
This doesn't do anything for me I have to say. I know it's a mule but the fact that GT3's of old were lowered, narrow bodied Carrera's with a well thought out wing design and a small front splitter really appealed. If you knew, you knew.
This thing looks far too shouty to me and it's just getting bigger and bigger. Faster sure, but I've never felt short changed when driving GT3's thinking I wish it was faster.
Please Porsche do the right thing and bring out a true stripped out lightweight manual for the drivers. Make it about £30-£35K + options. Hell I don't even mind winding my own windows up. You can do this.
This doesn't do anything for me I have to say. I know it's a mule but the fact that GT3's of old were lowered, narrow bodied Carrera's with a well thought out wing design and a small front splitter really appealed. If you knew, you knew.
This thing looks far too shouty to me and it's just getting bigger and bigger. Faster sure, but I've never felt short changed when driving GT3's thinking I wish it was faster.
Please Porsche do the right thing and bring out a true stripped out lightweight manual for the drivers. Make it about £30-£35K + options. Hell I don't even mind winding my own windows up. You can do this.
anniesdad said:
GT3's tug at the heartstrings like no other car for me. Lucky enough to have owned one and driven a few other different versions over the years.
This doesn't do anything for me I have to say. I know it's a mule but the fact that GT3's of old were lowered, narrow bodied Carrera's with a well thought out wing design and a small front splitter really appealed. If you knew, you knew.
This thing looks far too shouty to me and it's just getting bigger and bigger. Faster sure, but I've never felt short changed when driving GT3's thinking I wish it was faster.
Please Porsche do the right thing and bring out a true stripped out lightweight manual for the drivers. Make it about £30-£35K + options. Hell I don't even mind winding my own windows up. You can do this.
Ha. More like £130k plus £30-35k of options. This doesn't do anything for me I have to say. I know it's a mule but the fact that GT3's of old were lowered, narrow bodied Carrera's with a well thought out wing design and a small front splitter really appealed. If you knew, you knew.
This thing looks far too shouty to me and it's just getting bigger and bigger. Faster sure, but I've never felt short changed when driving GT3's thinking I wish it was faster.
Please Porsche do the right thing and bring out a true stripped out lightweight manual for the drivers. Make it about £30-£35K + options. Hell I don't even mind winding my own windows up. You can do this.
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