GT3 for everyone......
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Porsche911R said:
allatsea said:
Wrong information or just wrong?
both :-)the GT3 touring is a no cost option pack available from Dec build cars if you already have a GT3 allocation.
So that = rare as **** as 1/2 the cars are built, the other 3/4 won't spec it, so there might be, on a good day 40 UK GT3 Tourings sold in total lol
expect those to be £180k 2nd hand I guess.
BubblesNW said:
Porsche GT cars are limited by the production capacity in Zuffenhausen. They have a limited time to produce the latest and greatest until the next one comes along, be that a GT3, GT3RS, GT4, GT2RS or whatever. The only simple way to increase supply of these halo cars would be to expand the capacity at Zuffenhausen or switch production to another site.
The question is - why would Porsche want to do that? The GT car division creates an exclusivity for the Porsche brand which trickles down to the mainstream Macans and Cayennes which generate huge amounts of cash for the company. If the GT products were produced in unlimited numbers no doubt Porsche could they sell two or three times as many but would they be desirable? Would Porsche still have people banging on their doors begging to be allowed to give them relatively huge amounts of cash with never a request for a discount.
Does the list price only sales of GT cars trickle down to mainstream models? You can get a huge discount on a Merc which competes with a Panamera, Cayenne or Macan but only a small discount on the Porsche. I would say that Porsche have got it right in their business model which upsets a few but maintains value for many while ensuring maximum profits for themselves.
The new policy to spread allocations more widely also increases the fan base for the halo cars and gives more people the feeling they have a chance of getting one rather than the old system which was so widely criticised and open to abuse which has been well documented elsewhere.
Luca di Montezemolo deliberately reduced the production numbers at Ferrari to 7000 per year to preserve exclusivity and sell more licensed products such as caps and Tshirts. Only now that he has gone will Ferrari be increasing production to 9000 per year by 2019.
It's a first world problem which Porsche appear to be handling rather well. All in my honest opinion obviously! Others may well disagree.
Totally correct in my opinion. Probably would account for Porsche being the most profitable car company.The question is - why would Porsche want to do that? The GT car division creates an exclusivity for the Porsche brand which trickles down to the mainstream Macans and Cayennes which generate huge amounts of cash for the company. If the GT products were produced in unlimited numbers no doubt Porsche could they sell two or three times as many but would they be desirable? Would Porsche still have people banging on their doors begging to be allowed to give them relatively huge amounts of cash with never a request for a discount.
Does the list price only sales of GT cars trickle down to mainstream models? You can get a huge discount on a Merc which competes with a Panamera, Cayenne or Macan but only a small discount on the Porsche. I would say that Porsche have got it right in their business model which upsets a few but maintains value for many while ensuring maximum profits for themselves.
The new policy to spread allocations more widely also increases the fan base for the halo cars and gives more people the feeling they have a chance of getting one rather than the old system which was so widely criticised and open to abuse which has been well documented elsewhere.
Luca di Montezemolo deliberately reduced the production numbers at Ferrari to 7000 per year to preserve exclusivity and sell more licensed products such as caps and Tshirts. Only now that he has gone will Ferrari be increasing production to 9000 per year by 2019.
It's a first world problem which Porsche appear to be handling rather well. All in my honest opinion obviously! Others may well disagree.
robgt3 said:
Porsche911R said:
allatsea said:
Wrong information or just wrong?
both :-)the GT3 touring is a no cost option pack available from Dec build cars if you already have a GT3 allocation.
So that = rare as **** as 1/2 the cars are built, the other 3/4 won't spec it, so there might be, on a good day 40 UK GT3 Tourings sold in total lol
expect those to be £180k 2nd hand I guess.
robgt3 said:
Porsche911R said:
allatsea said:
Wrong information or just wrong?
both :-)the GT3 touring is a no cost option pack available from Dec build cars if you already have a GT3 allocation.
So that = rare as **** as 1/2 the cars are built, the other 3/4 won't spec it, so there might be, on a good day 40 UK GT3 Tourings sold in total lol
expect those to be £180k 2nd hand I guess.
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