GT3 Touring

[Ravi355]

Just read an article saying that the GT3 touring is not going to be issued in limited numbers. Is this really true? If so its bloody great news for those that haven't been able to walk into a showroom an order a gt car since the 996 gt3.

[Ravi355]

Thats the article I read and it states:

"the 911 GT3 Touring Package will be produced as a regular model on an open-ended basis without a cap in volume"

[Ravi355]

I agree. I hope it's a separate model. It would make sense for them to do it that way and go back to selling as many as they could make.

[JulierPass]

v8ksn said:

hunter 66 said:

4 bolts on RS wing and it is off for extreme touring ..

GT2RS Touring ......... like the "old style " whale tail ....

Edited by hunter 66 on Friday 27th April 14:06

I'm not sure that 'works'. I think the rear wing balances out the aggressive, low frontal area

Car would be a bit of a pig to drive as well. The loss of down force on the rear would put it out of balance with the down force at the front.

[JulierPass]

The UK R prices don't make sense to me. I have recently been car shopping, and on the rounds, I came across a well-specced delivery milage German delivered R in GT silver that I could of had for 235,000 euros. I bought a 997 RS 4.0 instead as it looked a much better buy when compared to the R. The UK car prices need to be £300K max in my opinion. I feel for those that paid 400K plus for one, Porsche royally shafted them by launching the touring

[JulierPass]

isaldiri said:

JulierPass said:

The UK R prices don't make sense to me. I have recently been car shopping, and on the rounds, I came across a well-specced delivery milage German delivered R in GT silver that I could of had for 235,000 euros. I bought a 997 RS 4.0 instead as it looked a much better buy when compared to the R. The UK car prices need to be £300K max in my opinion. I feel for those that paid 400K plus for one, Porsche royally shafted them by launching the touring

You got a 4.0 for less than €235k which was the price you could have bought a R? Really?

Well I don't think Porsche screwed the loons who bought cars at £400k. They took a chance and paid the flipper prices - it didn't work out as it wasn't the last <insert the blank>. Tough.

I didn't say I got a 4.0 for 235k I said I bought a 4.0 instead, which I paid more for. The 4.0 has settled in price, the R hasn't. We have yet to see what effect the touring really has on it. If you bought an R at list you are fine. If you bought in at overs you are in trouble in my opinion.

[JulierPass]

isaldiri said:

JulierPass said:

I didn't say I got a 4.0 for 235k I said I bought a 4.0 instead, which I paid more for..

Darn, I was just going to jump.on mobile.de to find a spare for mine so I can properly mod one up without any cares!!!

Isaldiri, If you can you must! I fully intend to use mine. It's off to Parr for some choice driver focused upgrades then off to the 'Ring to be enjoyed exactly as intended

[JulierPass]

I've been offline for a day or so and just come back to this read. Most hilarious thing I've read for ages!!!

I'm sorry but the 991.2 GT3 is a marketers dream come true! I'll caveat what I'm about to say with the fact that I own one so am not talking things up or down, just being factual.

If you drive a 996 GT3 or GT3 RS and then go drive a 996 cup car, there is very little difference, hence why the 996 will always be a true icon, bugger the build numbers or the value, go drive it and you'll see what I mean. The same can't be said for the 991. It is a very good GT car with a cup car engine, but I'm afraid is quite far removed from the cup car sibling it is supposed to be based on.

It would appear that about the time VW took over, Porsche realised that they could sell cars to people who cared more about values, bar room bks and how many options the car has rather than how much fun it would be to get on track and play with it.