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Old 08-20-2010, 09:50 AM
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The wheels are just on the concept. How often do the wheels of a concept actually make it on to the production version? Never. The Carrera GT wheels were similar, but looked much better than the concept CGT's.

Porsche just did that as a statement of their design.
 
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awesome .. cant wait to see it put in production
 
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Funny... Everyone seems to love the sidepipes, myself included, but I wonder why they won't do it. The SLR McLaren had them. New Euro regs perhaps? Maybe its packaging.
 
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as long as they keep the LIME calipers on that car they can mod anything on it and itll still be amazing
 
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^^ @ZeusI don't know where the source got this information, but Michael Mauer said the reason for the side exhausts is to make the car even lighter. I don't think it'll change.

^^@McRae I hate those calipers! Chances are they will be yellow like the normal PCCB's, I think Porsche did this as a statement of efficiency.
 
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Originally Posted by porschecarreragtmay6

^^@McRae I hate those calipers! Chances are they will be yellow like the normal PCCB's, I think Porsche did this as a statement of efficiency.
and MAYBE they did it for coolness factor...and MAYBE theyll offer it...because i can guarantee you im not the only person that thinks they are seriously fresh and edgy
 
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Originally Posted by McRae
and MAYBE they did it for coolness factor...and MAYBE theyll offer it...because i can guarantee you im not the only person that thinks they are seriously fresh and edgy
Just my guess. The Carrera GT had yellow, because that is THE signature color for the PCCB's, however, Porsche did take requests for different colored calipers. I've seen red and black calipers on a CGT.
 
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Originally Posted by McRae
and MAYBE they did it for coolness factor...and MAYBE theyll offer it...because i can guarantee you im not the only person that thinks they are seriously fresh and edgy
You're not. And I also happen to think those wheels are bad ass. Only black ones I've ever liked.
 
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