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First few GT2 RS has arrived at our dealer

It looks good but honestly I hate to pay 250k(loaded) GT2RS, I feel there is potential to modify a non RS GT2 performance and handling.

It's actually great value for money IMO.

Remember over here it's just shy of 500k USD.

Hell Yes!

So are you going to make a move on one before you go on vacation Mike? :smilie:

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Originally Posted by MeanMachine (Post 707348)

It looks good but honestly I hate to pay 250k(loaded) GT2RS, I feel there is potential to modify a non RS GT2 performance and handling.

From a purely performance perspective, I totally agree with you. A 997 GT2 with some nice upgrades from RS Tuning would be the way I'd go.

However, a few things are going to make this car truly remarkable.

First, the only cars that are not available with PDK are the GT models. I have no doubt that the 991 GT models will all have PDK either as an option, or quite possibly, as standard with no manual transmission available.

Second, the only cars that still come with the true dry-sump Porsche engine that is based on the 911 GT1, are the current GT cars. The GT1 was the last car that Porsche won overall at Le Mans with in 1998, and the engine case design is still based on the 964 Turbo 3.6 from 1993, which was an evolution of the original TurboCarrera engine from 1976. The GT2RS is the final hurrah for this amazing piece of Porsche legacy, as Porsche is likely to drop it in favor of the new 9A1 engine. You can read all about it here:

http://www.porsche.com/filestore.asp...letype=default

Third, and possibly the most important is that Porsche is keeping the production numbers low on the GT2RS, which means that many of them will go straight into collections and rarely get driven. For the ones that do get driven, the combination of wild power going through a 6-speed gearbox and rear wheel drive means there will be a good chunk that will end up being written-off in accidents.

Mark my words Moe, 10 to 20 years from now, the clean, driver-quality GT2RSs are going to be commanding crazy money, and the collector-quality ones are going to be in the stratosphere. Way more than the $250K they are going to sell for new. I would buy one in a heartbeat if I had the means.

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Originally Posted by ZAMIRZ (Post 707368)

I have no doubt that the 991 GT models will all have PDK either as an option, or quite possibly, as standard with no manual transmission available.

I genuinely hope you are wrong, but I don't think you are. It would truly mark the end of an era - that means I will never for as long as I live buy a Porsche newer than a 997.

I miss Wiedeking's anti-flappy paddle policy.

come ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon! make an effort and shoot some more and decent ones!

Mike,
can u take some pics of the door panel when u get the chance?

thanks!

Awaiting delivery pics of the white GT2RS :)