GT3RS 4.0 Limited Edition - Official Information Thread!
#171
09-24-2010, 12:50 AM
depends on what it really is i guess. in terms of value, straight 4.0L, NA, 500hp, yes. Hybrid of any sort, i doubt it.
the current RS is not doing well on the market. i could've picked one up much cheaper than the one i ordered. i'm sticking to it because i spec it. if this so-called LE version comes out i'm 95% won't take delivery on mine. however, i have 0 interested on the hybrid technology though.
the current RS is not doing well on the market. i could've picked one up much cheaper than the one i ordered. i'm sticking to it because i spec it. if this so-called LE version comes out i'm 95% won't take delivery on mine. however, i have 0 interested on the hybrid technology though.
Yup, I agree and 98% sure I won't take my incoming RS if the LE 4.0 is true.
#172
09-24-2010, 02:44 AM
#173
09-24-2010, 10:17 AM
I won't be taking my October build .2 RS either if this thing is real. My car isn't expected to arrive until November.....and I asked this dealer 5 days ago if this LE was happening and they were insistent that it wasn't. I'm hoping we know either way in the next 4 weeks. Porsche is going to lose many existing orders due to this. But then the dealer network will be the ones stuck.
07 RS
98 C2S
97 C4S
77 911S
2011 RS incoming (but will deny if RS LE is true)
07 RS
98 C2S
97 C4S
77 911S
2011 RS incoming (but will deny if RS LE is true)
#176
09-24-2010, 01:23 PM
My personal opinion on this whole issue...
The GT 3RS, GT 2RS, and the 500hp GT3 RS (mk3) are very different machines for very different people...
The mk3 buyers are going to be one of two, the guy that will treat it as a garage queen and the guy who will track the hell out of it. It will not be as comfortable as the 3RS around town and will not be in the same budget to keep running. Talking about budgets, it will not even be in the same price category. Its going to be just just south of the 200k that is about 70k over the 3RS (53%) not like the price different of a nicely spec'd GT3 and the 3RS which is about 10k (7%) here in the GCC anyways. Thats looking at $$$, if I look at where the 3RS is today and the numbers produced, it is way more available than the older RSs. I am not saying its not a special car I am only saying its an attainable special car... the mk3 is going to be limited, very limited, weather 500 or less remains to be seen... The drivability is still a big question, if you have been in a GT3 Cup or a RSR you know what I am talking about. To get the extra 50hp to perform on the road, the corners and see the result in lap time the car will be much more demanding that a 3RS. Its not for every driver its not for every budget and even if you had both you may not be one of the lucky few.
When I look at the mk3 and the 2RS I also see a large difference... yes they maybe in the same price range but the gear ratios and power delivery are poles apart, making them for very different drivers. One is a high compression high rev'n beast and the other is a low compression bi-turbo'd monster!! Both rightly deserve the title "widow maker" but only one will be the fastest most powerful porsche build to date, and may stay that way for some time...
Just my
The GT 3RS, GT 2RS, and the 500hp GT3 RS (mk3) are very different machines for very different people...
The mk3 buyers are going to be one of two, the guy that will treat it as a garage queen and the guy who will track the hell out of it. It will not be as comfortable as the 3RS around town and will not be in the same budget to keep running. Talking about budgets, it will not even be in the same price category. Its going to be just just south of the 200k that is about 70k over the 3RS (53%) not like the price different of a nicely spec'd GT3 and the 3RS which is about 10k (7%) here in the GCC anyways. Thats looking at $$$, if I look at where the 3RS is today and the numbers produced, it is way more available than the older RSs. I am not saying its not a special car I am only saying its an attainable special car... the mk3 is going to be limited, very limited, weather 500 or less remains to be seen... The drivability is still a big question, if you have been in a GT3 Cup or a RSR you know what I am talking about. To get the extra 50hp to perform on the road, the corners and see the result in lap time the car will be much more demanding that a 3RS. Its not for every driver its not for every budget and even if you had both you may not be one of the lucky few.
When I look at the mk3 and the 2RS I also see a large difference... yes they maybe in the same price range but the gear ratios and power delivery are poles apart, making them for very different drivers. One is a high compression high rev'n beast and the other is a low compression bi-turbo'd monster!! Both rightly deserve the title "widow maker" but only one will be the fastest most powerful porsche build to date, and may stay that way for some time...
Just my
#178
09-24-2010, 02:18 PM
The car is happening and a big congratz to any person getting one
#179
09-24-2010, 02:24 PM
Good post. Agree with all of it.
My personal opinion on this whole issue...
The GT 3RS, GT 2RS, and the 500hp GT3 RS (mk3) are very different machines for very different people...
The mk3 buyers are going to be one of two, the guy that will treat it as a garage queen and the guy who will track the hell out of it. It will not be as comfortable as the 3RS around town and will not be in the same budget to keep running. Talking about budgets, it will not even be in the same price category. Its going to be just just south of the 200k that is about 70k over the 3RS (53%) not like the price different of a nicely spec'd GT3 and the 3RS which is about 10k (7%) here in the GCC anyways. Thats looking at $$$, if I look at where the 3RS is today and the numbers produced, it is way more available than the older RSs. I am not saying its not a special car I am only saying its an attainable special car... the mk3 is going to be limited, very limited, weather 500 or less remains to be seen... The drivability is still a big question, if you have been in a GT3 Cup or a RSR you know what I am talking about. To get the extra 50hp to perform on the road, the corners and see the result in lap time the car will be much more demanding that a 3RS. Its not for every driver its not for every budget and even if you had both you may not be one of the lucky few.
When I look at the mk3 and the 2RS I also see a large difference... yes they maybe in the same price range but the gear ratios and power delivery are poles apart, making them for very different drivers. One is a high compression high rev'n beast and the other is a low compression bi-turbo'd monster!! Both rightly deserve the title "widow maker" but only one will be the fastest most powerful porsche build to date, and may stay that way for some time...
Just my
The GT 3RS, GT 2RS, and the 500hp GT3 RS (mk3) are very different machines for very different people...
The mk3 buyers are going to be one of two, the guy that will treat it as a garage queen and the guy who will track the hell out of it. It will not be as comfortable as the 3RS around town and will not be in the same budget to keep running. Talking about budgets, it will not even be in the same price category. Its going to be just just south of the 200k that is about 70k over the 3RS (53%) not like the price different of a nicely spec'd GT3 and the 3RS which is about 10k (7%) here in the GCC anyways. Thats looking at $$$, if I look at where the 3RS is today and the numbers produced, it is way more available than the older RSs. I am not saying its not a special car I am only saying its an attainable special car... the mk3 is going to be limited, very limited, weather 500 or less remains to be seen... The drivability is still a big question, if you have been in a GT3 Cup or a RSR you know what I am talking about. To get the extra 50hp to perform on the road, the corners and see the result in lap time the car will be much more demanding that a 3RS. Its not for every driver its not for every budget and even if you had both you may not be one of the lucky few.
When I look at the mk3 and the 2RS I also see a large difference... yes they maybe in the same price range but the gear ratios and power delivery are poles apart, making them for very different drivers. One is a high compression high rev'n beast and the other is a low compression bi-turbo'd monster!! Both rightly deserve the title "widow maker" but only one will be the fastest most powerful porsche build to date, and may stay that way for some time...
Just my
