GT3RS 4.0 Limited Edition - Official Information Thread!
#251
10-02-2010 | 06:35 PM
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From: South Florida
!!!!!!!!! I REALLY HOPE NOT!!!! i dont want a rear engines Prius!"It's the core of Porsche Intelligent Performance and the future of every Porsche on the road"
#253
10-02-2010 | 09:21 PM
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From: Sunny San Diego
Porsche used to have a history of using RUF to put changes out into the open to test the waters as it were. It might be a inhouse motor study.
#257
10-03-2010 | 10:51 AM
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Can't imagine this is a good thing. Guess we will be buying our hop-up parts from GE and Radio Shack now.
#258
10-05-2010 | 10:58 AM
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From: South Florida
Same here Stephan. Has the photography coming along?
+1
I don't know about that. I consider myself a purist, however I believe progress (if it improves things) is good. I guess we need to define "improve."
In this particular case, a KERS equipped GT3RS would be an improvement, imho. I have a few uses for that "boost" button.
In this particular case, a KERS equipped GT3RS would be an improvement, imho. I have a few uses for that "boost" button.
Last edited by MJSpeed; 10-05-2010 at 11:02 AM.
#259
10-05-2010 | 02:16 PM
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From: South Germany
I wouldn't be opposed to a 8-cylinder in the 911, but I have a compelling reason why it probably won't happen:
Why should Porsche have developed and introduced the direct-injection flat-6 only two years ago, then developed a turbocharged version for a few thousand 2010 Turbos, when they were planning to introduce an all-new engine two years later? The Boxster/Cayman will still use the flat-6 in the future, but why do the turbocharged one? I'm terribly sure they would have just upped the boost for the 2010 Turbo if they had a 8-cylinder in progress. Also, if a 8-cylinder is to come with the 991, it must have been in development by the time the direct-injection flat-6 was introduced. Considering the enormous costs in engine R&D on Porsche's level, two new engines in 5 years don't seem credible.
Besides that, what would the benefit of a 8-cylinder be in times of downsizing? The new DI 6 is quite light and very efficient. And stop claiming that one can only push a six-cylinder so far. It provides more than ample reserves of power for decades to come, with over 500 hp possible in naturally-aspirated form and a lot more with turbocharging.
EDIT: Could also be a flat-8 if it happens, so I put in 8-cylinder instead of V8.
Why should Porsche have developed and introduced the direct-injection flat-6 only two years ago, then developed a turbocharged version for a few thousand 2010 Turbos, when they were planning to introduce an all-new engine two years later? The Boxster/Cayman will still use the flat-6 in the future, but why do the turbocharged one? I'm terribly sure they would have just upped the boost for the 2010 Turbo if they had a 8-cylinder in progress. Also, if a 8-cylinder is to come with the 991, it must have been in development by the time the direct-injection flat-6 was introduced. Considering the enormous costs in engine R&D on Porsche's level, two new engines in 5 years don't seem credible.
Besides that, what would the benefit of a 8-cylinder be in times of downsizing? The new DI 6 is quite light and very efficient. And stop claiming that one can only push a six-cylinder so far. It provides more than ample reserves of power for decades to come, with over 500 hp possible in naturally-aspirated form and a lot more with turbocharging.
EDIT: Could also be a flat-8 if it happens, so I put in 8-cylinder instead of V8.
Last edited by Rage; 10-05-2010 at 03:18 PM.
