Report: New Porsche 911 GT3 To Feature PDK Transmission Only
#55
10-22-2012 | 08:48 PM
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Wouldn't surprise me-release the GT3 PDK only, then release a year later the RS PDK and manual-not that it makes engineering sense, just marketing sense....
#57
10-22-2012 | 09:23 PM
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Wouldn't surprise me at all. And they could charge $10k for it!
#58
10-22-2012 | 11:25 PM
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Just had breakfast with the owner of the sole Porsche/Lambo/Bentley importer here in my country. He just got back from a global dealer's conference, with over 200 dealers in attendance. they were even taken to the 'Ring and there were-- get this-- 140 cars for them to do laps in. miraculously, only about 2 cars crashed (though there were lead cars, so imagine if there were no lead cars).
ANYWAY, the point is, he confirmed that GT3 will be PDK only.
when this was the formal announcement to them, he said SO MANY dealers from all over the world were asking "why", etc, etc... but regardless, he said they were told they will only get the GT3 in PDK. no manual option.
he does not know about the RS.
other info I was able to get from him: the 991 Turbo will have about 530HP, and unlike with the 997, the Turbo S version will be sold very shortly after the base Turbo. the "S" will have 560HP.
so there you go...
this person is very well connected with the top guys at Porsche and Lambo, and his news has never been wrong. so... i'm inclined to say that's that on the "will the GT3 have a manual" question.
i hope he was wrong but i highly doubt it at this point.
it is what it is.
ANYWAY, the point is, he confirmed that GT3 will be PDK only.
when this was the formal announcement to them, he said SO MANY dealers from all over the world were asking "why", etc, etc... but regardless, he said they were told they will only get the GT3 in PDK. no manual option.
he does not know about the RS.
other info I was able to get from him: the 991 Turbo will have about 530HP, and unlike with the 997, the Turbo S version will be sold very shortly after the base Turbo. the "S" will have 560HP.
so there you go...
this person is very well connected with the top guys at Porsche and Lambo, and his news has never been wrong. so... i'm inclined to say that's that on the "will the GT3 have a manual" question.
i hope he was wrong but i highly doubt it at this point.
it is what it is.
