I do drive on track and try to have as much fun on the street as i can "safely"

A picture is worth a thousand words...if the 918 can do this im sold

 

If you are not happy with porsche GTs..
Maybe BMWs interpretation of a GT is more to your liking..

Let me introduce the 3 series GT:

 

Is that you? pretty awesome pic

 

Thanks, yup thats me at the yas marina circuit. They held a track day right before the f1 race and told us to go lay some rubber on the track

 

Hi turboad,

fully agree on your words about "driver involvement". Dont let yourself be scared here by - what seems - to be the majority.

I dont own a C-GT (yet)..thought about liquidating some of my cars for it..but Im too emtionally connected to it.

PS: I think the 918 wont be able to do what youre looking for..
all the best,

 

Sick! And the proper color.

I am not arguing with you. Just making the point of progress, the 918 just like the 959 will pass down and become the future evolution of the regular 911 (991 series).
From what I have been reading it is no slouch, lets see when they hit the roads.

 

the car is not done yet obviously. i think it's a good decision for Porsche to include previous GT owners' feedback along the way in the development process. can't say much due to the signed NDA. the exhaust note is not final. performance figure is not final. so it's still very early to tell how the real deal would feel like. the car we rode in had limited rev & power, but it's pretty impressive as is. Porsche is trying hard to sell the E-mobility idea, which is still the main thing that bugs me the most. but it is what it is. look from the technology side this thing is a marvel. however, how long would this ''state of art'' technology last is the main concern, not to mention the warranty of it.

the car felt great. felt so much more civilized & forgiving than the CGT. that, is a problem for the purist looking for the ultimate driving thrill. not to say the car is not fun. i had a blast. but even the test driver was selling the idea of how big of a computer it is & it is the future of super car. less involving? i don't know. but for sure it's not just a pure car anymore. it's a giant computer wonder.

 

As all supercars will become in the future, I believe less and less involving and more technical. I mean even the pagani huyara went to a paddle box, still to keep it's race car feel they gave it a harsher race type box. I am looking forward to reviews and seeing the 918 in person. There is one allocation next to me in RI and there will be an unveiling party in the future.

 

Strange there isn't more debate in this thread regarding Porsche (very) possibly using the 9A1 engine in the next GT3 as opposed to the Mezger.

Whether it comes only with a Manual or PDK means less to me than the GT cars having an engine designed and built to survive WWIII.

 

Mezger engine only mates to the 6MT. There is the possibility of the "GT3" having the 9A1 DFI block mated to PDK (and also all the chassis toys like the Datsun GT-R has) and then the "GT3" RS getting the Mezger and 6MT, but with no turbo or base GT3 to amortize the cost of the Mezger engine and the old, 993 GT2-based gearbox, the RS would be very, very expensive.

Also, check your rep comment.