Posted Sep 16th 2009 12:28PM
Sadly, my car has not of the attributes he speaks of.
September 17 2009 at 11:49 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyCar is beautiful - Camerawork is horrid.
As with any Porsche, you can order them as "match to sample" in any color you want ... asuming there are any left to order.
.....of course there is "EXTRA charge"........
Interestly, it seems that most GT3 RS's are actually being used as intended ( meaning as serious Track Day toys ..... and not tucked away as collector cars.) All it takes is a short ride or drive in one to understand why. The color and graphics are WAAAAY down the list of reasons why they bought the car. The owners I know are just happy they found one to buy.... no matter what the color was.
Eh, needs more stickers.
September 16 2009 at 3:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply"Honey... I think I need to trade in the Porsche ... for a new one."
slap!
If I had to get a 911, this would be it. The one I saw a few weeks ago was in a bright green with black graphics and it was really racy looking. I've heard good things about 911 on the track, too (a friend has had a few... sigh).
Don't love the grey and red, though...
I wonder if you can spec it without the stupid paintjob, just white or orange would do just fine for me
September 16 2009 at 1:41 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThank you, AB for giving me an erection while at work.
This is officially in my top 5 most coveted cars
TonyInMI,
Very ignorant response.
You have NO idea what these cars are like.
I was lucky enough to work for a Porsche dealer for several years and had the oportunity to drive almost every car on their line other than the Carrera GT. I've driven the 997 GT2, GT3s, & GT3RS' and can tell you that there is almost nothing like it. It is one of the most well balanced cars i've ever had the pleasure of driving. Our first GT3 actually was taken by a gentleman who traded in an F430.
The GT3/RS' drive like they're on rails...seriously. The engine response from the all-motor 6 is telepathic. The car feels like it's connected to your body somehow.
As for the Cayman. It is a great car, feels very agile and quick like a Boxster. BUT, it's not a GT3. Sure the mid-engine layout gives the car it's driving characteristics, but you have to remember the 911 has been perfected through several generations since the past couple of decades. It is one of the most driver-oriented vehicles being sold, which is why they have such a customer-loyal following. A following most others will not understand because they haven't had the experience.
I think he meant those remarks in a positive way.
September 16 2009 at 1:11 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAgreed with Andre...
But somewhat, I do agree with a bit of the sentiment of pro-Cayman TonyInMI.
Porsche obviously has the hardware, and the know-how. I agree with all of Andre's qualitative commentary, although my experience isn't nearly as broad as his.
But if you take all of those positives, the telepathic NA engine response, the chassis tuning, the feedback, and all of that...
... and put it in a shorter, lighter, more inherently balanced mid-engined layout car, with the rigidity of a solid roof, hence being a Cayman...
Would that not be just one more mark in the positive attribute column?
How I wish Porsche would build that car. Not to denegrate the 911 line's history, nor it's current quality... I personally quite like BOTH lines of boxer-powered Porsches.
But for a 911, with +2 seating, and the longer body, more weight, and more comfort... I would probably go with an AWD Carrera 4S, or maybe a Turbo, and take more of a grand touring tack.
That being kind of ironic considering that the harder core sports car variants of the 911 lineup are GT3 and GT2, where the Turbo, Turbo S, Carrera 2 and 4, and their S designates, are more grand-touring capable, more comfortable real-world cars, even with all of their performance cred.
Honestly, if I were going for a track-ready street sports car, the Cayman makes more sense, from a chassis-up standpoint, other than the fact that Porsche refuses to let Cayman eclipse Carrera's performance levels.
Honestly, take the Cayman, and apply all the same things from a GT3 street, or a GT3 RS, or heck, even just the 380+ Carrera S grade 3.8 engine (or tuned up to 911 Sport Classic's 403hp)...
and tell me that the Cayman's lighter weight, more compact and inherently balanced layout would do worse than the 997 chassis, all else being equal.
The Cayman in such guise would probably embarrass a lot of other vehicles, both with bigger engines, bigger price-tags, or both, and would probably show up big sister 997 a bit, and Porsche just doesn't want to do that. I understand desire to preserve tradition, but Porsche used to be willing to push any advantage, on the street or the race track.
But as an enthusiast, and putting myself theoretically into the shoes of someone who would use a GT3 for it's intended street/track purposes, as a hard-edge sports car, not a road-biased Grand Touring performance car... The theoretical cayman 2-seater mid-engined car seems like a technically better-yet candidate, if it were to be competition prepped, like GT3 is, with it's higher engine output.
according to the video the car was going about 180 KPH...not MPH...big difference...180 KPH is only about 111 MPH...and while that's still a very fun speed to be driving around in car hours before it's suppose to go to an autoshow...it's very different than if it was actually going 180 MPH
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