3Series

Too bad I don't have an allocation. But this is how I would spec the car.

Jet Black Metallic
Leather/Cloth Interior Package in Black with Red Stitching
Touring Package
LED Headlights incl. Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS)
Front Axle Lift System
Sport Chrono Package
Extended Range Fuel Tank
Full Bucket Seats
$161,120

Add rollbar and I'm all set.

levd

If you want to surprise people at track days you should probably get a GTS.

Palting

I get it, sorta. Where I disagree with you is that there has always been a 911 that provides race car performance without looking the part. Even the water cooled 996's offer race car performance. I regularly went toe to toe with corvettes, vipers and the like on the track with my 996, and bettered them most of the of times. My water cooled 996 certainly had better performance than any of the older air cooled generation. In the current line up, the non-GT 911S still provides race car performance, even better than the GT3's of old.

Alan Smithee

^ I said performance and pedigree. Sorry, but the M96/M97 has none.

Ducati1199

I doubt anyone who specs a touring package will take it to the track. People who track know you want the wing for performance.

I'm sure there are many good reasons for a touring package but none of them would work for me - this is a track inspired vehicle. Taking the wing off is neutering a GT vehicle imho.

Akunob

That's the point, the GT3 Touring car looks like a GTS...or any other 991 for that matter. Sure the front and rear bumper are slight give-aways but its a sleeper for sure.

I agree, however it's still a GT3 and some owners may want to see how their "Touring package" car performs on the track. A guy in a 991.1 GT3 may be surprised that he can't 'reel in' that C2S looking 991 ahead of him....upon closer inspection in the paddocks later though, the "ah ha" moment.

levd

I'm pretty sure we'll see a lot of touring GT3s on track, at least in Europe. It's still a very fast car even with no wing.

levd

It will also perform on track very close to PDK GTS level. So where's the surprise?

And there won't be any surprised .1 GT3 owners:

a) Wingless manual .2 GT3 will be slower than .1 GT3. Much slower. Both in corners and on a straight line.

b) .1 GT3 owners will recognise any .2 GT3 from 100 feet, with or without the wing.

Footsoldier

Yesterday you could buy (maybe) a GT3.2 which is a great car.
Today, you can ask Porsche to remove the wing on the same GT3 and charge you the same amount of cash, despite it costing less to build.

That's all that's happened, and Porsche are just making more profit per unit.

I look forward to the day when you can choose a GT3 Touring as a separate model, and tick a box for an optional rear wing as a cost option... people would do it!

(PS It's still the spec I would buy if getting a GT3)

Tpup

I have a .1 GT3 and an allocation for a .2. I'll buy this; I love the look of a 911 without a wing. I love 500 hp, and I love the GT3 drivetrain, more special than the standard Carrera/GTS drivetrain imo.

Bloose993TT

It's pretty easy folks. If you track, want PDK, want PTS or like the look of wing you're not going to order the Touring pkg. The 911 model range is all about variety and the Touring pkg just fills another void. I'm personally a fan. Love the sleeperish look mixed with the 500hp NA experience.

Akunob

Excellent point! Agreed

WernerE

That's clearly a photo of a John Goodman wannabe....

For those throwing shade on the Touring package -- Porsche has a model in its line-up you're sure to like better!

Trk8

What a dilemma. I just gave up my PTS allocation for a later allocation Touring Package. plus vs minus.
Pluses for the touring package - 1.no stripes on the seats,2. for manual only drivers= wifey can't drive it lol, 3.could make excuses if I lose to pdk winged gt3's at the track,lol. 4. A Little old school flavor.
Saving the wings,track suspension, and harness bars for the gt4,gt3rs, gt350R. It's hard to drive those cars to a nice dinner event.

Minuses- 1. Lost of air scoops and aeros= lost of some performance. 2. NO PTS, wanted a green 911, the frog.

At the end, this is a production street legal car, my conclusion is to make it the ultimate analog NA performance capable street car. This way I can take it out without the unwanted attention from boy racers. Tons of miles not just the once or twice a month track days.
Still have second doubts for missing the PTS allocation, which took a lot of effort to get.

Archimedes

No they didn't. Most of the people who just got an allocation haven't even locked the spec on their car.