A drive in the GT3 Touring and Carrera T
03-15-2018, 12:00 PM
#301
Rennlist Member
Thread Starter
You were right. Got an allocation earlier in the week for Sept. Apparently the last or one of the last for Canada.
I'm on the fence ... wing ... Touring ... I like the leather interior in the Touring better and the car will be a street car. Just wished the color palette was better/wider.
Now to drive myself nuts until I have to lock.
I'm on the fence ... wing ... Touring ... I like the leather interior in the Touring better and the car will be a street car. Just wished the color palette was better/wider.
Now to drive myself nuts until I have to lock.
I agree that the color palette right now is underwhelming. The basics are handled, but the "other" colors are meh—either metallic versions of the basic colors plus 2-3 "safe" different choices and some real outliers that aren't quite brilliant. For me, it would be an agonizing decision between a GT Silver GT3 with satin aluminum wheels and PCCB (man, does that combo work...somehow cutting through the "too many silver Porsches" problem) or a Jet Black Metallic GT3 Touring with satin aluminum wheels and PCCB. Would agonize a bit there on window trim (mostly this). After seeing a bunch of cars in Europe, these were the two that stood out as particularly stunning.
03-18-2018, 10:35 AM
#302
03-18-2018, 10:45 AM
#303
The color palette is especially dismal now that three colors have been removed. Probably no consolation to GT3 buyers, but the color palette for the Carrera T is even more abysmal (only nine options... with two whites, two blacks and lava included - pretty rough).
03-18-2018, 11:42 AM
#305
Race Director
03-18-2018, 11:45 AM
#306
Great news! Congratulations!
I agree that the color palette right now is underwhelming. The basics are handled, but the "other" colors are meh—either metallic versions of the basic colors plus 2-3 "safe" different choices and some real outliers that aren't quite brilliant. For me, it would be an agonizing decision between a GT Silver GT3 with satin aluminum wheels and PCCB (man, does that combo work...somehow cutting through the "too many silver Porsches" problem) or a Jet Black Metallic GT3 Touring with satin aluminum wheels and PCCB. Would agonize a bit there on window trim (mostly this). After seeing a bunch of cars in Europe, these were the two that stood out as particularly stunning.
I agree that the color palette right now is underwhelming. The basics are handled, but the "other" colors are meh—either metallic versions of the basic colors plus 2-3 "safe" different choices and some real outliers that aren't quite brilliant. For me, it would be an agonizing decision between a GT Silver GT3 with satin aluminum wheels and PCCB (man, does that combo work...somehow cutting through the "too many silver Porsches" problem) or a Jet Black Metallic GT3 Touring with satin aluminum wheels and PCCB. Would agonize a bit there on window trim (mostly this). After seeing a bunch of cars in Europe, these were the two that stood out as particularly stunning.
I am taking delivery of my A1 Black this Thursday. Silver metallic side stripes (very close to the standard silver wheels), and yellow porsche lettering (very close to the pccb calipers) are a last minute decision, and being applied in the next day or two. I shall post pictures. Worst case scenario, they peel right off.
Cheers,
Claudio
07-05-2018, 10:53 AM
#307
Great news! Congratulations!
I agree that the color palette right now is underwhelming. The basics are handled, but the "other" colors are meh—either metallic versions of the basic colors plus 2-3 "safe" different choices and some real outliers that aren't quite brilliant. For me, it would be an agonizing decision between a GT Silver GT3 with satin aluminum wheels and PCCB (man, does that combo work...somehow cutting through the "too many silver Porsches" problem) or a Jet Black Metallic GT3 Touring with satin aluminum wheels and PCCB. Would agonize a bit there on window trim (mostly this). After seeing a bunch of cars in Europe, these were the two that stood out as particularly stunning.
I agree that the color palette right now is underwhelming. The basics are handled, but the "other" colors are meh—either metallic versions of the basic colors plus 2-3 "safe" different choices and some real outliers that aren't quite brilliant. For me, it would be an agonizing decision between a GT Silver GT3 with satin aluminum wheels and PCCB (man, does that combo work...somehow cutting through the "too many silver Porsches" problem) or a Jet Black Metallic GT3 Touring with satin aluminum wheels and PCCB. Would agonize a bit there on window trim (mostly this). After seeing a bunch of cars in Europe, these were the two that stood out as particularly stunning.
Here is mine:
07-05-2018, 01:55 PM
#309
07-05-2018, 02:43 PM
#311
For me, it would be an agonizing decision between a GT Silver GT3 with satin aluminum wheels and PCCB (man, does that combo work...somehow cutting through the "too many silver Porsches" problem) or a Jet Black Metallic GT3 Touring with satin aluminum wheels and PCCB. Would agonize a bit there on window trim (mostly this). After seeing a bunch of cars in Europe, these were the two that stood out as particularly stunning.
07-05-2018, 07:12 PM
#312
Rennlist Member
Thread Starter
Or, at least, there's a good bet we'd enjoy an afternoon together.
Crazy to hear, but cool that it worked out for you! At every press trip, there is a color or two that sort of "win" for that car of the colors present. For me anyway, and so far the results have been entirely unpredictable and ofter violate what I think I would like on the car, or my usual faves. 918 was Dark Blue Metallic. 991.1 GT3 RS was Ultraviolet. GT4 was Guards Red. 991.2 GTS was White. And GT3 Touring was Black—leaving me with the view that I would only consider Black or Jet Black Metallic from the standard selections or maybe Brewster (which may as well be black in low light) if PTS could be had. There is just something about the car that really works in black.
Crazy to hear, but cool that it worked out for you! At every press trip, there is a color or two that sort of "win" for that car of the colors present. For me anyway, and so far the results have been entirely unpredictable and ofter violate what I think I would like on the car, or my usual faves. 918 was Dark Blue Metallic. 991.1 GT3 RS was Ultraviolet. GT4 was Guards Red. 991.2 GTS was White. And GT3 Touring was Black—leaving me with the view that I would only consider Black or Jet Black Metallic from the standard selections or maybe Brewster (which may as well be black in low light) if PTS could be had. There is just something about the car that really works in black.
07-06-2018, 07:54 AM
#313
Instructor
07-06-2018, 11:35 AM
#314
Very, very nice. Aluminum trim, silver wheels, PCCBs always look great, especially on black. With modern film and ceramic coatings, dark colors are getting easier to own.
07-21-2020, 09:00 PM
#315
Rennlist Member
9sec 1/4 mile in a Carrera T with only about 10k in upgrades.
Last edited by Norge911; 07-22-2020 at 12:10 AM.