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Finally... An Official 991.1 GT3RS Production Count
Been saying this all along, that the 991.1 would be produced in huge numbers. We guessed somewhere north of 3,000 cars, based on allocations we could track.
A few of us kept saying how the RS is more common than the Turbo in certain parts of the world. Folks were skeptical. We said ADMs do not equate to rarity. Folks kept saying nay.
Now you have Oliver Berg manager of GT program quoting a c. 5,000 number in the press.
That's more than all 997.1, 997.2 and 997 4.0 RS'es combined, in the space of just the first-gen 991 product.
I have absolutely no doubt that the GT2RS and .2 3RS will see numbers in the same ballpark (maybe slightly fewer 2RS'es than 3RS'es...)
Good news for those of us who bought these cars to be driven. Bad news for those crazies who think GT cars are investments or speculative instruments.
Now please, for the love of pete, stop asking about the "value" of GTx cars with PTS / deviated stitching. Bring back the good old RL where we talk about how these cars drive and how they perform on track!!
Amen. BTW my car was awesome on our 2,800 Spring Break road trip a few weeks ago. the Cup 2's were a little sketchy in some 40 degree rainy weather we got but OMG to drive these cars is, well just awesome and I could care less how much less I will get for my GT3 when I sell it with high mileage. I would agree the C&C and garage queen, speculators and flippers are just missing out on pure enjoyment that only those of us who drive them can explain. And some pics because everyone likes those.
5000 is actually lower than what many here believe. But I doubt this will have any deterrent effect on ADMs or value threads. RL is RL (or something like that).
Not sure about the accuracy of the number but assuming it is correct put it context. 5000 cars worldwide is a low number. If the US gets less than 1/2 of the cars, that's somewhere between 2200-2500 cars. By any measure that's no a lot of cars.
The number of cars produced - either in the hundreds, thousands, or whatever - only has significance when compared to the overall demand.
And, yes, while 5000 is a large number in isolation (and more than previous generations of RS cars combined) we should not forget that the demand and market for the 991 generation GT/RS cars has grown significantly because of the PDK transmission.
So when looked at in context, the production numbers are not as large as they would appear at first blush.
The number of cars produced - either in the hundreds, thousands, or whatever - only has significance when compared to the overall demand.
And, yes, while 5000 is a large number in isolation (and more than previous generations of RS cars combined) we should not forget that the demand and market for the 991 generation GT/RS cars has grown significantly because of the PDK transmission.
So when looked at in context, the production numbers are not as large as they would appear at first blush.
Agree. If there are 5,000 cars produced but 10,000 want it, then ADMs and games will continue.
The investment on a "used rare car", however, is a different market. If you bought the car as an investment, it's only good for the first 5 years or so that you can sell it for more than you paid for it.Maybe. After that, the production numbers will show that it is a "common used" car.
05-03-2018 | 11:38 AM
Finally... An Official 991.1 GT3RS Production Count
