911dev

Lame.... really lame.... the fact you waste your comments in a thread about a car you have no interest in is, well... just plain rude

frayed

yeah, that's good to know. I was going to ask about that from those with alcantara steering wheels. . . . I never had a 'feel' issue with just plain 'ol leather.

peterbigblock

I sort of agree with you, kyrocks. I'm sure as people actually get their new GT3s and track them, there will be more discussions of lap times and track mods. Right now there's not much to talk about except whether to get one's flappy paddles color-matched to the exterior or covered in French-stitched alcantara.

Soon enough there will be the 994 GT3 that analyzes the apex and brakes/turns/unwinds/accelerates like Patrick Long while you sit in the 20-way adjustable passenger seat texting your buddies with the seat-ventilators on. "Hey, it did the Nurburgring five seconds faster than the 991!"

The Luddite in me is just happy that the 997.2 RS will soon be worth so little that I can afford one.

4forme

Move the sport buckets from the '10 to '14 before you trade/sell? You get the sport bucket seats you want and new owner gets brand new seats.



I hope the positioning of the 991 GT3 into more mass market appeal means they move the RS further into a pure track category.

Nick

If your interest is to smell exhaust fumes while you ********** with the gear shift and clutch you don't need to spend money on a 997.2RS. There are plenty of dinosaurs that can be had for a lot less money.

peterbigblock

I have to agree with this 100%. If that were one's primary interest, why waste money on the hard-to-clean alcantara of a 997.2 RS? You sound as though you speak from some experience.

Nick

I may reconsider the alcantara steering based on your and other comments.

BTW, since you are into nostalgia I have a IBM select typewriter in my attic you may be interested in.

kyrocks

You guys are hilarious. The new GT3 will be fast no doubt. It will be a luxurious product. I am all for new and better...hell I just got a 991S cab. Now back to topic....I agree that the alcantara steering wheel holds up well both at the track and at cars and coffee.

Nick

Just to confirm. Alcantara holds up well or it doesn't hold up well? I have never owned a car with Alcantara steering wheels but I do like the feel. But if it is difficult to clean and is not durable then leather makes more sense.

kyrocks

In my experience, the alcantara holds up great.

kyrocks

I think the Porsche GT cars should all be alcantara.

Mike in CA

Is there anyone else out there who can help break the tie?

zedcat

I'm going with alcantara. If it gets grubby in a couple years I'll send it to Dallas custom steering wheels and have Don re cover it.

Carrera GT

I've not done 1/10th the miles as Mootster, but in the couple of GT3's where I've had Alcantara, it held up fine on the steering wheel, seat cushions, arm rest, etc. I think somewhere around the 50K mile mark, it might start to wear in a bit ... you'd have to ask old iron pants about that ...

Carrera GT

I'm not expecting any shortage of supply with the 991 GT3 -- it's built on the same production line, not as a separate process in a separate location, so it can be pumped out like a Carrera with no limit other than arbitrarily imposed by marketing types trying to perhaps control supply and demand. Porsche has never done this in the past, so I doubt VW will impose any new rules.