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Old 04-19-2013, 07:20 PM
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If nothing else we get to see what Rhodium Silver looks like on a GT3. Thanks!
Old 04-19-2013, 07:29 PM
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They definitely have presence. Damn.

Was the car behind the white one agate gray? I like it.

For those claiming the gt3 has gotten all soft, the wheel lift traversing that slight incline indicates otherwise. Just like with my prior 996 and 997 GT3s.
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I'm almost certain the last car was Agate. I noticed the wheel lift too....
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Definitely agate! Was the blue looking one in the first parade the Rhodium Silver? I love that color whatever it was!
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Originally Posted by ny991
Definitely agate! Was the blue looking one in the first parade the Rhodium Silver? I love that color whatever it was!
First car was Sapphire Blue, then Rhodium Silver.....
Old 04-19-2013, 10:55 PM
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The black one looks perfect...

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Great Dan. Thanks so much...
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Originally Posted by Joe S.
The black one looks perfect...
Until you turn the key, then 1 billion dust particles hit it in a split second and it looks like you've never washed it since you conquered the Paris Dakar in that very car, and you've not since even tried to take off the "trophy" dust.
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Originally Posted by Mike in CA
First car was Sapphire Blue, then Rhodium Silver.....
Spoken like a true Porschephile counting down the days in ten minute increments, waiting for each Porsche factory status code, the ship name, the port assignment ...
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Originally Posted by Carrera GT
Until you turn the key, then 1 billion dust particles hit it in a split second and it looks like you've never washed it since you conquered the Paris Dakar in that very car, and you've not since even tried to take off the "trophy" dust.
Very true, but I can't seem to learn that lesson.
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So we've Sapphire Blue, Rhodium Silver (assumed...could be GT...), White, Agate Grey...all on Böblingen (BB) plates..and with displayed badges...mixture of rear plate cut outs as well (2 rectangle, 2 square)

The last in black looks like an earlier test mule, badge missing, centerlock caps off, different wheels, black brakes - and on Ludwigsburg (LB) plate....thought for a moment it might be an RS mule...but no.

Last edited by Bill_C4S; 04-20-2013 at 07:38 AM. Reason: Not quite sure that Silver is Rhodium..
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Originally Posted by Carrera GT
Until you turn the key, then 1 billion dust particles hit it in a split second and it looks like you've never washed it since you conquered the Paris Dakar in that very car, and you've not since even tried to take off the "trophy" dust.
This.

Originally Posted by Carrera GT
Spoken like a true Porschephile counting down the days in ten minute increments, waiting for each Porsche factory status code, the ship name, the port assignment ...
Still counting down weeks, but days, hours and minutes will come soon enough.
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"Caught" "Testing"

"Caught" by the (Porsche Marketing) cameraman while in a crouch, raising up, framing up and around the bush, and constantly pulling focus/zooming the whole time, followed by another perfectly timed "catch", same camera technique of the same cars pulling into the coffee shop.

That is some tough "testing" on those gritty ragged streets with their vicious steep curbs.

Perfect C&C thread.

Nobody thinks through the whole façade deeply enough to be offended?
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Originally Posted by savyboy
"Caught" "Testing"

"Caught" by the (Porsche Marketing) cameraman while in a crouch, raising up, framing up and around the bush, and constantly pulling focus/zooming the whole time, followed by another perfectly timed "catch", same camera technique of the same cars pulling into the coffee shop.

That is some tough "testing" on those gritty ragged streets with their vicious steep curbs.

Perfect C&C thread.

Nobody thinks through the whole façade deeply enough to be offended?
Exactly...

A five car procession is hardly testing nor a coincidence... Its marketing to showboat the car... We know it looks great Porsche, we just want to know how often we have to time out hubs before losing wheels or how much of a 24hr enduro your new drivetrain can complete


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