Consolidated 991RS thread
02-15-2014, 01:48 PM
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And yet BMW has no trouble making both manual and automatic with their eDiff.
"431 hp are at your command. And when the M TwinPower Turbo 6-cylinder petrol engine accelerates to the limit in a heartbeat, the performance capabilities of the BMW M4 Coupé are immediately noticeable.
The boost stays finely adjustable even in the highest rev ranges. Adapted motorsport technologies like the Active M differential bring the power of the M drive train to the street and ensure maximum safety and controllability in any situation."
I call bullocks on the whole argument that Porsche can't make a manual work on the GT3 with the electronics in place.
"431 hp are at your command. And when the M TwinPower Turbo 6-cylinder petrol engine accelerates to the limit in a heartbeat, the performance capabilities of the BMW M4 Coupé are immediately noticeable.
The boost stays finely adjustable even in the highest rev ranges. Adapted motorsport technologies like the Active M differential bring the power of the M drive train to the street and ensure maximum safety and controllability in any situation."
I call bullocks on the whole argument that Porsche can't make a manual work on the GT3 with the electronics in place.
AP offered loss of ediff control as an excuse for PDK. It was sort of a lame excuse (but valid for the current car) b/c surely PAG can engineer a proper pump system for the ediff.
02-15-2014, 02:03 PM
#182
Granted, it's a dealer allocation and not a mfr allocation.
al·lo·cate (ăl′ə-kāt′)
tr.v. al·lo·cat·ed, al·lo·cat·ing, al·lo·cates
1. To set apart for a special purpose; designate: allocate a room to be used for storage.
2. To distribute according to a plan; allot: allocate rations for a week-long camping trip.
02-15-2014, 02:06 PM
#183
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I'm not saying it would have been impossible for Porsche to design an e-diff that worked inside a MT housing for a limited production car, but it would have been a more complex engineering problem than the one BMW faced and more expensive as well.
Sure Ferrari did it on the F430. F430's sold for $200K, the GT3 for $130K. The engine/gearbox locations are different and packaging may have been an issue. Again, apples to oranges.
02-15-2014, 07:02 PM
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02-15-2014, 08:41 PM
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I have an allocation.
Granted, it's a dealer allocation and not a mfr allocation.
al·lo·cate (ăl′ə-kāt′)
tr.v. al·lo·cat·ed, al·lo·cat·ing, al·lo·cates
1. To set apart for a special purpose; designate: allocate a room to be used for storage.
2. To distribute according to a plan; allot: allocate rations for a week-long camping trip.
Granted, it's a dealer allocation and not a mfr allocation.
al·lo·cate (ăl′ə-kāt′)
tr.v. al·lo·cat·ed, al·lo·cat·ing, al·lo·cates
1. To set apart for a special purpose; designate: allocate a room to be used for storage.
2. To distribute according to a plan; allot: allocate rations for a week-long camping trip.
02-17-2014, 01:25 PM
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I wonder if they will delay the introduction an entire year to introduce it in Geneva 2015 with a manual and the 2015 facelift?
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02-17-2014, 06:59 PM
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I'd like to hear more about these mythical "lost sales" when we all know the state of allocations in US and UK. 
02-17-2014, 07:24 PM
#195
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Grant...Chris....you're both making the assumption that the homologation thing is an excuse for RWS not being suitable for the RS. The other possibility to consider is that the rumor about the RS not having RWS is bull in the first place. My guess is it will have it.
MT instead of PDK-S, no RWS....it's going to be difficult to justify a $50K price delta for a car that likely won't be any quicker than a GT3 absent those features. Just sayin"....
MT instead of PDK-S, no RWS....it's going to be difficult to justify a $50K price delta for a car that likely won't be any quicker than a GT3 absent those features. Just sayin"....