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View Poll Results: When you order your 991.2 GT3, if there is a wing delete option, how will you go?
Wing delete (I want to fly under the radar / build a GT3 similar to 911 R)
87
38.33%
Keep the wing (Wing delete? Hell NO! It's a GT3! That's the whole point!)
140
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Poll: 991.2 GT3 - Wing delete?

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Old 01-23-2017, 09:22 PM
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Question Poll: 991.2 GT3 - Wing delete?

Since many are comparing the 991.2 GT3 to the 911 R and since there have been rumors that .2 GT3 may have a wing delete option, here's the question:

If the 991.2 GT3 is offered with a wing delete option similar to the setup on 911 R—assuming most of the aero downforce is made up with a revised underbody diffuser unique to the wing delete optioned cars—would you order it?

Let's try to limit responses to those actually planning to buy a 991.2 GT3, please, whether with an allocation, on a list, or trying/hoping to get one.

Let's also try to make this poll exclusive to those who don't already own a 911 R (not that there are that many of you lucky bastards!), since I'm pretty sure you'd have no use for a GT3 setup to look like your R.
Old 01-23-2017, 09:30 PM
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There won't be a wing delete option.
Old 01-23-2017, 09:33 PM
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Shouldn't even be an option.... why gt?
Old 01-23-2017, 09:42 PM
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I was in the dealer today getting a first look at my RS and the sales manager mentioned a wingless GT3 '' Touring Edition '' - with no prompting from me .
Old 01-23-2017, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by RealityGT
Shouldn't even be an option.... why gt?
Well, a lot of us would wish for a 911 R but couldn't get one. A GT3 with a 6-speed manual and wing delete with extra underbody aero would seem to be the next best thing.

Assuming the underbody aero like on the 911 R would make up for deleting the wing (or at least enough for those of us who don't push the limits on track), it comes down to aesthetics.

I'm torn, personally. I think the GT3 with wing looks great, but it does get a lot of attention from onlookers, which maybe one doesn't always want, and it does mess with rearward visibility, which is annoying.

If PAG offered the 911 R in volume, obviously this question wouldn't even be asked.
Old 01-23-2017, 10:03 PM
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Hell NO, it's a GT3!!! The RS wing is too big for my liking but the gt3 wing is just perrrrrfect
Old 01-23-2017, 10:13 PM
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Wing delete with manual transmission would cannibalize an extremely rare R so I can't fathom PAG offering it, since the MT rumor seems likely.
Old 01-23-2017, 11:04 PM
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If wing delete is an option, has anyone seen test mules of them? All the mules of the .2 I have seen have wings.

I'd imagine theyd want to do testing of the underbody aero without the pccbs and magnesium roof. Then again, I don't really have a clue
Old 01-23-2017, 11:16 PM
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I would love to buy one with wing delete. It's not a deal breaker though. I just hope I get a call for a allocation.
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I think the wing looks good with the rest of the car. I like that it easily differentiated from other 911s.
Old 01-23-2017, 11:44 PM
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Anxiously awaiting the new GT3 for about a year now. Although I consider myself conservative when it comes to style, I would be sad inside if I couldn't get the wing.
No fixed wing would take away from the GT3's character. (I would happily do without "4.0" engraved on the posts though.)
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I'd go for a wing delete, keep it clean and subtle. I'd like to blend in as another 911, enjoy the hell out of the car myself and not have people watch me doing so.
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I wish they'd offer GT3 with the option of a more subtle ducktail spoiler like the one available on regular 991.1. I think I'd like that even better than the way the R's completely wingless backside.

Old 01-24-2017, 02:16 AM
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Would consider a wingless + rear seats + lift as a DD.
Think it would be amazing.
Old 01-24-2017, 02:25 AM
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Originally Posted by bronson7
Hell NO, it's a GT3!!! The RS wing is too big for my liking but the gt3 wing is just perrrrrfect
What Bronson said.


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