991.2 GT3 will come with "Touring Package" option
#62
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^ dutch clearly have good logic
#63
Come on Porsche! Have a heart. This dude wants to ride in the back of a GT car....and his sister wants to ride in the front
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Because why not? They do not add any noticeable weight or take up space. They do not make GT3 less of a performance/driver's car. Going to a cabin on a weekend on a nice mountain road is much nicer in a GT3 than in a Cayenne, but it becomes not an option if you have kids.
That's noticeable in my book. Especially when people complain that the FAL adds too much weight (and it's only about 15 pounds).
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#67
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Just curious how you got to the 100-150lb figure? The rear seatbacks and seat bottoms weigh a combined 20-30 lbs at most, then add in the 10ish lbs of seatbelts and extra anchoring and we're still only up to 30-40 lbs. which on a 500 hp car, I don't see it being too significant even to the most astute drivers. Maybe I'm missing some other ancillaries that would add further weight, but I don't think so. The reason that I think Porsche will not offer them is because of the added amount of GT3's that Porsche would be required to crash test in order to get them permitted to be sold in the US. Essentially the same reason that the 959 was not available in the US when new.
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Its a moot point isn't it considering that most people, at least in Europe, get the scaffolding in the back which weighs more than the rear seat assembly.
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Because why not? They do not add any noticeable weight or take up space. They do not make GT3 less of a performance/driver's car. Going to a cabin on a weekend on a nice mountain road is much nicer in a GT3 than in a Cayenne, but it becomes not an option if you have kids.
Why take such a hard car and make it soft..?
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I don't think the weight will be that big an issue. Anyway, if you're ticking the box on the Touring Package, weight savings isn't necessarily on your mind or your priority; enjoying the added company is (while in the presence of a 500hp NA MT )
#71
Performance delta is going to be much larger going from Steels to PCCB than going from no back seat to adding a back seat.
#72
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991.1 GT3 and RS were both soft. 991.2 GT3 is coming standard with sat radio, nav, backup camera etc and you can add Bose. Porsche is 99% of the way there.
Performance delta is going to be much larger going from Steels to PCCB than going from no back seat to adding a back seat.
Performance delta is going to be much larger going from Steels to PCCB than going from no back seat to adding a back seat.
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^LoL!
#75
It should be an option, I don't know what the price should be. In Porsche dollars I'd guess $2k. To the "soft" comments, I don't think it would change a thing, just more people able to justify a GT3. GT3RS is the new pure track car, and even it's "soft" in certain ways but also completely awesome when compared to past cars.