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01-08-2018 | 11:13 PM
#63
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01-08-2018 | 11:51 PM
#65
Three Wheelin'
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So what?
Are you leaping from the term "one model year" to infer only one production year (or less) for those cars?
The 918 was, I believe, labeled one model year (2015) but was produced over 21 months.
Think it can happen again?
Maybe a Porsche head fake goin on. To keep the prices up. They need it, I think.
Are you leaping from the term "one model year" to infer only one production year (or less) for those cars?
The 918 was, I believe, labeled one model year (2015) but was produced over 21 months.
Think it can happen again?
Maybe a Porsche head fake goin on. To keep the prices up. They need it, I think.
01-09-2018 | 12:36 AM
#66
Race Car
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From: The way to hell is paved by good intentions “Wenn ich Purist höre...entsichere ich meinen Browning” "Myths are fuel for marketing (and nowadays for flippers too,,,)" time to time is not sufficient to be a saint, you must be also an Hero
didn t we see already this movie for .1RS ?
01-09-2018 | 12:44 AM
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Porsche likes profits so I'll stick to my guns...things have a way of repeating themselves. So you are telling me they'll produce the .2GT3RS for 6-9 months? Yeah, ok...
01-09-2018 | 01:38 AM
#69
Pro
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From: Plano, TX / Pagosa Springs, CO
Bingo. Relationships for sure. I have had my first 991.2 since late November and I am ordering my second one up from my dealer. My first one is a loaded out PDK; second one is going to be a stripper manual so I can enjoy the car both ways.
The 991.2 is a great car.
The 991.2 is a great car.
01-09-2018 | 02:27 AM
#70
Burning Brakes
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The other reason Porsche may have decided to go with one model year across years is to avoid the expense of the regulatory process required when changing the mechanics of the car. Just a guess.
01-09-2018 | 03:17 AM
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I don't mean to sound argumentative here ; but, as far as I can tell, the "Model Year" is, simply, a period adopted by manufacturers a long time ago and retained by them as, more or less, a convention. IMO, they are under no obligation to follow a model year convention and there is nothing to prevent a manufacturer from dropping that convention if it suits their needs. I mentioned the 918 as one example where the "model year" convention seems to have been ignored.
If the dealer the OP talked to had said Porsche would stop making the cars on 12/31/'18, then that would have carried some weight; but, the dealer didn't. Instead, the dealer just made a comment about "model years." The OP seems to have extrapolated that comment into a production period. Which, as I've said, I think is a mistake.
I hope you get the good news.
The other reason Porsche may have decided to go with one model year across years is to avoid the expense of the regulatory process required when changing the mechanics of the car. Just a guess.
If the dealer the OP talked to had said Porsche would stop making the cars on 12/31/'18, then that would have carried some weight; but, the dealer didn't. Instead, the dealer just made a comment about "model years." The OP seems to have extrapolated that comment into a production period. Which, as I've said, I think is a mistake.
I hope you get the good news.
The other reason Porsche may have decided to go with one model year across years is to avoid the expense of the regulatory process required when changing the mechanics of the car. Just a guess.
01-09-2018 | 08:53 AM
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Drifting
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The 991.2 came out as a 2016 model when they made everything forced injection right?
They then made and sold the 991.1 GT3RS as a 2016 model. No issues with platform overlap there.
They continued making the 997 Turbo in 2013 alongside the new 991's so there's even a precedent there.
