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Old 07-26-2018, 05:12 PM
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Default PORSCHE TO BUILD ONLY 70 SPEEDSTERS !?

Based on information from the Shmee150 Team there will be only 70 Speedsters !?

https://drivetribe.com/p/porsche-to-...T8e0oJWhRcCNcQ
Old 07-26-2018, 05:21 PM
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He is wrong. Porsche will build 70 of the GT2 RS track only car.
Old 07-26-2018, 05:22 PM
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Oh Dear God,please not again with Shmee!!!!
Old 07-26-2018, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris3963
Porsche will build 70 of the GT2 RS track only car.
The what?
Old 07-26-2018, 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Alan Smithee
The what?
It looks like a gt2Rs+++, was seen at Monza testing recently. Batsh!t crazy car..
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AP just explained that they learned their lesson from the R. No way only 20 speedsters will be built.
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Originally Posted by neanicu
Oh Dear God,please not again with Shmee!!!!
+ 74 million
Old 07-27-2018, 11:59 AM
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I ageee it must be the track only car
ford only made 50 of their track only gt350 mustang
seems to be the thing to do these days
Old 07-27-2018, 12:52 PM
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definitely hope it is fake news, don't want to pay $350K for a Speedster that I can't get
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If Porsche invested all the time they did into that Speedster and then only sold 70 of them, they'd be the dumbest auto manufacturer on the planet. The won't make very many, but it'll be a lot more than 70. The worst byproduct of the Internet is that the proverbial 15 minutes of fame gets artificially extended at times.
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Originally Posted by Archimedes
If Porsche invested all the time they did into that Speedster and then only sold 70 of them, they'd be the dumbest auto manufacturer on the planet. The won't make very many, but it'll be a lot more than 70. The worst byproduct of the Internet is that the proverbial 15 minutes of fame gets artificially extended at times.
I see your point about being a dumb move if we only look at maximizing profit on that one car. But if we look at the brand strategy overall and want to continue to have that "exclusive" tag for the brand, this makes sense. We can't just measure profit (or missed profit) on one car alone. This car, if it is only going to be 70 cars, will drive huge coverage and reinforce everything that Porsche wants reinforced. I would argue that they need to have cars like this every now and then for this reason. The 911 R, CGT, RS 4.0, etc.

Porsche is playing the long game.
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wasn't going to get one anyway...
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Originally Posted by Alan Smithee
The what?
70 of these. Track only GT2 RS, I know of at least one RennLister is lucky enough to be getting one.

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I find it pretty amazing that some are inclined to believe this rumor over AP! I'm sure everyone on this board has watched Carfection's AP interview about the Speedster. Sure,AP has a good history of misinformation,but if we believe Shmee over him " what has the World come to?! " When he's asked whether they'll be making 356 of them as an homage to the 356,he said that will probably be too low and that they will build " as many as production capacity allows "...whatever that means...


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