Exactly. I think it is funny that a Touring even exists, but people want it.

I'd rather have a cab/vert GT3 than a Touring.

 

Definitely.

 

I'm with you. A GT3 Targa 6 speed or PDK would get me to sell my GT3 in a minute. Love the Targa, but love the GT3 engine more.

 

"dilute the brand" by offering more models with the GT3 engine? That's how it should be in the first place. Last time I checked the brand of Porsche was the 911 and GT3 is just a line or trim of it. If it was my call and fleet emissions laws weren't an issue GT3 wouldn't exist anyway and the same engine would instead sit in the 911 Carrera and Carrera RS.

 

So go ahead and put the motor in anything you want, I think that would be great. (They won't because of emission and cost.) Just don't call it a GT3.

Like TRAKCAR said RS is the new GT3. Now I want an RS RS, or RRS, or RS^2.

Fk it, just order the club Cup car.

 

I'll bet anybody a buck we will see:

Porsche Speedster
and
Porsche Roadster

If you are aghast at the prospect, you don't much about Porsche history.

I expect we will see a lot of press photos alongside this car as part of the continuing 70th anniversary celebration:

https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/hist...386-15494.html

 

 

These cars are no different than a Mr Potato head right now. The parts are in the bin so why not.

I disagree with the GT3 naming. Same for the GT3T. Just silly.

They should have built a new lineup entirely called "Carrera X" or something and dropped the wingless NA coupe and cabrio under that heading.

 

I agree. Bring it. I'll take an RS for the track and this for the road!

 

Its the naming that bothers me more than anything.....

As others have said, they are doing the same thing BMW did with M and Mercedes has done with AMG.

Porsche is taking the popularity of one car and using it to market an entire brand.

Just like BMW "lost their way" for a while and is just coming back to basics with things like the M2, I feel like Porsche is entering a similar phase where high prices are paid for badges with no basis of history. The 718/Cayman/Boxster transformation was the start of this. I feel like it is entirely possible that the 911 is going to get worse and may or may not ever get better again.

They are likely trying to have "normal" 911's then a fleet of GT models across all lines. Porsche trademarked "GT 5" a couple years ago. How much longer until the Cayenne GT 5 pops up?

 

A grand tourer (Italian: gran turismo) (GT) is a performance and luxury automobile capable of high speed and long-distance driving. From wikipedia.

I think some of us have a skewed idea that these are race cars because the Porsche marketing department invented the GT3 moniker and we've all fallen in love with marketing. In the end it's all about levels of performance. You can argue that the current crop of gt cars are softer and heavier than those of yore, but in the end they are faster and perform at a much higher level than their forebears in every objective sense.

I'm glad porsche is continuing to evolve new models and better performance. I just want the opportunity to actually buy one if I want a particular model. Is that too much to ask?

 

So much hate - it's funny. People act like Porsche is taking away their lunch money.


Does this new model negatively affect the current car(s) in your garage?

Does it negatively affect the amazing other cars Porsche produces and we all love?

I personally won't buy it, for my climate - but if I ever move, ..would be amazing

 

 

I just don't understand why they don't make more of the existing GT3s - touring or regular. They are catering to a segmented market when they are far from filling demand for what is already a proven commodity.

 

^ They can sell a convertible for more money.