race7117

mooty

^ lol,

my wife just saw it and said "now i understand why u are so fascinated this stupid forum... everyone is nuts there....."

markow

in the typically well-informed german PFF forum it is claimed that the RS intro will not happen this year in paris but the earliest in detroit next year (january). in paris porsche will show the pre-facelift GTS and some SUV.
peter

1198r

^ oh FFS! Was offered four different GT3's today att he dealer (went to see the Cayman and Boxster GTS......SWEEEEET!) and said to the dealer, thanks but no thanks, I am gonna wait for the RS! Tick tock

Larry Cable

FYI the latest rumor is that the GTS will be launched in L.A november.

jeez, were these cars on the lot, or production slots?

1198r

Hi Larry - hope ur keeping well.

Yep - all here ready to be driven! Three white and one red.

Larry Cable

wow, how come, I would have thought that the Dubai market would have easily consumed every car available ... were there a lot of customers that walked away over the engine issue?

I'd be surprised if there was a N.A dealer with that many on the lot!

1198r

Yep - a few walked away. I'm real tempted too.

xybyx

Info regarding GT3 RS from German pff forum:

- 500ps
- no rear wheel steering (keine Hinterachslenkung)
- hood, roof and fender made of CF material (seems conflicting with Mg roof rumor)
- 918 seats
- 20 & 21' wheels
- less than 1400kg (I assume it is curb weight)
- 175000 Euro +
- 4.0L NA, PDK only
- 2015 Q1 launch
- has LOTS of downforce
- Nur lap time < 7:20

race7117

I find this hard to believe given that it's in the GT3 and the Turbo (same body) especially how it makes turn in so much sharper.

xybyx

If you think about it, it actually makes sense.

Because of GT racing regulations, RSR/RS is not allowed to have RWS. Without RWS, it'll be a huge disadvantage for the RS in terms of performance (lap times) compare to regular GT3. And one way to make up for that is huge down force.

Larry Cable

+1, might indicate homologation of the RS moving fwd, might also be related to tyres used and cornering forces generated and the ability of the RWS system to cope.

raysmd

guys, is the pricing really going to start at 180K USD? I was always under the assumption that it would be about $150K USD.

Larry Cable

only time will tell...

GreenLantern

No. No one knows. Everything is simply rumor at this point.

I'm hoping it'll be on par with prior GT3 RS's, adjusting for the 991 price increase (which happened across the board).