Originally Posted by alaint101

For all of you disappointed by color options and possibly looking for PTS, I have asked my dealer to inquire about availability and timing. I should have an answer by Friday when I go in to sign the contract.

In the meantime, something to think about is to get the car in a standard color and have it wrapped. Cheaper. More versatile. And something many would do anyway in clear just to protect the investment.

Originally Posted by alaint101

Fair points. Never wrapped myself but the question becomes how long to wait for PTS. That's the first answer I hope to get on Friday. This is my back-up plan.

Plan C = Speciale.

Originally Posted by Seth Thomas

Maybe a better question to ask on this is why is it such a big deal the GT3 RS has an 8800 RPM redline instead of 9000 RPM?

I ask because I don't get why a lot of people are saying they are turned off by this. In my opinion this is not a big deal. On the racetrack the difference of a 9k and 8.8K redline will make no difference in lap times. It is more of a bragging rights at the bar type of deal. "Well my GT3 revs to 9K and your Ferrari only revs to 8500 RPM so I am king of the bar." The reason for a lower limit is simple, decrease of bearing wear on a motor with a longer stroke. This motor will take the 9K RPM rev limit. It won't take it for extended periods due to the extra wear this puts on the rod bearings. This part of physics is not limited to a Porsche. It applies to every engine on the planet. Even at this lower RPM the piston speed is raised on the new GT3 RS. Raised piston speed means more stress on the motor and the sum of its parts. Seems to me like Porsche is doing both great marketing and great engineering. To get a motor with higher piston speeds to spin and hold together at 8800 RPMs sounds good to me especially on the street. They have marketed the 9000 RPM limit on the standard GT3 so well that it is the new Porsche KoolAid we all are drinking.

Originally Posted by irule

Paint to Sample.

With this, you can choose any color to your Porsche.

Originally Posted by Abby997

"Weight is calculated in accordance with the relevant EC Directives and is valid for vehicles with standard specification only. Optional equipment increases this figure. The figure given includes 68*kg for the driver and 7*kg for luggage. "
This is from the Porsche official catalog

Originally Posted by alaint101

Fair points. Never wrapped myself but the question becomes how long to wait for PTS. That's the first answer I hope to get on Friday. This is my back-up plan.

Plan C = Speciale.

Originally Posted by 911dev

This is very true, considering peak power is attained @ 8250 for each engine. The extra 200 rpm ceiling means little especially with PDK and the ability to shift ultra quick and mid-corner.

As previously posted, the engine speed is the same with the lowered rev ceiling anyway; due to stroke in the 4.0, making the point moot.

Originally Posted by jumpstone

I have ordered mine today and we talked about weight loss etc! The dealer is 1000% sure that the official weight numbers is excluding! Options - meaning: pccb is optional, the battery is etc! So alone with these two options u lose about 30kg on top

Originally Posted by consolidated

This happens whenever the RS comes out. Non RS GT3 owners find little crumbs to defend their more "sensible" cars, it's all part of the the 10 step process. Step 10 being, give up and buy an RS.