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Isn't it about time for a 991 forum?

 

Carrera S $5000 more then current!

 

it appears so. I bet 1st post will be- "Porsche to charge $500 for 'model deletion'"

 

"$250 for tire air - 4 - installed."

 

+ 991

 

imho they killed base carrera with such prices, not sure who will ever consider weak 3.4L engine if $14K will get you into 400+ horses zone. i read that 9a1 engine relatively easily gets tuned into 450 horses area.
previous gap was only 20 something horses with ECU tune getting 3.6L to 3.8L power level. now it is totally different game, and even less price gap than before.

 

3.4L base? huh?

3.8L S - check

 

whats funny is after optioning out 2 cayenne's, the 911 options seem dirt cheap!

4k nav for cayenne
2k sunroof
2k pasm
4k pasm with air
2k backup sensors
2k bose.

the 911 is more expensive but the option prices at least make more sense.

 

I'm not entirely sure I grasp your meaning, Paul, because I'm not into modding as some are. Nevertheless, I do understand the word 'gap' so I have to protest that the gap between the 997 base and S models is not merely twenty horsepower. The 997 C2 is 345 hp and the C2S is 385 hp.

Why would someone buy the base model of either generation 911 who really wanted the higher horsepower? Wouldn't you be voiding the warranty to no real purpose when you could just buy the model with more horsepower off the shelf? Mind you, I'm not criticizing, just trying to understand the idea.

I've always assumed people who bought the base model simply didn't feel the need for those extra forty ponies.

Gary

 

997-1 base made 325HP, S made 345HP. I purchased a base because I did not have the extra $10K+.:

 

If you not into being the first to have new these prices make the 997 GTS very attractive.

 

Is Porsche making a couple previous options standard equipment on the new model? They usually try to offset the increases by adding some marginal extras into the base price... maybe a heated turn signal lever or heated lug nuts....

 

Your numbers are off. The S made 355 in the 997.1 version. 385 in the .2

BTW, the Rennlist wizards are working to add a 991 forum very soon!

Rennteam already has theirs.

 

Mea Copa Edgy1

 

Its quite possible that a base 991 will outperform a current s.