991 GT3 Video on Track
12-07-2012, 09:44 AM
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Im waiting for someone to complain that Porsche has destroyed the GT3- too big, too uninvolving with PDK dumbing down the skilled driver, and no carpeting - at that price!
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Also sure they will not have a 991. It's so off-the-wall weird but funny to watch.
12-07-2012, 12:05 PM
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12-07-2012, 07:55 PM
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Looks like these Cup mirrors might have solved buffeting issue?
Looking forward to Saturday's announcent (if this "Saturday" thing has any validity) and some more pics and info. And to see if the Mezger engine info is accurate.
Looking forward to Saturday's announcent (if this "Saturday" thing has any validity) and some more pics and info. And to see if the Mezger engine info is accurate.
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12-07-2012, 09:40 PM
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Direct link to the article -- Chris Harris interviewed Wolfgang Hatz (Porsche R&D Chief.)
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=26798
Wolfgang Hatz said that the 991 GT3 RSR and Cup will be using the Mezger engine. My question is... will the 991 GT3 street car using a different (DFI) engine than the RSR and Cup?
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=26798
Wolfgang Hatz said that the 991 GT3 RSR and Cup will be using the Mezger engine. My question is... will the 991 GT3 street car using a different (DFI) engine than the RSR and Cup?
Chris: Lovely RSR photos just shown. Is it true that the RSR and Cup car will usethe old Mezger engine and not the new DFI motor?
Wolfgang: [Grimacing] "I know where the photos were taken and I don't know how they did it. We want to participate next year [the next day Manthey were announced as running factory 991 RSRs at Le Mans 2013] and, yes, the RSR and Cup will use the old engine. It is very reliable and strong and it does a good job and in the Cup it will be 3.8 litres. It was an easy decision."
Wolfgang: [Grimacing] "I know where the photos were taken and I don't know how they did it. We want to participate next year [the next day Manthey were announced as running factory 991 RSRs at Le Mans 2013] and, yes, the RSR and Cup will use the old engine. It is very reliable and strong and it does a good job and in the Cup it will be 3.8 litres. It was an easy decision."
12-10-2012, 11:18 AM
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Nice!!!
12-10-2012, 12:16 PM
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Direct link to the article -- Chris Harris interviewed Wolfgang Hatz (Porsche R&D Chief.)
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=26798
Wolfgang Hatz said that the 991 GT3 RSR and Cup will be using the Mezger engine. My question is... will the 991 GT3 street car using a different (DFI) engine than the RSR and Cup?
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=26798
Wolfgang Hatz said that the 991 GT3 RSR and Cup will be using the Mezger engine. My question is... will the 991 GT3 street car using a different (DFI) engine than the RSR and Cup?
As for the life of the Mezger, well, now we know it's still in the race cars, my response is "of course!" but hell, if the decision had been not so "easy" and they went with this new lump, I guess my reaction would have been "of course ..."
I'm not sure why Harris didn't follow up with more GT3 Cup questions. Maybe he did and they were all stonewalled. PDK? What from the Cup will be in the GT3 for consumers?
Just freeze frame that first Cup video and look at all the aero differences -- they "clean sheet" the aero and the carry over from the 991 Carrera is just the brand design.
Much as I've gone cold on the 991 Carrera S, the design of this new Cup deserves an ovation from the minimalists. Here's hoping it's also very, very light.
12-10-2012, 02:21 PM
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The cars will weigh whatever series officials determine will maximize close competition among participating brands and thrill race fans. The Metzger engine is tried, true and reliable in race applications and since it is pounds per horsepower rather than power that determines track performance, is perfectly adequate. The longer wheelbase and handling that provides is what may make Porsche competitive again.
12-10-2012, 02:39 PM
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The cars will weigh whatever series officials determine will maximize close competition among participating brands and thrill race fans. The Metzger engine is tried, true and reliable in race applications and since it is pounds per horsepower rather than power that determines track performance, is perfectly adequate. The longer wheelbase and handling that provides is what may make Porsche competitive again.
The competition side of engineering was heard – "To finish first," as they say.
Wouldn't it be marvelous if they shoehorned the RS 4.0 donk into the 991 RS? Wouldn't it be a step in the right direction if the Cup added a little lightness? That could rub off on the GT cars (even the all-conquering RS 4.0 is a tub o' lard.) As for this electric steering business – ptooey.
12-11-2012, 10:38 AM
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