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Jan 6, 2017 | 09:42 AM
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Jan 6, 2017 | 09:45 AM
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If these are 4.0L like the article states then would one assume the street version would be 4.0L as well?
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These are GT3 Cup cars aka: not street legal race cars.

They were introduced when? A few months ago?
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Do the cup cars still use the Mezger based engine?
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I don't even want to know what the cost to ship those things by air is. I wonder who picks up that tab.
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You can have any car air freighted instead of the the long boat ride. Around $12K

No long wait!
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Do the cup cars still use the Mezger based engine?
I thought they did - but I could be wrong.
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You can have any car air freighted instead of the the long boat ride. Around $12K

No long wait!
And the catapult option is only $4000.
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