Why would you order a 992 without the eventual hybrid gear?
02-10-2019, 09:39 AM
#16
Porsche 911 is daily driver for many people and if they want to still sell cars in the future they have to lower emissions. And stop saying that where Porsches direction is going, its where the worlds is going. If people still want petrol engins and NA Porsche will offer the GT cars or you can buy a Huracan or a 488 that is not a daily driver and all of their customers have a second car.
This.
Sales of new ICE vehicles will be essentially outlawed within the next couple of decades in Europe and parts of Asia. The reality is that ICE are a dead end technology.
It's only a matter of time, probably within our lifetime, that cars become an appliance. Automated, electric transports. A refrigerator on wheels. When is the last time you bought a new fridge because you were just so passionate about fridges? It's going to be a hard world for sports cars to thrive.
I don't think Porsche has a choice. They stuck with air-cooled as long as they possibly could - they will not make the same "mistake" twice.
Personally, I'm going to hold on to my dinosaurs.
02-10-2019, 09:46 AM
#17
Porsche 911 is daily driver for many people and if they want to still sell cars in the future they have to lower emissions. And stop saying that where Porsches direction is going, its where the worlds is going. If people still want petrol engins and NA Porsche will offer the GT cars or you can buy a Huracan or a 488 that is not a daily driver and all of their customers have a second car.
02-10-2019, 10:18 AM
#18
Race Director
Originally Posted by Gravs
Why do people think heavier and faster is better?
Originally Posted by rick brooklyn
Thank you. And on that note,.enough with the obsession with " 'ring times", which is a very recent bull****, until the day before yesterday you would never hear it, it just wasn't talked about. Today, instead, it's become the unique absolute benchmark which defines whether a car is good or not.
Exactly, and well put!!
"Ring times" something that doesn't apply to 99% of buyers when you add skill level and other variables.
Ring times are just water cooler bragging rights on who has the bigger d*ck.
02-10-2019, 11:14 AM
#19
Rennlist Member
Its actually a valid question i think. If u are willing** to pay for a 992 already, why not wait to go full blast hybrid?? Performance is going to be mind bending.
02-10-2019, 11:32 AM
#20
And lastly, our all electric future will be here within the next decade or two, don’t you want to have one more go at a combustion engine before they’re gone (or rare/collectibles)? Because right now we have a choice but soon enough it will be electric or nothing for the rest of your life.
02-10-2019, 01:26 PM
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02-10-2019, 01:40 PM
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02-10-2019, 01:41 PM
#25
Three Wheelin'
Based on the current lineup I'm more likely to go with the fridge. Would love a lightweight sports car that looks good, sounds good and is a reasonable value but alas, non exists.
02-10-2019, 02:15 PM
#27
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Thread Starter
02-10-2019, 02:23 PM
#28
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Thread Starter
This.
Sales of new ICE vehicles will be essentially outlawed within the next couple of decades in Europe and parts of Asia. The reality is that ICE are a dead end technology.
It's only a matter of time, probably within our lifetime, that cars become an appliance. Automated, electric transports. A refrigerator on wheels. When is the last time you bought a new fridge because you were just so passionate about fridges? It's going to be a hard world for sports cars to thrive.
I don't think Porsche has a choice. They stuck with air-cooled as long as they possibly could - they will not make the same "mistake" twice.
Personally, I'm going to hold on to my dinosaurs.
Sales of new ICE vehicles will be essentially outlawed within the next couple of decades in Europe and parts of Asia. The reality is that ICE are a dead end technology.
It's only a matter of time, probably within our lifetime, that cars become an appliance. Automated, electric transports. A refrigerator on wheels. When is the last time you bought a new fridge because you were just so passionate about fridges? It's going to be a hard world for sports cars to thrive.
I don't think Porsche has a choice. They stuck with air-cooled as long as they possibly could - they will not make the same "mistake" twice.
Personally, I'm going to hold on to my dinosaurs.
J
Last edited by 96redLT4; 02-10-2019 at 11:32 PM.
02-10-2019, 03:17 PM
#30
Couldn't agree more! With a 991.2 GT3 in my garage I have no interest in the 992.1 but did place a deposit on a 992.2 GT3 allocation. If the hybrid tech is really that good and makes its way into the .2 GTs I'd love to keep the 991.2 and have a "mini-918" 992.2 in the garage but no one knows exactly how it will all play out yet.
