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Bringing this thread back to life. Anyone have more updates? Appears we’re a few months away from an actual reveal. Still dying to know what motor is in this thing.
Rarity aside, struggling to see its attractiveness if it is just a GTS motor, fancy interior all attached to a huge price , thinking well in excess of $200 thousand. The 997 version looks good.
Getting strong 993 wide body vibes from this one. The integrated front lip also differentiates it from the Turbo. Could be incredible looking.
I don’t believe that this would have a GTS motor. What a bummer that would be.
Probably not anyway. I doubt few people will be able to get one.
Things have come a long way since the 997.2 SC, including consumer expectations. I don’t believe the 992 SC will have a GTS motor. All credible info leads to a detuned Turbo S motor. Given the expected price point, this would make more sense.
Things have come a long way since the 997.2 SC, including consumer expectations. I don’t believe the 992 SC will have a GTS motor. All credible info leads to a detuned Turbo S motor. Given the expected price point, this would make more sense.
The video clips of the SC at the Nurburgring suggest the motor is packing a really powerful punch - a 3.8 TT most likely, mated to a manual transmission will make it special.
Things have come a long way since the 997.2 SC, including consumer expectations. I don’t believe the 992 SC will have a GTS motor. All credible info leads to a detuned Turbo S motor. Given the expected price point, this would make more sense.
Originally Posted by 993RR
The video clips of the SC at the Nurburgring suggest the motor is packing a really powerful punch - a 3.8 TT most likely, mated to a manual transmission will make it special.
I don't think it's going to be a 3.8 TT without the side air intakes. That would require a pretty radical redesign.
Also - detuning a 3.8 motor to be weaker than a base Turbo would make the engine pointless. You might as well use the GTS engine in that case.
I don't think it's going to be a 3.8 TT without the side air intakes. That would require a pretty radical redesign.
Also - detuning a 3.8 motor to be weaker than a base Turbo would make the engine pointless. You might as well use the GTS engine in that case.
If you read up on the function of the side vents on the modern 3.8L Turbo, the side intakes are no longer used to drive primary air to cool the system as it once did before. That function is now in the vents located under the rear wing. The side vents do offer some function albeit I can see being able to replicate most of that function through the front bumper.
Also there is a lot of space between a GTS motor and Turbo S power where a detuned 3.8 does make sense in my wishful opinion.
If you read up on the function of the side vents on the modern 3.8L Turbo, the side intakes are no longer used to drive primary air to cool the system as it once did before. That function is now in the vents located under the rear wing. The side vents do offer some function albeit I can see being able to replicate most of that function through the front bumper.
Also there is a lot of space between a GTS motor and Turbo S power where a detuned 3.8 does make sense in my wishful opinion.
They changed it for the 992. The radiators are now fed under the wing/bumper and the air filters are in the rear fenders with intakes in the side and bumpers. The side intakes are air intakes.
The intakes in the side and rear bumper are all functional. Could they do something different? I suppose but it would probably require substantial te-engineering. Anything is possible but I’m dubious. What’s the point of going to all the trouble of using a 3.8 only to gimp it?
Having owned a c2s and now a 992 TTS - I’d say a detuned 3.8 designed to be weaker than a TT would be rather pointless. The performance would be too close to a C2S/GTS which are already pretty fast cars. If anything just boost the GTS motor a little.
From Porsche:
”The previous routing of process air and charge air cooling was reversed: The charge air coolers, which are 14 percent larger than on the previous model, have been moved from their previous position in the rear fenders to directly behind the engine, increasing the flow rate of cooling air by about 13 percent. The air filter are now positioned in the rear fenders, with air being fed via four intakes located laterally below the rear wing and in the rear side panels with a larger overall cross-section and lower resistance, helping to improve engine efficiency.”
04-14-2021, 07:16 PM
