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On the 718 GT4 launch they telegraphed that the new 4.0 would be used in other models. It is also clearly detuned in the GT4 (both torque and HP). There are only a couple logical homes for a ~460 hp NA flat 6, either a GT4 RS or a purist 911 (or both).
If I were Porsche I would keep the 992 GT3 Touring with the proper Motorsports engine and ~525 hp. I would add a new normally aspirated model at ~455 hp with a more road biased suspension setup similar to the 911R at a ~25k discount. That car would share the GT3’s existing exhaust and particle filter for cost and emissions reasons. Some random reporter would hear rumors and see photos of that car and come to the incorrect click-bait conclusion that the next Touring would lose the GT3 engine. And I would see that article and chuckle.
If I were Porsche I would keep the 992 GT3 Touring with the proper Motorsports engine and ~525 hp. I would add a new normally aspirated model at ~455 hp with a more road biased suspension setup similar to the 911R at a ~25k discount.
That kind of car would cannibalize the GTS, though.
On the 718 GT4 launch they telegraphed that the new 4.0 would be used in other models. It is also clearly detuned in the GT4 (both torque and HP). There are only a couple logical homes for a ~460 hp NA flat 6, either a GT4 RS or a purist 911 (or both).
If I were Porsche I would keep the 992 GT3 Touring with the proper Motorsports engine and ~525 hp. I would add a new normally aspirated model at ~455 hp with a more road biased suspension setup similar to the 911R at a ~25k discount. That car would share the GT3’s existing exhaust and particle filter for cost and emissions reasons. Some random reporter would hear rumors and see photos of that car and come to the incorrect click-bait conclusion that the next Touring would lose the GT3 engine. And I would see that article and chuckle.
Originally Posted by rick brooklyn
That kind of car would cannibalize the GTS, though.
That kind of car would cannibalize the GTS, though.
You’d need to keep it relatively hard-core vs the GTS’s Grand Tourer. Possibly manual only, fewer creature comforts, maybe no back seat? I see a space between the GT4 and GT3 and above the 4 seat Carreras, especially when the next GT3 MSRP increases:
Porsche is a master of slicing and dicing the market into niches, and currently anything GT or NA is selling like hot cakes...
You’d need to keep it relatively hard-core vs the GTS’s Grand Tourer. Possibly manual only, fewer creature comforts, maybe no back seat? I see a space between the GT4 and GT3 and above the 4 seat Carreras, especially when the next GT3 MSRP increases:
Porsche is a master of slicing and dicing the market into niches, and currently anything GT or NA is selling like hot cakes...
That's a great plot of the spread but somebody should adjust the scales on x and y - axes - will emphasize the spread between models a bit more.
08-24-2019, 12:35 PM
992 GT3 touring to get GT4 4.0
