The comparison of the GT3 to the RS America was made in terms of holding its value 10 years down the road... nothing was said about the similarities of the RS America to the base 964 model. Mechanicaly they were pretty much the same, but the RS America was more track oriented and built in more limited numbers... Hence the comparison in long term value. The GT3 does indeed have a completely different engine and tranny than the standard Carrera, they share no common parts. In fact, the GT3 drivetrain probably has more in common with a 964 drivetrain than it does with a 996 Carrera. But I do agree, it is way to early to even start predicting how the resale on these cars is going to be in the future. I plan on keeping mine for a long time so I am not really concerned at this point.

 

I guess I wasn’t clear in my thoughts on the RS America vs. the GT3 comparison. Most, if not all of the limited production number cars Porsche has produced have held their value better compared to the more abundant choices available at the time. I have no doubt that the GT3 will do the same in that regard. My point was that the GT3 has the potential to go beyond just holding its value better than the Porsche cars available right now because it dramatically more unique and purpose built than any car currently offered by Porsche, even more so than the RS America was compared to the 964. Additionally, if Porsche continues down the path of GTizing the 911, the GT3 could really see an increase in demand from the hard core porschephile that wants a more modern car but thinks that Porsche has gone soft and sold its soul to the bottom line instead of making light agile sports cars. I understood that no one was attempting to say the cars are not fundamentally the same with regard to their limited numbers and their basic track orientation compared to their contemporaries. I was just pointing out that this analysis could be somewhat limited because of the fact the GT3 is so fundamentally different than the 996. I think that at the time many saw the RS America as a band aid, or a pay more for less type of fix, to a poor selling 964. Whereas, many hardcore enthusiast see the GT3 as the “real” 911 of the current offerings. Please don’t infer any of this to be a slam or flame on any car, merely an observation from someone who likes all the different Porsche models and can appreciate their positives and negatives.

 

Brian...
Thanks for the clarification, I'm picking up what your laying down.