New 997 Turbo pictures and Information! Wow
#1
Instructor
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: NJ & Kentucky, USA
Posts: 188
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
New 997 Turbo pictures and Information! Wow
Found this on another forum, I am not sure of the rules here but hopefully I can post this...............
I cant wait to get this car, I ordered mine already (at least my dealer said so) in GT silver
JV
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=42493
I cant wait to get this car, I ordered mine already (at least my dealer said so) in GT silver
JV
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=42493
#3
I have to concur. Great looking car with some distinctive styling features setting it apart from its NA cousins. That blue TT looks great. Plenty of power with better performance and a flatter torque curve than the previous generation. Interestingly the article seems to imply that the tip has better acceleration numbers than the manual transmission. Maybe there is something to Rohrl's preference for the TT tip. Certainly after this performance it's not likely he'll change his mind.
Also at a base price of only 122K where does this put the X51 equipped S? They're so close in price why not spring for the AWD and turbo?
Also at a base price of only 122K where does this put the X51 equipped S? They're so close in price why not spring for the AWD and turbo?
#4
Race Director
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: KC ex pat marooned in NY
Posts: 13,005
Likes: 0
Received 17 Likes
on
17 Posts
Yesssssss!!!!!
A few months agp I priced out a C4S,x51,aero... msrp about 113K passed when they tried to f me around on the trade in, now I'm glad I waited, 122.9k is a steal.
A few months agp I priced out a C4S,x51,aero... msrp about 113K passed when they tried to f me around on the trade in, now I'm glad I waited, 122.9k is a steal.
#6
Banned
Looks like those wheels will be the stock turbo wheels. The spokes carry the splitsville theme of the front vents, side vents, back vents. Seems a bit excessive and slavish to me to carry this theme all the way to even the spokes of the wheels.
Trending Topics
#10
Rennlist Member
Originally Posted by C4S Surgeon
I like everything about the car, even in it's base form it has it all!
#15
I also like the wheels, but the exhaust exits are going to have to grow on me.
The US pricing is still surprisingly low and not reflecting current exchange rates. At today's 1 Euro=1.19 US$ the european base pricing of 134k EU should translate to approx US$160k before tax! Porsche obviously very concerned about US market share in light of their announced ambitious sales targets and is heavily subsidizing this market. Makes you wonder what the profit margin is on these??
I expect Can$ base pricing will likely be consistent with European at approx +/- Can$200k, which more or less reflects current exchange and duty into Canada.
The US pricing is still surprisingly low and not reflecting current exchange rates. At today's 1 Euro=1.19 US$ the european base pricing of 134k EU should translate to approx US$160k before tax! Porsche obviously very concerned about US market share in light of their announced ambitious sales targets and is heavily subsidizing this market. Makes you wonder what the profit margin is on these??
I expect Can$ base pricing will likely be consistent with European at approx +/- Can$200k, which more or less reflects current exchange and duty into Canada.