Minok

Because they know there are customers who will pay a premium for a pre-built package with a special $100 decal on the side.

They make them because customers will buy them.

slicky rick

i have a funny feeling that the performance figures for the 991 will be a lot better than we currently think and that the 997.2 will really get a hit. no one would want to buy the parts but would rather just trade the whole car for the new one. ferrari's 430 vs 458 - an good example. lets just hope the 991 does not burst into flames like the 458

Edgy01

Porsche has been doing this for decades. They are also doing what VW has been doing for the same period. You tease the public with some interesting features--many of which will magically appear in the next model release.

alexb76

Simple... 997.2 is coming to an end, and sales are down... gotto generate BUZZ to get people into the dealership.

tincanman99

Works for me if people dump them because of the new model because than they will be an better deal.

CWhaley

Keep interest High and the forums talking... Result.... SALES!

RollingArt

Yeah, not exactly rocket science here. They're in the business of selling cars, right?

Maybe the OP thinks the GTS is some devious plot from Porsche? What other reason than to make a profit were you possibly entertaining? Or just trolling for tools?



Phil

slicky rick

well, phil, i was just thinking aloud when i posted this. why the heck all of a sudden i am hearing/seeing new iterations..now i know.

gravedgr

I don't understand the "all of a sudden" part. Hasn't a new model/variant come out pretty much every year since release? Sometimes more than one?

slicky rick

i guess its my perspective. hahaha im thinking before i didnt care if porsche churned out as many variants they wanted at the end of the run...i didnt own one...but now that i do own a porsche, things change and i care what they do..guess its human nature.. you agree doug?

gravedgr

Hmm...I guess so. Its hard to say, because I have always cared. When I was a little kid and we played matchbox cars, my friends used to poke fun at me because while their favorite cars were things like the gold-on-black firebird, mine was a little green 911 (30+ years later, I still have it). I have always been a Porsche fan, and moreso, I have always been a car lover.

So its hard to put myself in a spot where I didn't follow the evolution of most major car manufacturers.

axhoaxho

As far as I remember, Porsche has been doing that since the 3.2L Carrera era ... I still remember those M491-option Turbo-look Carrera, M637-option Club Sport, M503-option Speedster, 25th Anniversary Edition, etc., etc.

Use up left-over parts in the production line before retooling for the next generation 911, boost sales in the last model years especially in downward economic years, test-bed new options that will mass-install in the next generation 911, etc.

Regards,

slicky rick

makes me think aloud again...maybe its so much better to wait for the last iteration of a certain car you want...you get the best of everything at a cheaper price...has this always been the case? they put all the good stuff in so that they could just get the last strectch of sales from an outgoing model?

gravedgr

Some people will call it "special" while others will call it "cast offs" or "a gimmick". I guess it depends on your perspective. I wanted something different, and I got it.

swajames

The GTS looks to me to be an excellent car and well worth the premium.