2012 Model Year Mystery
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It's not unusual for Porsche to sell in the same model year two versions of the "911." This was done in 1989 when they introduced the Carrera 4 (964) cars while still pushing the older 911s out the door (Carrera 3.2).
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Understood. My question is more about how early the 2012 model year is beginning in 2011 and why? This is the part that seems different this time. For example why with the GTS which just started delivery after Christmas are there orders being taken for late spring/early summer as 2012. Talk about a short year???
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If you want to know a group of owners that experienced a super short model year, talk to the original US folks that purchased a '10 gt3 997.2 RS's. First deliveries were made in late Feb/early March of 2010 and ended a few months later, around May/early June of 2010, when the MY2011's 997.2 RS's arrived! And now all 997.2 RS's owners are finding out there might be a Limited Edition 4.0 gt3RS this summer! z356
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If you want to know a group of owners that experienced a super short model year, talk to the original US folks that purchased a '10 gt3 997.2 RS's. First deliveries were made in late Feb/early March of 2010 and ended a few months later, around May/early June of 2010, when the MY2011's 997.2 RS's arrived! And now all 997.2 RS's owners are finding out there might be a Limited Edition 4.0 gt3RS this summer! z356
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That said, when changes between model years are minor or nonexistent, it is condition and mileage that drives resale value.
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I am going to guess that the tie in here has something to do with:
1. In 1963 the 901 was introduced at the Frankfurt motor show. The first showing of what became the 911 body style.
2. 50th anniversary of the 911 body style is coming up.
3. 991 to be introduced.
It is possible that Porsche is trying to make the 3 events of: 991 introduction, 2011 Frankfurt motor show, and 50th anniversary (as a 2013 model) all meet up.
I believe that US regulations allow you to designate a MY across one year changeover. I had an E36 95 M3. The 95 M3s were made from early 1994 through end of 1995. Porsche could carry the 2012 MY from April 2011 through end of 2012 if they wanted to. But, the cars built on Jan 1 2013 could not be a 2012.
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Marc
1. In 1963 the 901 was introduced at the Frankfurt motor show. The first showing of what became the 911 body style.
2. 50th anniversary of the 911 body style is coming up.
3. 991 to be introduced.
It is possible that Porsche is trying to make the 3 events of: 991 introduction, 2011 Frankfurt motor show, and 50th anniversary (as a 2013 model) all meet up.
I believe that US regulations allow you to designate a MY across one year changeover. I had an E36 95 M3. The 95 M3s were made from early 1994 through end of 1995. Porsche could carry the 2012 MY from April 2011 through end of 2012 if they wanted to. But, the cars built on Jan 1 2013 could not be a 2012.
Regards,
Marc
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I bought a new BMW M3 via European Delivery in October 1995. Normally, it should have been a MY1996, but they called it a MY1995 since there was some engine issue for US where they couldn't name it a '06. When I sold it, I basically suffered an 'extra' year of depreciation, which was not appreciated. Later in 1996, there was a few 1996 M3's that arrived in late Spring of 1996, but not many. The MY1997 M3's arrived early in summer of 1996 and these '96 M3's were the shortest production run of M3's ever for the US, with very few examples produced. z356