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^^^ I thought issue # 16 had a bunch of 3.8 info that you guys would like
Just seems like the 3.6 and 3.8 RS don’t get the press they deserve. “Some info” on them in an article on another car doesn’t cut it when these cars deserve there own.
Lots of articles on unobtainable cars for most. Interesting? Yes. Carrera GT, 918, 4.0, R4 etc…All great cars and interesting but…there are other great ones that didn’t start out as limited offerings but offered as part of regular production and rose to the top and are still obtainable ( or relatively so) that deserve more attention.
Nothing more interesting than reading a detailed article on something you own. Great Porsches aren’t only the 7 figure ones or one that exist in single digit production.
Apologies Mr. Adair, if it had to be the 3.8 only—but there is some key info on the 3.8 (and 3.6, and GT2) in there. And we've got a good excuse to circle back to both the 3.6 and 3.8 at some point.
No need for an apology! We all know why owners want “their” car in a Stout review! All good friend. 🏁
No need for an apology! We all know why owners want “their” car in a Stout review! All good friend. 🏁
All good, and the 4.0 discussion with Preuninger—along with the previous year's story on the 997 GT2 & GT2 RS—had me wanting to revisit the earlier 997 GT3 variants with 2021 hindsight.
Was just out this week for a brief jaunt to send a German couple who shipped matching 997.2 GT3 RSs over to the U.S. on their way north along the coast, and while I didn't drive their cars, I was reminded how much I like the 997's perceptional size (visually and from behind the wheel) as well as their harder-to-define fun factor. They also have a 991 Speedster, and we exchanged some interesting observations about the two platforms. The 997 isn't yet 20 years old, but the pace of technology and the various leaps made by the 991 and 992 really do have it feeling older in some ways to me than it is. But that, too, is perceptional. Need to get back in a dead stock car that's been cared for and used as intended. It's been a while, and those that I've driven in the meantime have been modified in one way or another.
All good, and the 4.0 discussion with Preuninger—along with the previous year's story on the 997 GT2 & GT2 RS—had me wanting to revisit the earlier 997 GT3 variants with 2021 hindsight.
Was just out this week for a brief jaunt to send a German couple who shipped matching 997.2 GT3 RSs over to the U.S. on their way north along the coast, and while I didn't drive their cars, I was reminded how much I like the 997's perceptional size (visually and from behind the wheel) as well as their harder-to-define fun factor. They also have a 991 Speedster, and we exchanged some interesting observations about the two platforms. The 997 isn't yet 20 years old, but the pace of technology and the various leaps made by the 991 and 992 really do have it feeling older in some ways to me than it is. But that, too, is perceptional. Need to get back in a dead stock car that's been cared for and used as intended. It's been a while, and those that I've driven in the meantime have been modified in one way or another.
Pete: My car is available for drives and photo shoots. Just let me know!😁
You should do an article on the 987 Spyder and the variants it spawned.
Pete, the 7-4.0 is still my fav WC 911 and now your 000 issue 018 is my favorite coverage of it do date. Your pic of the rear silhouette on page 78 definitely made my heart hurt a bit after parting with mine this year. The discussion you had with AP was a goldmine of information, including how the 4.0 wasn’t just a 3.8rs with a bigger engine and a little more well behaved suspension. While I’d probably go for a 3.8rs if I ever went back into the 997 rs gen down the road, choosing the 4.0 for your 000 feature clearly was the right choice imo. The car is just so special in its design and place in RS history; using it as the centerpiece for 000 018 produced one of my favorite pieces of automotive journalism I’ve read to-date. While I don’t have the car anymore, I can always pull 000-018 on my shelf to relive that experience from time-to-time! Nice job!
I also love that AP's choice of car to take home is 992-3. Somehow I believe him and it's not just marketing speak. And it makes me want to pick one up! I loved the 7-4.0 but more than anything I love that I got a chance to experience it. Variety is the spice of life. Idk if I've ever owned my "forever car" despite thinking I had a few times; all of which are now gone.
I also remember him saying 'flappy paddles where for gradmas', atleast that's what he wrote in my hood... Hes a great guy very hospitable and went out of his way to come sign my car and have a brief conversation with an enthusiast.
I hope I can pickup a 997 4.0 in the future when prices become somewhat reasonable, which I doubt. There not making 997's anymore, everything forward has been plus sized.
Originally Posted by Jrtaylor9
I also love that AP's choice of car to take home is 992-3. Somehow I believe him and it's not just marketing speak. And it makes me want to pick one up! I loved the 7-4.0 but more than anything I love that I got a chance to experience it. Variety is the spice of life. Idk if I've ever owned my "forever car" despite thinking I had a few times; all of which are now gone.
Pete, the 7-4.0 is still my fav WC 911 and now your 000 issue 018 is my favorite coverage of it do date.
So glad you dug it, Jeremy, and there was a component for the RS 4.0 coverage that arrived too late to be translated > laid out > vetted > proofed—but it's something I hope to do something with in a future issue. It simply can't go to waste!
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