997 GT3.2 Sunroof
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Thanks all. I guess I will just have to wait and see until the actual cars come in.
I will give my friend, who has his coming in soon (if it is not held up at the port), a call and ask if he has any "official" documentation on the sunroof.
I will give my friend, who has his coming in soon (if it is not held up at the port), a call and ask if he has any "official" documentation on the sunroof.
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In the other markets, Porsche puts a lexan rear window, bucket race seats, LWFW and pretty much with these small changes, the GT3 RS becomes 20Kg lighter. For U.S. the bucket seats are not street legal, so they need to save the weight somewhere else, or (as they did) add weight to the base GT3.
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In the other markets, Porsche puts a lexan rear window, bucket race seats, LWFW and pretty much with these small changes, the GT3 RS becomes 20Kg lighter. For U.S. the bucket seats are not street legal, so they need to save the weight somewhere else, or (as they did) add weight to the base GT3.
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Originally Posted by Nizer
My dealer just got off the phone with PCNA. No sunroof on Gen2 GT3.
So plastic rear windows for you guys on the RS then! Cant have it both ways - either they load up a lot of cr*p on the std GT3 to make the 44lb saving or they strip the RS bare of basic decent essentials like a glass window or you have to give in to the fact the RS is only only going to be a slight improvement over the normal GT3.
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UPDATE - hmmmmmmm, just checked the US spec and perhaps you guys dont even get the option of the lightweight buckets as they dont appear on the US configurator! Is that true????? Seems porsche hard changes you guys with a compulsory added weight sunroof on the GT3 just so the RS can claim a weight saving and the option of semi-lightweight (GT2) buckets only!?!??!?!?!?!?
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UPDATE - hmmmmmmm, just checked the US spec and perhaps you guys dont even get the option of the lightweight buckets as they dont appear on the US configurator! Is that true????? Seems porsche hard changes you guys with a compulsory added weight sunroof on the GT3 just so the RS can claim a weight saving and the option of semi-lightweight (GT2) buckets only!?!??!?!?!?!?
Last edited by GrantG; 06-12-2009 at 10:13 PM.
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I still maintain, from a pure marketing POV, it would be too hard to sell a GT3 AND an RS if the base Gt3 doesn't come with a S/R. Keep in mind the hardcore perspective on these boards isnt completely representative of the overall market.
Personally I want a S/R on the GT3 -it's the perfect street/sport 911.
If one wants a harder core car, they step up to the RS or build/buy a track car.
All just my opinion of course!
Personally I want a S/R on the GT3 -it's the perfect street/sport 911.
If one wants a harder core car, they step up to the RS or build/buy a track car.
All just my opinion of course!