malmasri

Any information on how many units will Porsche build?
How many will NA gets?

MJones

Thats all the news

fuenfer

I heard 220 are headed to the US ...

gt2fan

If anyone knows of a dealer taking deposits and selling at MSRP I would definitely be interested in getting on their list. I am located in Alabama so a southern dealer would be preferred. Thanks in advance!

supercup

My dealer, Newport Porsche told me today - 280 RS for USA (must be MJones 248, plus friends, family and VIP cars for 280 total) - they only expect to get 2 or 3 and they sell a lot of cars! The got 7 RS's last time.

JCM

10 GT3

Keep in mind that GT3 production was substantually reduced. No dealer got over 6 allocations and small dealers got none. They are building less than half the number of the 04' or 07'. It also appears the production line is going to switch from GT3s to RS's after the beginning of the year. The GT2 went out of production when the GT3 went in production (no dealer has a GT2 allocation). There are no late GT3 allocations for when RS production starts up in the spring, so it appears Porsche has gone to a new strategy to build just 1 specialty model at a time. You should be able to find out the real number of cars coming over when dealers get their allocations in a month or 2.

SpeedGeek

I find it hard to believe in the current economy and with Porsche's current financial woes, that they will intentionally build fewer cars than they can sell. Their worldwide sales are down more than a third - that's gotta hurt. Furthermore, Porsche has never before cared about exclusivity and value retention in the used market.

Unless things suddenly improve economically (unlikely), I don't foresee a shortage of GT3s or RSs any time soon. They will build as many cars as demand... demands. If they're no longer building GT3s, it's because too many are sitting unsold on dealer lots. And if 280 RSs all get sold out, they will build more.

The best news here is that 997.1 RSs will soon be truly affordable.

TRAKCAR

I do see a shortage on RS's.

Maybe not as bad and no big dealer additions over MSRP like with the MKI, but still more buyers than cars. Even if more than 280 are sent to the US, it will take into 2011 for all to arrive and by that time the economy has picked up enough in some area's.

MKI might go down a bit early next year when the first RS's are delivered in the US, but I expect no real big sudden drops.

Cavaradossi

SpeedGeek is spot on, they will built as many as they can sell. I spoke to a dealer recently and was told that they have taken deposits already on their allocated cars but he is pretty sure they will be allocated more cars if they get more orders...

TRAKCAR

Do you think it is the economy that makes the difference between the MKI RS and the MKII RS production numbers?

They could have sold twice as many MKI RS's as they sent to the US. Maybe now with extra production capacity etc they will build more?
It seems that for now Porsche thinks they can sell fewer and are sending fewer GT3's to the US and the first indication is that they plan to send fewer RS's also..

SpeedGeek

The only reason they would build fewer than they could sell is if they need the factory capacity for other models. But in this economy I don't see that happening.

It's possible that the RS build rate will be slower than initial demand. But I think they will continue building them as long as there are buyers. These are mass produced cars, not special editions. Ferrari F430 buyers found that out the painful way.

And that's another thing - the punters who bought the 997.1 RS as a financial instrument rather than as a car have taught the market a lesson. The folks who buy them this time will buy them because they actually want them. I can't imagine folks paying higher in the 2nd hand market again.

Jon70

I agree with above. I think they will be relatively easy to get at MSRP.

ltc

From autobeat daily....

TraqGear

I think MSRP is def obtainable...I have it at my dealer. Numbers will be lower this time. Even with the last production of the RS, new ones still sat for several months after production ended. They will produce and then start focus on the the new body style. This one will be a keeper. The statement that "they will build as many as they can sell" doesn't make sense. If that were so you would have seen the 996 RS on US soil in at least limited numbers.

SpeedGeek

The 996 RS is a good example. It's my understanding that it was originally produced purely for homologation, about 200 of them. Then when demand rocketed, they built hundreds more. It never came to the US because of DOT regs.

But in fact it did come to the US - as a 997; The reason the 997 RS was built US-legal is because of the huge popularity of the 996 version.

It would be not only stupid, but irresponsible, of Porsche to NOT build enough to satisfy demand. Why would they do that? I can understand it for a one-off special like the CGT, but why the GT3 RS?