Originally Posted by Carrera GT

That bit of CF looks nice enough. A pity it's not actually unique to the owner with the car serial number and their name f'risntance. Pretty shallow thinking from the marketing department at Porsche. And I'm not sure why Porsche persists with the elaborate materials and packaging for their Tschotskes -- at least include a "100% recycled materials" or some sincere effort to acknowledge the "conscientious and sustainable" message they're putting on their whole product line.

No matter what they put on a Web site, the half million dollars (gross income before taxes required in the US to write the check for the US$260K +/- sticker ... and paying the sales tax with 50% income-taxed money ... always a joy ...) is a helluva tariff for any Web site, a night in a beach resort hotel bed, a shuttle bus ride to an abandoned air strip and getting thrown around in a Turbo for autocross laps around orange cones ... what does that day cost if considered -- as they propose it -- the new car experience of the GT2 RS ... US$50K? That's silly money, to put it nicely.

While I like the idea of a wide open air strip to practice car control, abandoned air strips are also covered in grit and gravel with bumpy surface changes and no place to take a new car without at least a little bit of 3M on the nose and wheel arches. Those carbon fibre hoods and fenders will have a few blemishes after even a couple of "gentlemanly" laps on the tarmac. I imagine they've got a nice long speed strip for their pro drivers to take dry-mouthed passengers up to 150 mph or whatever. According to Google maps, the full stretch of those runways is 1.5 and 2.0 miles long with run-off, so you could get yourself to lift-off speeds with a running start and curved approach onto the main runway ... hit one end at 50 mph in 2nd and you could be approaching 200 at the other ... I imagine the PCCBs would be good for slowing back down to 50 before the run-off ... at least once ... that could make for some spectacular "bravery."

How does one sell a quarter million dollar "most powerful ever" Porsche and end up at an autocross instead of Laguna Seca or Sears Point? What were they thinking?

Originally Posted by Nizer

To be fair hasn't Ferrari been selling much more expensive stuff for years and not doing anything for customers except making them wait and feel fortunate for the privilege?

Originally Posted by mdrums

yep that is true.

a tiny piece of carbon fiber and rubber and a little promo book is funny. to me that is not special...my left leg has more carbon and titaium...lol

Originally Posted by MJones

Who is getting one?
Who is going to the launch?
Who got there plaque?

An easy direct question...

Originally Posted by Carrera GT

... How does one sell a quarter million dollar "most powerful ever" Porsche and end up at an autocross instead of Laguna Seca or Sears Point? What were they thinking?

Originally Posted by ADias

Indeed! And the demo should be in PCNA demo cars, not customer cars. I am waiting to hear their argument re flogging a 0-mile car in such event, given their restrictive break-in guidelines.