Izzone

Steeling wheel is different.....For $50-70K more, waste of money

Will make a great collector car.

At least it has no radio........best delete option

Carrera GT

It's the engine. And this little plastic label on the dash, with a printed number, which sets the promise that this car will be appreciated by future buyers. Yes, Apple can provide a laser inscription on billet aluminum in a $500 phone (for no added cost) but Porsche is proud to glue a piece of plastic on the synthetic fabric of the glovebox.

GrantG

Can anyone see the redline on the tach in the interior photo?

Polarcharger

Seats don't have airbags - so they're not coming to U.S. (glad our DOT is smarter than bureaucrats in ROW)

Polesitter

If that's all they've got, my low expectations have been met....barely. They even managed to make the press car look less compelling than the .2, which doesn't look as good as the .1.

So it's pretty simple. How much of a premium do you wanna pay for Mezger's final increment of evolution ? Everything else here is going to be overpriced window dressing.

Clifton

They are an available option in the US...just not on the build sheet. A quick trip to the deal turns off the throax airbag nag light.

Jon70

After all this hype over the past 7 months, this appears to be a let down. I'm sure it will be a great car, but without a real differentiation from the 3.8 RS aesthetically, I will be getting my deposit back. I'd rather wait for the 991 version or maybe get the Superformance GT40 I've been wanting for years.

TRAKCAR

I'd love a 4.0 with GT2RS fenders and suspension for say $20-25K over the 3.8...
I even like those stripes!

Don't give a crap about LE, I mean what's it worth in 5 years with 50K miles? :-)

Carrera GT

That's the fact of the matter -- if the buyer pays up at the front of the deal for the plastic badge (breaking rule #1 in my opinion, "Never buy a car spec'd for the pleasure of the next owner") then the only way to retain that hope is to not actually drive the damn thing. Fine for those with the passion for collecting or cleaning. Irrelevant to the track driver.

ps. If that's the final livery, they've missed the point of buyer remarks on the two previous 3.6 and 3.8 RS's.

jenk12m

Well then, who still wants to buy one now??

Laguna_Dude

IMO, those photos are fake.... if they are real... too bad for Porsche, as they missed an opportunity to do something special. Anyone that has the $$$ to buy a car for $200K+ and is into tracking/racing should just buy a Cup. A 996 for $65-70K and you'll have over $100K for support budget. You will be safer, faster and a better driver in the end. Look, Porsche is never going to make a genuine cup for the street... so either buck up and buy one or quit complaining..... that's what I did. Note... this was not a complaint haha.

Carrera GT

Interesting to note this remarkably clear, focused and close up "spy" (cough) pic is exactly the car in the "Porscheleaks" pics, above.
Note the tape over the accent paint in the intakes, next to the single dive planes (somebody post those part numbers, please ...)

Laguna_Dude

those massive front splitter/air dam/side wing thing-ies are good for at least a second or two... huge step up in front grip... no more understeer... i bet this thing handles better than my cup... as it doesn't have those.... sell your mk1's and mk2's, take out a 2nd mortgage and buy this now... call your dealer, put a deposit down, quick! before they're all gone!!!!

1198r

The car has no brake or clutch pedal....

so that's where the weight saving comes from.

aussie jimmy

i also hope those pics are shopped.
otherwise, i hope the motor is a mezger stroker....
otherwise, the wait/hype was for nothing.