utkinpol

'09 Z06 is a good car, i am very tempted to try one out and rebuild it into NASA complaint car for TT first, and then for racing. E46 based car is probably cheaper but i love those LS engines and really want to play with one.

Petevb

I can't wait for the next gen cup car motors to come out so I can save 50+ lbs behind the rear axle. Progress...

GM bent their own internal engine durability standards with the Z06. It will not pass the same tests (30 hours at max output, if memory serves) that all other GM motors must pass. So piston popping isn't exactly unexpected...

Mike in CA

Is the Mezger supposed to be the dead-end and final, never-to-be-improved-upon iteration of the Porsche competition flat 6? I don't think so; at least I hope not. There's always room for improvement.....

TRAKCAR

The 20" CL wheels look great

ir_fuel

Pirelli and Michelin can't wait for all those 20" wheels to hit the tracks about 20 days a year

utkinpol

i guess when 991 gt3 will be out people will try to fit something reasonable on it, so, it will depend then to what degree ECUs in those cars will tolerate rims swap and rubber swap.

but, realistically, asian market will eat it all and demand even more and i do not think Porsche is overly concerned what USA market segment of owners who intend to track those cars will think as statistically it is not a meaningful segment for them. folks want blings so factory will give them blings.

ir_fuel

Dunno in the US, but in Europe nearly nobody fits 18" on his gen2 997 GT3 for tracking whilst it is perfectly possible to do so (and save some money on tyres), so I doubt this will happen on the new one.

I have no idea about the sales figures, but I remembered reading that 70% of all GT3's sold were used on the track. Now what the definition of "used" is I don't know. Is it at least once, or at least once a year?

Larry Cable

yes!

but I spotted another 991 GT3 factory mule just recently ... with a revolutionary engine design!

Alan Smithee

Oh absolutely - the N/A 6.2 in the C63 and SLS is fantastic - but it is the swan song. Like BMW M, MB is phasing in warmed-over mainstream turbo engines throughout the AMG lineup.

Mike in CA

Ahh, the flux capacitor....didn't Hans design that one too?

Nordschleife

in it's homeland, the GT3 is a street car. Forget this at your speculative peril.