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07-06-2008, 09:44 PM

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Don't make me unleash the Cayenne forum squirrels on you.......

what the hell?

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07-07-2008, 07:26 PM

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what the hell?

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07-31-2008, 04:19 PM

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Now you sound like me itc. You are right on the money. But I'm sure they'll pass the savings of the better/cheaper engine to customers.

I'm sure you meant to write "stockholders" instead of "customers".

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07-31-2008, 08:09 PM

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I haven't been on this board for a while

What happened to the X50 package on the 997tt? I thought Porsche would offer it after the 997 GT2 was released. What about a Turbo S - usually this has been the pattern with Porsche when a series is coming to an end. I never heard about the 911 tt going to the engine block from the Carrera. I think this is why I stopped visiting this board - got me too wound up and wasted too much time.

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07-31-2008, 08:43 PM

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You will see an s, but no x50. I think they decided to sell a crap load of sport chrono options at 2k each rather than a few x50s at 17k each, just raw numbers.

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08-01-2008, 10:02 AM

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When do you think the Turbo S will be released? It should be a 997 right? It will probably be based on the 997 GT2 engine/turbos with slightly less hp.

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08-01-2008, 10:36 AM

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I would expect a TT-S in '10 possibly.....just a hunch.

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08-01-2008, 12:50 PM

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A lot of Porsche fanatics in the UK pronounce it Porsh (me included) I think it is something to do with Brits generally being crap at speaking (or moreover wanting to learn) foreign languages (a hangover of imperial snobbery ?) for example the BBC will pronounce Paris Pariss and not Paree etc, we feel self consious attempting foreign accents

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+1 almost all the brits/aussies are fantastic at slangifying normal words, and "the porsch" is just how some of them say it...I always think it's funny when guys get bent about 2 syllables- it's not like they're calling them v-w's or something.

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