718 GT4?
05-18-2018, 07:52 PM
#2026
Risking getting bash at the peak of this thread 
....I'm going to omit the GT4RS info here and just stick to the GT4....didn't happen in 981 and they had the window to upgrade the engine for an RS using the 9A1, which by the way, I think they will use it again (there's your bespoke engine which is not used on any other PAG product). They need to balance a lot of things with a product: Performance, Pricing, Hierarchy while not cannibalizing your current offerings.... Unless the RS is a minimal performance improvement over the GT4....which will be a cash cow for Porsche. just my 0.02 cents here
....I'm going to omit the GT4RS info here and just stick to the GT4....didn't happen in 981 and they had the window to upgrade the engine for an RS using the 9A1, which by the way, I think they will use it again (there's your bespoke engine which is not used on any other PAG product). They need to balance a lot of things with a product: Performance, Pricing, Hierarchy while not cannibalizing your current offerings.... Unless the RS is a minimal performance improvement over the GT4....which will be a cash cow for Porsche. just my 0.02 cents here
05-18-2018, 08:08 PM
#2027
Burning Brakes
05-18-2018, 08:35 PM
#2028
I’m in the camp that thinks it’s a variation on the old 3.8, maybe punched to 4l. And the RS is a big HP turbo.
05-18-2018, 09:45 PM
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05-18-2018, 10:13 PM
#2030
I'm sure if an Cayman RS was produce it wouldn't be turbo...for the same reason(s) it wouldn't use the GT3 engine....which is the one that goes up to 9K rpms.
I really hope I'm wrong, as I would go for an RS in a heartbeat, but PAG launching a GT4RS is a very , VERY long shot....unless it's just a badge and some aero and 10-15 more Hp....ohhh, forgot, and some MPSC2 Rs.
I really hope I'm wrong, as I would go for an RS in a heartbeat, but PAG launching a GT4RS is a very , VERY long shot....unless it's just a badge and some aero and 10-15 more Hp....ohhh, forgot, and some MPSC2 Rs.
05-18-2018, 10:28 PM
#2031
Three Wheelin'
I really wish we had a better idea of when the GT4 was dropping as I really want a GT car for this year. I don’t want to buy one if the 718 GT4 could be announced at anytime and delivered ~5 months later. If It gets announced in early 2019, I would buy a 981 GT4 to hold me over
05-18-2018, 10:50 PM
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I really wish we had a better idea of when the GT4 was dropping as I really want a GT car for this year. I don’t want to buy one if the 718 GT4 could be announced at anytime and delivered ~5 months later. If It gets announced in early 2019, I would buy a 981 GT4 to hold me over
05-19-2018, 12:07 AM
#2033
Originally Posted by KOTYKB
I really wish we had a better idea of when the GT4 was dropping as I really want a GT car for this year. I don’t want to buy one if the 718 GT4 could be announced at anytime and delivered ~5 months later. If It gets announced in early 2019, I would buy a 981 GT4 to hold me over
I bet if you find a good private party car that has been sitting around you won't lose that much money. But you never know. The economy could tank I guess.
The current gt4 is so good imo the new one will have to be a lot better to be compelling.
With that said I'm second on a list at msrp. ahahah.
And whoopsy is my hero.
05-19-2018, 12:32 AM
#2035
Hopefully this is OK to say as you delivered this info before you even went
. Thanks again
05-19-2018, 12:32 AM
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05-19-2018, 12:58 AM
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Three Wheelin'
I would look for the launch of the GT4 and Spyder at LA in November w/ web specials in Oct if the 992 is actually going to debut at Paris. I think the old 3.8 brought to 400 HP will power these cars but may come w/ particulate filters. If this successful then this engine may return to the Boxster/Cayman line up for some markets where the flat four turbo has diminished the appeal, and sales, of these now rather expensive cars. Expect MT only for the GT4 but both PDK and MT would be a smart move for Porsche if they have any interest in increasing sales volume. The RS is really a different discussion, as I think there are a couple of test mules which are probably fitted w/ GT3 power plants in different states of tune, and no decision has been made whether this car will see light of day for various reasons.
05-19-2018, 01:06 AM
#2038
Three Wheelin'
Stop waiting and just enjoy yourself.
I bet if you find a good private party car that has been sitting around you won't lose that much money. But you never know. The economy could tank I guess.
The current gt4 is so good imo the new one will have to be a lot better to be compelling.
With that said I'm second on a list at msrp. ahahah.
And whoopsy is my hero.
I bet if you find a good private party car that has been sitting around you won't lose that much money. But you never know. The economy could tank I guess.
The current gt4 is so good imo the new one will have to be a lot better to be compelling.
With that said I'm second on a list at msrp. ahahah.
And whoopsy is my hero.
05-19-2018, 01:28 AM
#2039
Drifting
Local dealers (to me) wont put you on a MSRP GT car list unless you're trading in a GT car, and while they'll sell you the new car at MSRP, they take their massive premium out of your trade. Buying a GT car without trading in a GT car is against Deutchland law here! Half of the pitch for the used GT cars in their inventory is to get on the new GT car list. What a racket!
