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Old 04-16-2019, 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Gatte
Wow, what a turn this thread has taken.
A couple of videos and....

There was a video where a car that sounded completely turbo made a very NA noise on a downshift.

Never seen anything go back and forth aff much as this has.
The tables have turned haha I was a heavy believer in it being the 3.8L X51 or 4.0L with cheap internals but after watching the recent videos comparing the 718 GT4 and 991.2 Carrera... I'm sold on it being a turbo motor
Old 04-16-2019, 10:51 PM
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Old 04-17-2019, 01:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Gatte
Wow, what a turn this thread has taken.
A couple of videos and....

There was a video where a car that sounded completely turbo made a very NA noise on a downshift.

Never seen anything go back and forth aff much as this has.
Yes, this video. Listening with headphones you can here a higher pitch to the exhaust, than the 991.2 video posted earlier in the thread.

That downshift after the 3:00 mark does not sound like the 3.0 turbo at all, it does sound very NA.


Old 04-17-2019, 04:09 AM
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Originally Posted by blipit
Yes, this video. Listening with headphones you can here a higher pitch to the exhaust, than the 991.2 video posted earlier in the thread.

That downshift after the 3:00 mark does not sound like the 3.0 turbo at all, it does sound very NA.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8dxg0:z8oEg&t=
a) It's a video posted on YouTube six months ago! The video of the 718 GT4 being compared to the 991.2 is less than a week old and is of the same 718 GT4 that has very recently been spotted on the streets too.

b) Irrespective of that, the downshift at the 3:00 mark could just as equally be that of a turbo charged car.

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Old 04-17-2019, 07:10 AM
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Getting tired of waiting for this thing. They need to release it already.
Old 04-17-2019, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by CarAholic
Getting tired of waiting for this thing. They need to release it already.
I agree.....not sure what the whole waiting thing is all about. We knew well upfront from the official launch about the 981 and the details.
Old 04-17-2019, 10:56 AM
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Could the turbo sounding iteration we see be the GT4RS?
Old 04-17-2019, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by jmartpr
I agree.....not sure what the whole waiting thing is all about. We knew well upfront from the official launch about the 981 and the details.
My guess is, that they are still working on some issue/problem with the car. Either emissions, performance or both. The test cars have been at the Ring for so long, hard to imagine they don't have all the data they need. Especially when you factor in the fact the 718 GT4 Club Sports were released way ahead too.
Old 04-17-2019, 11:04 AM
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Im a former NSX guy. You guys know nothing about waiting for the new car!
Old 04-17-2019, 11:47 AM
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Man even the Mid-Engine Corvette has been announced already, and people never thought they’d see that day.

Im not going to lie, all this waiting is making me lose a bit of my excitement for the car.
Old 04-17-2019, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by blue_bomber697
Im not going to lie, all this waiting is making me lose a bit of my excitement for the car.
I'll do you one better...

All this waiting has given me so much time to fall in love with my 991.2 that I don't care about buying a Spyder/GT4 anymore.

I'm still curious as to what it will be though.
Old 04-17-2019, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by CaymanSinAR
I'll do you one better...

All this waiting has given me so much time to fall in love with my 991.2 that I don't care about buying a Spyder/GT4 anymore.

I'm still curious as to what it will be though.
Exactly this. All this waiting made me say "screw it" and get a lava orange 991.2 Carrera S instead.
Old 04-17-2019, 12:59 PM
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I agree that the marketing inspired wait is taking some luster off the forthcoming GT4

The details of the new Speedster check all the right boxes, as should be expected for $275+K

https://www.autoblog.com/2019/04/16/...#slide-7437092
Old 04-17-2019, 02:20 PM
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What the particulate filters can do to exhaust note.

991.2 vs 992 startup. (2:10 in video)

Old 04-17-2019, 02:39 PM
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Yeah, it has taken so long I got a 991.2 GT3.


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