digitalrurouni

Good point but we are uncertain whether that applies to US cars as of right now?

Yellow Submarine

This is exactly what I have been told by the sales person here in Belgium back in January

chapmans

Unknown whether US cars will have them or not, however due to diesel gate and everything I wouldn't be surprised if VAG puts them on all cars.

ajw45

US spec speedster's sporting some serious filters. There have been rumors that US and other regions won't get the opf's but all evidence points to filters being universal. No reason to think the GT4 won't get them as well.....

VLJ

This is exactly what those who are "in the know" have been saying for months. Lord Lucan and a few others are really sticking to their denial and claiming turbo, though.

9elheven

MsGT3 and Yellow Submarine, thanks for the input.

MsGT3

So the chances of PDK are really slim to none? Everywhere I read mentions PDK optional, but doesn’t seem like it.

9elheven

Previous rumors from people who may have had inside information indicated that PDK would become an option sometime during the model run. Unknown if that's true and will still happen, or perhaps was true but Porsche changed its mind.

NoGaBiker

Not sure what you're meaning but you know that redline can't just be raised because you make the car breathe better, right? It means expensive titanium hardware, reducing reciprocating mass, etc. Not saying you couldn't get GT3 hp out of a detuned version with lower redline, but I am saying you couldn't get GT character and sound without spending a ****load of money.

toppestofkeks

If the PDK doesn't become an option later down the line that means Porsche saved me a lot of money. Really anticlimactic though. I've had a deposit down since before this thread was created.

MsGT3

How does this work regarding allocations? Will Porsche announce PDK as an option with the release of the car, or can they just make it an option further down the line? For example, if I get an allocation at the time the car becomes available, can PDK still not be an option until later on? In that case I would have to hold the allocation until PDK becomes optional?

Sorry if my question is confusing, I’ve never had to deal with allocations like this. And the dealer down here is putting a little pressure on me with the whole allocation deal.

Dr.Bill

If they only get a couple cars there, you might as well grab one while you can.

MsGT3

Unfortunately I'm #4 on the list, supposedly there's 2 confirmed allocations only.

The question was because I would prefer a PDK, but I'm not sure it'll happen before I get a chance at an allocation.

ExMB

Dealers will get allocations that are tied to a date. When they fill them is up to them. Smaller dealer dates are spread out compared to larger dealers. Therefore it could be that they lose an allocation if not filled in time - fat chance on a car like this.

008

Yeah, I've built and modified enough engines to understand that. Not always successfully!

What I'm saying is, assuming they've "detuned" the current 4.0 GT3 motor by restricting it's air intake and exhaust and artificially lowering it's redline the above would be possible.

Meaning they've left the crank, connecting rods, and pistons alone in the bottom end. This would be akin to the performance restrictions used to balance performance in race cars ie putting a restrictor on the intake of x mm so it can only produce y horsepower. They may also dumb down the heads with lesser components in the valve train and less lift/duration of the cams while having smaller and shorter runners. This could also be relatively easily dealt with which is basically what an X51 package is. I'm not saying it would be cheap but it's possible.