718 GT4?
#7667
Rennlist Member
#7668
Rennlist Member
Getting this discussion back on track....
I'm a Cayman guy, but I also need to make a rational decision to buy this next GT4. So, for about the same price as the GT4, one can get a 911 Carrera T (maybe less with a discount).
With the Carrera T, you get;
- a 911 with a back seat
- special light weight features
- 305 tires on 11.5" rims
- faster 0-60 times, 4.0 seconds w pdk
- the same block, plus 2 expensive turbos.
No wing, and not a track focused car - i get it. But, is the Carrera T a better value proposition?
I'm a Cayman guy, but I also need to make a rational decision to buy this next GT4. So, for about the same price as the GT4, one can get a 911 Carrera T (maybe less with a discount).
With the Carrera T, you get;
- a 911 with a back seat
- special light weight features
- 305 tires on 11.5" rims
- faster 0-60 times, 4.0 seconds w pdk
- the same block, plus 2 expensive turbos.
No wing, and not a track focused car - i get it. But, is the Carrera T a better value proposition?
#7669
Rennlist Member
#7671
Rennlist Member
Getting this discussion back on track....
I'm a Cayman guy, but I also need to make a rational decision to buy this next GT4. So, for about the same price as the GT4, one can get a 911 Carrera T (maybe less with a discount).
With the Carrera T, you get;
- a 911 with a back seat
- special light weight features
- 305 tires on 11.5" rims
- faster 0-60 times, 4.0 seconds w pdk
- the same block, plus 2 expensive turbos.
No wing, and not a track focused car - i get it. But, is the Carrera T a better value proposition?
I'm a Cayman guy, but I also need to make a rational decision to buy this next GT4. So, for about the same price as the GT4, one can get a 911 Carrera T (maybe less with a discount).
With the Carrera T, you get;
- a 911 with a back seat
- special light weight features
- 305 tires on 11.5" rims
- faster 0-60 times, 4.0 seconds w pdk
- the same block, plus 2 expensive turbos.
No wing, and not a track focused car - i get it. But, is the Carrera T a better value proposition?
#7672
Burning Brakes
Getting this discussion back on track....
I'm a Cayman guy, but I also need to make a rational decision to buy this next GT4. So, for about the same price as the GT4, one can get a 911 Carrera T (maybe less with a discount).
With the Carrera T, you get;
- a 911 with a back seat
- special light weight features
- 305 tires on 11.5" rims
- faster 0-60 times, 4.0 seconds w pdk
- the same block, plus 2 expensive turbos.
No wing, and not a track focused car - i get it. But, is the Carrera T a better value proposition?
I'm a Cayman guy, but I also need to make a rational decision to buy this next GT4. So, for about the same price as the GT4, one can get a 911 Carrera T (maybe less with a discount).
With the Carrera T, you get;
- a 911 with a back seat
- special light weight features
- 305 tires on 11.5" rims
- faster 0-60 times, 4.0 seconds w pdk
- the same block, plus 2 expensive turbos.
No wing, and not a track focused car - i get it. But, is the Carrera T a better value proposition?
So much heritage and history in the 911 that it almost had me convinced. Then I found my GT4, took one look, and have never looked back.
#7674
Getting this discussion back on track....
I'm a Cayman guy, but I also need to make a rational decision to buy this next GT4. So, for about the same price as the GT4, one can get a 911 Carrera T (maybe less with a discount).
With the Carrera T, you get;
- a 911 with a back seat
- special light weight features
- 305 tires on 11.5" rims
- faster 0-60 times, 4.0 seconds w pdk
- the same block, plus 2 expensive turbos.
No wing, and not a track focused car - i get it. But, is the Carrera T a better value proposition?
I'm a Cayman guy, but I also need to make a rational decision to buy this next GT4. So, for about the same price as the GT4, one can get a 911 Carrera T (maybe less with a discount).
With the Carrera T, you get;
- a 911 with a back seat
- special light weight features
- 305 tires on 11.5" rims
- faster 0-60 times, 4.0 seconds w pdk
- the same block, plus 2 expensive turbos.
No wing, and not a track focused car - i get it. But, is the Carrera T a better value proposition?
#7675
I know I'm beating a dead horse here, but I have to say...initial impressions and after a couple days of digesting the new 718 GT4..I'm really glad I have my 981 GT4. Aesthetics, are way better on the 981 (wing, front and rear end, interior, splitter, color options, etc. ). Power and torque specs are marginally better and I don't think the new 4.0 left much on the table (was probably more of an emissions/GPF/marketing move).
I will say, I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw that it's not getting the detuned GT3 motor. All in all, I think the 981 value is safe!
I will say, I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw that it's not getting the detuned GT3 motor. All in all, I think the 981 value is safe!
#7676
The 718 GT4, while not perfect by any means, is a superb car, price not withstanding. It could have been more, it could have been a turbo, it might not have been offered at all, but it is what probably should have been expected...on many levels. I predict it will sell very well, if not to many current 981 GT4 owners, who seem to be delighted not to be blown away with the new GT4.
Not surprising....it's called belief bias or belief perseverance. Be happy with what you have!
Not surprising....it's called belief bias or belief perseverance. Be happy with what you have!
#7677
Instructor
I want to preface this with the fact I really appreciate how Porsche does try to improve the car with function over form; which is something I 100% agree with...
That being said, once I saw it, I could not unsee it....
That being said, once I saw it, I could not unsee it....
#7678
I know I'm beating a dead horse here, but I have to say...initial impressions and after a couple days of digesting the new 718 GT4..I'm really glad I have my 981 GT4. Aesthetics, are way better on the 981 (wing, front and rear end, interior, splitter, color options, etc. ). Power and torque specs are marginally better and I don't think the new 4.0 left much on the table (was probably more of an emissions/GPF/marketing move).
I will say, I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw that it's not getting the detuned GT3 motor. All in all, I think the 981 value is safe!
I will say, I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw that it's not getting the detuned GT3 motor. All in all, I think the 981 value is safe!
Definitely not safe
#7679
Burning Brakes
#7680
The 718 GT4, while not perfect by any means, is a superb car, price not withstanding. It could have been more, it could have been a turbo, it might not have been offered at all, but it is what probably should have been expected...on many levels. I predict it will sell very well, if not to many current 981 GT4 owners, who seem to be delighted not to be blown away with the new GT4.
Not surprising....it's called belief bias or belief perseverance. Be happy with what you have!
Not surprising....it's called belief bias or belief perseverance. Be happy with what you have!
No regrets