718 GT4?
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Originally Posted by blackholescion
What do most owners rev their 4.0 to? Or what do you usually have them rev to?I like how renderings has become the new term for photoshop. Back in my day rendering was actually building a 3d model. *old man shaking fist*
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Not sure if it's suggested already, but seeing as it's unlikely (to me) that they'll revive a variant of the old 3.8 from the GT4, could they simply change the GT3/RS's 4.0 to have a longer stroke and smaller bore? This would be consistent with achieving the much speculated lower redline.
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This is why I’ve been very skeptical anytime someone swears it’s getting the GT3 engine. IMO it would make no sense unless Porsche was changing the positioning of the GT4/Spyder entirely. Which I don’t think would make any sense for them to do.
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None of us may be able to buy a GT4 anyway, with or without a 4.0 engine regardless of the source.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/05...y-car-imports/
Last edited by blackholescion; 05-31-2018 at 04:08 PM.
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#2260
None of us may be able to buy a GT4 anyway, with or without a 4.0 engine regardless of the source.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/05...y-car-imports/
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/05...y-car-imports/
Its just negotiation tactics.
If this does happen those of us with 981 GT4s will be sitting pretty IMHO.
#2261
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Until we need parts, which apparently are to be included in the proposed ban. Before long US GT4s will start looking like Cuban 1952 Chivverlays with soup-can carbuerators welded atop paint-roller-tray intake manifolds.
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Lots of factors go into decisions like this. For example, BMW put the S55 from the M3/4 in the M2 due to emissions rather than try to get the N55 compliant or work on getting the B58 to "M" standards. It also still costs 10% less for the car from the M4 (and it's loaded versus some options you'd have to get for the M4 to have the same level of options) even though the S55 and related components are "a lot" more expensive. All told a similarly equipped M4 would be something like 20-25% more (don't quote me). If it was 1:1, then the GT4 would be circa 120k but that's not usually how things go.
EDIT:
None of us may be able to buy a GT4 anyway, with or without a 4.0 engine regardless of the source.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/05...y-car-imports/
EDIT:
None of us may be able to buy a GT4 anyway, with or without a 4.0 engine regardless of the source.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/05...y-car-imports/
#2263
Drifting
The recently upped (to a total of 25%) sales tax on cars valued at more than C$150k by the province of BC has badly hurt the higher end car market here. MAGA by buying your cars in Canada and importing them yourselves! Avoid the tarrifs! The future is bright for Canadian GT4s!
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Until it's repealed by the next president. lol.
I wouldn't want to pay it unless it seemed like the tax was here to stay a la VAT. It would massively hurt the new car market and massively boost the used car market. Not a lot of people can afford their 36k Camrys as it is. Imagine that car now being 45-50k with a 25% tax.
I wonder what our supreme leader will do with his Mercedes and other luxury non american cars he owns.
WTB 981 GT4. Guards Red or Sapphire Blue.
I wouldn't want to pay it unless it seemed like the tax was here to stay a la VAT. It would massively hurt the new car market and massively boost the used car market. Not a lot of people can afford their 36k Camrys as it is. Imagine that car now being 45-50k with a 25% tax.
I wonder what our supreme leader will do with his Mercedes and other luxury non american cars he owns.
WTB 981 GT4. Guards Red or Sapphire Blue.
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Until it's repealed by the next president. lol.
I wouldn't want to pay it unless it seemed like the tax was here to stay a la VAT. It would massively hurt the new car market and massively boost the used car market. Not a lot of people can afford their 36k Camrys as it is. Imagine that car now being 45-50k with a 25% tax.
I wonder what our supreme leader will do with his Mercedes and other luxury non american cars.
WTB 981 GT4. Guards Red or Sapphire Blue.
I wouldn't want to pay it unless it seemed like the tax was here to stay a la VAT. It would massively hurt the new car market and massively boost the used car market. Not a lot of people can afford their 36k Camrys as it is. Imagine that car now being 45-50k with a 25% tax.
I wonder what our supreme leader will do with his Mercedes and other luxury non american cars.
WTB 981 GT4. Guards Red or Sapphire Blue.
and you mean WTB Carmine Red