Yellow Submarine

So nobody here seems to believe in a 718 GT4 touring?

I am guessing it will become reality. Just like the 718 T is a trickled down idea from the 911 T. Hence I think the wrongly labeled 718 T test mule with GT4 diffuser is actually the GT4 touring.

Whoopsy

Actually Porsche had own 51% of Manthey since back in 2013

Whoopsy

Nah. Dinan and Brabus are 2 bit after market tuners. very different than Manthey.

Manthey is Porsche's racing arm.

Weissach, i.e. Porsche Motorsport ran the LMP program, and soon the Formula E.

Manthey runs the Sports Car side for Porsche. They wear the official Motorsport attire at the track instead of Manthey gear. Manthey also do races under their own banner too.

When we did the Porsche Racing Experience last summer, competing in the Sport Cup Deutschland, we were training at Manthey's HQ and the crew wears Porsche gear instead of Manthey gear at the track.

That alone make them way above Brabus and Dinan.

greggmorton

tcsracing1

The GT4 "Clubsport" is the track only car.
The "MR" option is that car but with additional parts developed by Manthey Racing for Porsche Motorsports. (lightweight headlights, carbon fenders, bumpers, hood, hatch, hemp doors, splitter and wing etc)

Whoopsy

In a way, AMG is Mercedes' equivalent. AMG runs Mercedes' racing program, be it F1 or Sports Cars.

BMW M also. M Motorsport runs all their factory racing efforts.

Whoopsy

Buddy, thought they did away with the MR name this time around? Just a Trackday and a Competition model?

spyderphile

Thanks. After posting that question I realized that drilling holes through the rotors will impact the structural integrity. Road cars wouldn't see as much stress.

getoffmylawn

I thought the emission regulation change dates are known way ahead of time so manufacturers can plan for it. That makes me think these "last minute changes" are not some emissions restriction that has to be met.

JCviggen

There is no obvious reason for a touring and seeing a weird mule doesn't mean much. The GT3 touring was made after the 911R success (or debacle depending on your perspective) to satisfy the manual or death crowd. There is no indication that GT4 will not have a manual (on the contrary, PDK is the unlikeliest of options still) so there is no point in a GT4 touring. If you want a road car sans wing they will make a Boxster Spyder for you. No point to make a hard top version of that and make their lives more difficult.

997rs4.0

ralphmusic

You might want the non-GT speed sensitive spoiler or duck tail on the back to balance out the extra downforce from the front GT4 PU and splitter.

tcsracing1

I wondered the same thing. But the MR name is back.
So the options are a trackday car with street car brake booster, then a competition car with dual master brake system and then the MR car with brake bias ****, bladed sway bar and carbon/hemp panels.

groundhog

Surely theres got to be more to it than this? plastic doors (ok not hemp), brake bias adjusters and adjustable anti-roll bars are standard stuff as are a lot of the KW suspension components seen in Manthey cars and many, many others or am I missing something??

RaceDevelopementCenter

There's a lot of mis information in these posts. The car that some members are calling "MR" is actually called the SRO car and this is different then the competition version by means of the Carbon Body work. This includes ( hood, Front fenders with GT3R Style head lamps, front bumper and rear bumper ) these light weight pieces of body work allow the car to go on quite the diet. The press car that you see in the Youtube Porsche short film is a competition version. If you guys have any detailed questions, please feel free to posted them here for us to answer or email us at info@rennsport-one.com