718 GT4?
03-01-2019, 02:09 PM
#5956
I have a E46 M3 and the subframe and vanos problems can at least be preemptively addressed. My concern with the GT4 strut tower failure is there is nothing you can do to prevent the failure at all, other than don't hit a pothole which is easier said than done. It seems the failure is often catastrophic not chronic like subframe.
I just hope they revise the casting to strengthen it for the new 718 GT cars.
I just hope they revise the casting to strengthen it for the new 718 GT cars.
03-01-2019, 02:14 PM
#5957
Rennlist Member
EDIT: Actually there are these, https://www.spmsracing.com/shop/stru...racket-for-gt4 which would at least if not prevent the issue would keep the strut from popping all the way through I think.
Last edited by chapmans; 03-01-2019 at 03:34 PM.
03-01-2019, 04:50 PM
#5958
Rennlist Member
I wasn't excusing the issue, but coming from an e46 M3 (sub frame issue), e90 M3 (rod bearing issue), wife's Acura MDX (oil consumption issue just announced and real), Golf GTI fuel and water pump issues, I just realize that there is always something and the internet blows these issues way out of proportion. Yes, these are rather big $ items, but should both be covered by warranty or insurance.
Out of all the 991 & 981 GT cars how many have failed so far? If you hit a pothole something will brake, yes it shouldn't be the car, but rather just the tire, wheel or suspension, but then again, we also want them to make these cars as light as possible,so they trim weight where they can, go to aluminum cast parts rather than steel forgings. Maybe in retrospect the wrong place to save a few pounds, but not always something that shows up in testing or on the computer simulation. Live and learn.
Sorry, hard to avoid it when you want to respond to posts that are in the "wrong" thread.
To bring the subject back on topic, someone just posted in the strut tower failure thread that the 718's have the same part numbers on the strut towers as the 981/991. So does that mean the GT4 will have the same issue? Maybe that is why things are moving a bit slower with the release of the GT4?
Out of all the 991 & 981 GT cars how many have failed so far? If you hit a pothole something will brake, yes it shouldn't be the car, but rather just the tire, wheel or suspension, but then again, we also want them to make these cars as light as possible,so they trim weight where they can, go to aluminum cast parts rather than steel forgings. Maybe in retrospect the wrong place to save a few pounds, but not always something that shows up in testing or on the computer simulation. Live and learn.
Sorry, hard to avoid it when you want to respond to posts that are in the "wrong" thread.
To bring the subject back on topic, someone just posted in the strut tower failure thread that the 718's have the same part numbers on the strut towers as the 981/991. So does that mean the GT4 will have the same issue? Maybe that is why things are moving a bit slower with the release of the GT4?
According to pictures posted of the 718 GT4CS the towers look the same as the regular 718.
Peter
03-01-2019, 08:13 PM
#5959
Porsche is definitely gonna debut a few cars so my guess is that we'll hear about them the day before the show or the morning of the show.
03-02-2019, 12:26 AM
#5960
Rennlist Member
While we wait, I’ve read all 398 pages of this thread & cant remember if anyone mentioned or knows the proposed production schedule for the new GT4?
Will it be a 1 or 2 year production run?
Any prediction for the volume of cars produced vs. the 991.2 GT3? More? Less?
(I’d like to know because I want to do ED and am optimistic about getting one of the first allocations at my dealership. Should I take the bird in hand and do a fall/winter 2019 ED? Or do I pass on one of the early allocations and hope for another allocation to pop up next summer for ED?)
Will it be a 1 or 2 year production run?
Any prediction for the volume of cars produced vs. the 991.2 GT3? More? Less?
(I’d like to know because I want to do ED and am optimistic about getting one of the first allocations at my dealership. Should I take the bird in hand and do a fall/winter 2019 ED? Or do I pass on one of the early allocations and hope for another allocation to pop up next summer for ED?)
03-02-2019, 03:51 PM
#5962
Instructor
The new 718 GT4 CS looking great at COTA today. Nolasport team over 22 seconds ahead right now...
http://stream.world-challenge.com/
http://stream.world-challenge.com/
Last edited by greggmorton; 03-02-2019 at 04:12 PM.
03-04-2019, 06:51 AM
#5967
Nordschleife Master
I was right on one of my earlier predictions! Per Porsche Press Release... Geneva will be focused on Cayman/Boxster T and 992 Cab. Snooze fest.
“Porsche celebrates a historic moment at the Geneva Motor Show, which takes place from 7 to 17 March 2019: precisely 70 years ago, the young brand introduced itself to an international public audience for the first time. That spectacular première would be followed by many more over the decades – in each case with the sportiest models of the era, in a Porsche tradition that has been upheld right up to today. To celebrate the 70th anniversary of its debut in Geneva, the sports car manufacturer will present the eighth generation of the iconic 911, in Cabriolet(1) form; at the same time, the 718 Cayman T(2) and 718 Boxster T(2) will also celebrate their world première.”
“Porsche celebrates a historic moment at the Geneva Motor Show, which takes place from 7 to 17 March 2019: precisely 70 years ago, the young brand introduced itself to an international public audience for the first time. That spectacular première would be followed by many more over the decades – in each case with the sportiest models of the era, in a Porsche tradition that has been upheld right up to today. To celebrate the 70th anniversary of its debut in Geneva, the sports car manufacturer will present the eighth generation of the iconic 911, in Cabriolet(1) form; at the same time, the 718 Cayman T(2) and 718 Boxster T(2) will also celebrate their world première.”
03-04-2019, 07:04 AM
#5968
I was right on one of my earlier predictions! Per Porsche Press Release... Geneva will be focused on Cayman/Boxster T and 992 Cab. Snooze fest.
“Porsche celebrates a historic moment at the Geneva Motor Show, which takes place from 7 to 17 March 2019: precisely 70 years ago, the young brand introduced itself to an international public audience for the first time. That spectacular première would be followed by many more over the decades – in each case with the sportiest models of the era, in a Porsche tradition that has been upheld right up to today. To celebrate the 70th anniversary of its debut in Geneva, the sports car manufacturer will present the eighth generation of the iconic 911, in Cabriolet(1) form; at the same time, the 718 Cayman T(2) and 718 Boxster T(2) will also celebrate their world première.”
“Porsche celebrates a historic moment at the Geneva Motor Show, which takes place from 7 to 17 March 2019: precisely 70 years ago, the young brand introduced itself to an international public audience for the first time. That spectacular première would be followed by many more over the decades – in each case with the sportiest models of the era, in a Porsche tradition that has been upheld right up to today. To celebrate the 70th anniversary of its debut in Geneva, the sports car manufacturer will present the eighth generation of the iconic 911, in Cabriolet(1) form; at the same time, the 718 Cayman T(2) and 718 Boxster T(2) will also celebrate their world première.”
