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New 2011 911 GT2 RS - 620hp!
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Oh my gosh.
Just to think last week I had a post how I wanted Porsche to make a 6.2litre flat 8 engine. Well I still do! But this is nice. |
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Jeebus! That looks like a good way to lose your license! But it'd probably be worth it.
Wonder how much $$$ |
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Does that come in an automatic transmission?
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It doesn't need to be new on the outside to make it faster.
It's what's underneath that counts. It's called refinement.
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I call it boring, but to each their own.
I'd rather see a new CGT than yet another re-hashed, tired old 911 shaped vehicle. Porsche SO needs to let that ancient shape go. |
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05-03-2010, 07:06 PM
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Just b/c you say so?
Sorry... Its still an ICON to most of the motoring world. It still looks good. Has a clean and modern look about it. This one happens to have 620 ponies... Read that again 620! Thats Hypercar performance at supercar money.... |
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Most of society disagrees with you on that one.
It's the most iconic shape in automotive history and I can't wait to own one.
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I would say that yes, that is the case. You take a 60's stingray vette, and that is every bit as iconic as the 911 shape, but GM had the guts to let the shape go and thank god, otherwise we'd have never had the beautiful mako sharks or the newer bodystyles that followed. Same for the mustang, Camaro, Trans Am, or any of a gillion other iconic car designs throughout time. Then again, if your new design looks like the Panamera, i guess there's a lot to be said for being afraid to move on from an old and proven design. Last edited by m21sniper; 05-03-2010 at 07:43 PM.. |
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This thing is going to be amazing!!! |
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Snipe,
some iconic shapes do not need retire, as long as they keep their appeal. The coke bottle, practically unchanged for the last century....  And while the shape of the 911 may not appeal to you, it does to many many others. And to be honest, and with all due respect, we all know you don't like it, and we all know you'll be venting your opinion every time a new 911 enters the showrooms. It has the same effect (yawn) on us as "the 928 is not a real Porsche because it has the engine in the front" must have on you. Oh wait, the 928, that thing is watercooled, not? Unlike a REAL Porsche..... (see what I mean?) Still friends? 
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05-03-2010, 10:09 PM
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If I bought one, I'd have to go to Portland to have it serviced. Not even that car would be worth it...
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05-03-2010, 10:40 PM
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Paul, Its all a matter of priorities... It would seem yours are out of whack my friend....
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05-03-2010, 10:42 PM
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05-03-2010, 10:59 PM
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That might be a solution. Sid, drive around Portland a bit...you'll then know what I mean.
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But my local dealer isn't in Portland....
Its still a good little drive tho.... |
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