Maintenance and cost to own

Pretty impossible to get first hand accounts until owners of the new GT have owned it for a year or close to it. What I can say is that I recently sold my 996TT after owning it for over 3 years and I couldn't wait to never go into a Porsche dealership again for service. They thought they were Bugatti and their prices reflected it. The closest dealership to me (Bill Cook Imports) was really pathetic. I hated dealing with them so much that I would drive 25+ miles to another dealership for all services on the car.

 

The current Granturismo engine is the same engine that was introduced in 2002, so it has been around for 5 years already, and is virtually bullet-proof. The ZF 6-speed auto tranny has existed for a while in other cars, so it is very reliable as well. As far as electronics are concerned, a lot of them are straight out of the Q-P, so you are looking at a very reliable, trouble-free everyday exotic.