Official pictures of the GT2 released from the porsche website are up now, it looks really sharp. http://www.porsche.com/usa/ Edit: 0-60 3.6 seconds!!! 530 hp 3175 lbs. 505 lb-ft Top speed: 204 MPH!!!! Fuel consumption: TBD impressive numbers. Any opinions? Looks like This WILL be the the car I should save up for.
Porsche 996 GT2 > Porsche 997 GT2 on the looks. Porsche 997 Carrera > Porsche 996 Carrera on the looks. I have a weak spot for GT2's. "Respect required" <--- I love it!! Is the 993 GT2 also RWD?
The fuel consumtion should be determined, what kind of statistic is that? people who are interested to buy that type of car would be worrying about if they scrape the nose on gas station entrances, but noooo they have to know what kind of fuel consumption it gets!!! its hillarious. When I am old enough and rich enough to look into an exotic car one of my first questions would be how low is that nose? they need to put in specs what the ground clearence is these days because its important to know. And these days you have to call a salesman to know and usually when you call a salesman they are expecting a car to be bought, and you may eliminate the car right off the get-go if its to low so your stuck with a salesman who is pleading you to help make annual sales goals. exuse me for my rant but I think this is important and is vital to purchasing your "dream car". I, think its an issue that needs to adressed and has been overlooked for some time now. but anyways back on topic with the new gt2, it WILL be a beast.
That is a good point, I've actually never thought about that as a factor... am I just ignorant to exotic sports cars? Kudos. -Colin
oh, okay. i thought i almost had to buy that car by the time i was 60 but maybe when im 40 or so. that car gives me motivation, you have no idea.
Somehow, Porsche always comes out with great cars. I still prefer the 993 GT2, though, but the 997 looks great as well.
997 GT2 brought to you by the same nice folks who thought it was OK to sell you porous blocks. Some genius there figured all you had to do was sleeve the block and put a lip on the sleeve so it would stay in place. Of course life being what it is the lip failed and the sleeve moved resulting in terminal damage when metal parts got together that should never get together. Porsche has certainly perfected the art of making comsumers want to pay more for less. In return every owner is a durability tester for the company. No wonder they pay the boss 35 million a year... CH
It appears you're talking about the Cayenne. The GT2 has never used an "engine-block", rather it's a crankcase with individual cylinders attached to it and a cylinder head on each side holding 2 camshafts. Like every other car manufacturer that comes out with an all-new product in a segment with little to no experience, Porsche (and VW, since the Cayenne/Toureg is a joint-venture) has been subject to a steep learning curve with the Cayenne. I think they delivered a fairly solid product, and the sales figures would tend to agree with me. It would be ignorant to dismiss the 997 GT2, that has the pedigree of two previous generations, on the basis of the Cayenne's pitfalls.
I hope your kidding. Because thats extreamly rude to say that to a person who has to deal with that type of crap every day in school. I never in my wildest dreams would have imagine a person especially you, who has been telling me to be humble and flat out motormouth something like that. I cant control if my father is successful at what he does, he controls that and i'm his son and theres nothing wrong with that. Unless theres a law that people which are wealthy can have children to. I really like this forum but i am begining to not like ignorant people like you. I really tryed to start a thread and be humble and not bring my father into this but you tryed to and you have, so thank you for spoiling another one of my threads.
