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Conny997:
The 961 is a nice idea - and no, it won't affect the sales figures of the 911.
Why? It turns more in the direction of a "real" sport car, almost with attitudes of a race car.
The fact is the 911 is more and more a car for the older generation 50+ (like me :-) ).
Besides of a 911 GT2 RS the normal 911 even the Turbo S are great daily drivers and the more they turn in this direction the more the will attract older buyer with the necessary money. If you really want a car with sport car image you may consider the 961 or alike. Porsche has detected a real niche as always
:-)
The niche was always there but Porsche lacked the courage to "occupy" it. I just hope they don't make the mistake to put this new mid engined super sports car in a 300k EUR price range. This could kill this model.
In my opinion, pricing should start somewhere around 180-190k EUR, with some options this car would hit 230-250k at max. This would be OK. I'm afraid however that Porsche is going to be more "greedy" .
For me, the next 911 Turbo is the more interesting product. Unless of course Porsche messes it up.
Agreed, and I would even prefer the new GT2 versions to a "design oriented" mid-engine car which will probably be not any faster than a 991 GT2TS could be. People who like "special" designs are supposed to order Ferrari, Lamborghini or McLaren not Porsches