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I agree gents, the 997TT will be over 480 h.p. I mean come on it has to beat the the Z06 piece of crap right?
Even with 500hp, the 997TT will have less power and ALOT more weight than the Z06...
I afraid so. But I still would like to see some real test data of the Z06. And of course I'm anxious to see the 997 Turbo test results.
I have to admit that I heard a lot of rumors about power figures and 500 HP would be the most recommendable from a marketing point of view. But maybe Porsche underestimates the competition a little bit and this would be very sad. The new Corvette Z06 costs 80000 Euro over here in Germany at a well known german dealer in Munich, incl. 16% VAT. And he still seems to have cars available for a pretty soon delivery. These cars have the official 3-year european GM factory warranty and are not sold as grey imports. I think that for 80000 Euro, the Z06 is a real bargain. This version also is the european version which has been improved regarding suspension setup, tire setup and cooling. 80000 Euro, this is the price tag of a well equipped Cayman S, the price of the base 997 Carrera with a few minor options only. For 80000 Euro, this car is very very tempting. To be honest: if I would have the money, I would probably get one immediately, just as a fun car. And if it really is as good as it may be, the better.
But I'm also afraid that Porsche not only underestimates the competition, I truely think that Porsche actually doesn't care too much about the competition, hoping that customers will care more about the brand name and reputation than real performance. Although their current models are fine performers, it is not quite understandable why the 997 models have 325-355 "only", same applies to the Boxster and even the new Cayman S. Look at the new BMW Z4 M, more power than the base 997 Carrera, almost as much as the Carrera S, for the price tag of a Cayman S. This starts to be ridiculous, especially since BMW isn't a cheap producer from the far east but a reputable high quality car manufacturer.
Porsche has to react fast if they don't want to suddenly loose a market: if they want to charge customers a premium, they have to deliver premium performance, even on the paper. 480 HP are not enough to impress and the only reason I'm going for the Turbo is the fact, that I have been assured from various sources that the new Turbo is the hell of a perfomer. If these sources are wrong, I'll be a pretty unhappy person. And unhappy persons don't buy the same cars again, not even enthusiasts like me.
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