Re: GT3 <>Turbo Manual <> Turbo Tip?
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yah said:
It is more or less known that Porsche had 520+ BHP cars during pre-testing. So there is exactly the necessary space for the powerkit and the TT S. As usual.
Just imagine the case that the base model would already bring the 525 HP. What would you and all the other here expect for the PK and S model? probably 550 HP. What would that mean for the GT2 (in case there is one)? 570 HP minimum.
And then, what then? Then we are in a dead end with our beloved, relatively small flat-six. Then Porsche can only go for increased displacement, larger engine etc. I am not sure whether we want that. (Or they go the "Batman/Bond Begins" route and re-start life more back to earth with a light weight car with less HP. unlikely.)
Yah,
Indeed, there is room with the turbocharged flat 6 for easily 600 or more HP, let alone 520, and with the VTG technology, for 600+lb-ft/800+Nm torque across the rev-range, BUT the mentality that there is a limit to the output of the flat 6 engine so that Porsche should shy away from any large jumps in power output can be self-defeating-particularly with the competition "gaining" through greater displacement. And definitive decreases in kerb weight through technological breakthroughs in lightweight materials, as well as more prodigious uses of existing materials (e.g., the CF monococque chassis used on the CGT), could significantly decrease weight and increase power-to-weight and power-to-torque ratios, without increasing power outputs further. Alas, I fear that Porsche limits the car's power output not for future power gains, but for shorter-term profit, since the car is less expensive to manufacture and the risk to warranty claims is minimized.
Some have posted here that a car that can go 0-100mph/160kph under 7 seconds or 0-60mph/100kph under 3 seconds has no "use" (as though usefulness is the important measure here-rather it's fun
), but for those of us who adore the 911Turbo for its combination of exhilaration and practicality, if we don't clamor for even better performance, then who will? 
. That's how mine is coming too.
