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    A Real Man's Wing

    This is what I don't get.

    This wing is obviously all-business and probably looks exactly like it should look for maximum efectiveness.

    What is beautiful about it is a version for our cars could be easily developed and sold as an option for our cars. The MAGIC: it would UNBOLT for street use of the car! WOW!

    So, without starting a flame war, why does Porsche insist on offering cars with embellished permanent wingage?

    This bolt on wing (below) makes permanent wings look stupid because they are, but don't have to be, embellished, less-than-perfectly-effective and permanent.

    Do they think it sells the car in the USA?

    I'm attracted to trading up to the turbo but the wing thing has got me a bit siiiiick. I don't want that turbo-wing thing advertising to the neighbors/kids that I'm some sort of d-bag/superhero.

    Damn dirty wings!






    Re: A Real Man's Wing

    If you don't like the wing it would makes sense that they offer a retractable one. Oh whait,...... You'll just have to give up gobbs of power and stick with what you've got.

    Re: A Real Man's Wing

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    SrfCity said:
    You'll just have to give up gobbs of power and stick with what you've got.



    Yeah, "If you want the Turbo you get the [needless] wing," sounds like Enzo Ferrari picking and choosing his customers. As you may recall, he loved making the richest ones wait the longest.

    LOL.

    Re: A Real Man's Wing

    Any wing provided with a Porsche is necessary to the handling of the car. To say you drive less than 45 MPH all the time in your Porsche is to admit that no spoiler is needed. The tails that we have today also have to meet safety regulations,--hence the reason the original whale tails (after the duck tails) were equiped with a rubber lip on them, to take some of the aggressiveness off them for pedestrians.

    Dan

    Re: A Real Man's Wing

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    Dan L said:
    --hence the reason the original whale tails (after the duck tails) were equiped with a rubber lip on them, to take some of the aggressiveness off them for pedestrians.
    Dan



    which is perfect for when you're speeding through those busy intersections in reverse

    Re: A Real Man's Wing

    In those days, going through an intersection in reverse was quite common for a tail-heavy 911!

    Dan

    Re: A Real Man's Wing

    Hmmm, not my cup of tea.

    Re: A Real Man's Wing

    Dan: 45mph was specifically aesthetic for US because P knew that as aero-design was truly north of 75mph it would NEVER retract in its biggest marketplace...

     
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