Quote:
RR4 said:
Even if it is 490hp, it is 490 for 2007, thats 2 years away, at least for us here in NA. By that time the 430 will already have had a power boost to 500 or more.

And the extra weight doesn't excite me.

Nothing really excites me about this car.

To me this 997 sounds like an underpowered M5 with a bolt on aerokit. I mean come on.
500HP is absolutely no feat for a turbo charged car. Guys are getting 450hp out of their C2 with a supercharger they install in their garage on a saturday, and Porsche is getting 490HP out of a turbocharged six?...big deal, really, big deal.

It takes a lot more than that to impress me.

The M5 is an impressive car. 500hp NA, now that is impressive - and it is sad that Porsche, no matter how good the 997 Turbo is won't be as progressive as the M5 is. The M5 is truly an accomplishment - and Im not even a BMW guy.
Kudos to BMW.



Did you know that the current 996TT (introduced 5 years ago) with the official powerkit (450hp) and sport suspension is as quick as the 430 or the Gallardo (straightline and track)?

Now imagine: A 997TT with an additional 40hp, new AWD, new gear box technology, new suspension etc...