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Re: 997 GT3 - US version
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CF said:
Standard Equipment
Sliding Roof
Tire Pressure Monitoring
Windscreen with grey top tint
67 Liter tank
Cruise control
Not Available for USA.
Clubsport pkg
CGT seats
Any idea if the sunroof can be deleted? Maybe we have to pay $20k more for the RS to lose the roof?
As Fanch said what is next? A massage seats as in S-class MB!? 
Apr 4, 2006 5:05:55 PM
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Re: 997 GT3 - US version
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JimFlat6 said:
Probably because of crash testing. Porsche saved money by only certifying 997s with sunroofs. Its the same reason they do no yet offer a 997 non PASM sport suspension here - that also would require another round of certifcation and crash testing.
they're the most profitable auto maker, i think they can afford it!
somebody needs to go over to porsche HQ and slap around the bean counters
Re: 997 GT3 - US version
supposedly the Carrera GT style seats do not comply with US regulations regarding airbags for the thorax. saw this on some other forums regarding the same matter. however, i don't and can't understand how the Carrera GT gets away with it, unless these are new regulations for 2006/2007!
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mkultra said:
supposedly the Carrera GT style seats do not comply with US regulations regarding airbags for the thorax. saw this on some other forums regarding the same matter. however, i don't and can't understand how the Carrera GT gets away with it, unless these are new regulations for 2006/2007!
Regret to inform you of this, but there is no USA spec CGT for MY2006 or MY2007. All CGT production ended last week.
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Porsche pretty much dictates to its US dealers what they can and cannot get from the Porsche menue. Its always been like that. They know best is their attitude.
And in the early 80's Porsche actually considered getting rid of ALL of their US dealers and having customers go to one factory run sales office in Reno. They only backed out of that plan because their legal team could not find a way to get out of the contracts with existing dealers.
And in the early 80's Porsche actually considered getting rid of ALL of their US dealers and having customers go to one factory run sales office in Reno. They only backed out of that plan because their legal team could not find a way to get out of the contracts with existing dealers.
Apr 4, 2006 7:04:12 PM
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Re: 997 GT3 - US version
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Aisxos, there will be a GT3RS version sold iin the states but it will not be for road use. It will be available through Porsche Motorsports. They have already sold some to
race teams here.
Jim, you seem to be mixing up the 911 GT3 RS road car and the 911 GT3 RSR race car. The race car was also known as the 911 GT3 RS until about 2003, when it passed that name onto the road car and grew an extra "R" onto its name to try to make things slightly less confusing.
Re: 997 GT3 - US version
Yes, there will be a US-spec GT3RS for the road. We don't know what it will be though. Maybe:
No sunroof
2-piece reclining carbon race seats
Lighter weight (plastic rear window and more composite body panels
No TV-set (Nav) or center console
Widebody (like C4/S)
Special colors (like old 2.7RS) and graphics
Larger rear spoiler and revised front airdam
$20k more money
No sunroof
2-piece reclining carbon race seats
Lighter weight (plastic rear window and more composite body panels
No TV-set (Nav) or center console
Widebody (like C4/S)
Special colors (like old 2.7RS) and graphics
Larger rear spoiler and revised front airdam
$20k more money
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XFlachbau said:
The cost of crashing another 997 GT3, spread over 1000 cars, is probably about $100 per car... I am surprised Porsche didn't figure how much extra money they could make by charging us all $1000 each for a 'sunroof delete" option!
Absolutely not! $100 X 1000 = $100,000. There's no way it cost $100k to crash test a gt3. I would guess, maybe, $10k.
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svtrader1 said:Quote:
XFlachbau said:
The cost of crashing another 997 GT3, spread over 1000 cars, is probably about $100 per car... I am surprised Porsche didn't figure how much extra money they could make by charging us all $1000 each for a 'sunroof delete" option!
Absolutely not! $100 X 1000 = $100,000. There's no way it cost $100k to crash test a gt3. I would guess, maybe, $10k.
The damage to test equipment will alone will well exceed 10K!! Have you heard what a modern crash test dummy costs these days? Let alone the sensors, test rigs etc.. etc.. I wouldn't be surpised if 100K was a low figure. The cost of the car is no doubt the small part of it!
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