Jan 22, 2016 6:20:19 AM
- Spyderidol
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- Loc: Mozambique
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- Reply to: fritz
Re: 911 R
fritz:RC:The 918 is a different story. A GT3 RS is basically a 911 with a different engine and chassis, not really an issue for Porsche to easily add (without any developing cost) two rear seats.
Back to topic, 911 R: Today I received a very confusing information. It seems that the Porsche Board hasn't approved the 911 R for production yet and will decide on it's fate after the Geneva(?) presentation. This is the weirdest information I heard about the 911 R lately.
In view of some of the information we have read so far on the 911R, I'm not completely surprised.
In particular, the suggestion that a car with GT3-like performance should be released without a rear wing or the other measures seen in the latest 911RS (air outlets on tops of front and rear wheel wells) which are required to reduce aerodynamic lift would contradict all the claims made in the past relating to such measures.
Thank you for saying this. The wing is not just an unsightly (to some) appendage, it is there for a very valid reason.