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Apr 12, 2006 6:30:22 PM
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Re: 997 Gt2 pictures!!
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MKGR looks like you are going to get your wish!!!
Give this baby 550 HP, a week of driver training, a good life insurance policy and MKSGR and I will both be happy
I Will be happy too!!!
the problem here in Greece is the taxes... in order to understand 996 GT2 costs 320.000 euros with Greek plates!!!
the new 997tt costs 190.000euros with no extras...
if porsche make it a little bit cheaper than the previous GT2 which was overpriced in my opinion i may think of buying too... This car will be THE BEST of all other cars for me...
Apr 12, 2006 6:47:20 PM
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rhino said:
MKGR looks like you are going to get your wish!!!
Give this baby 550 HP, a week of driver training, a good life insurance policy and MKSGR and I will both be happy
I Will be happy too!!!
the problem here in Greece is the taxes... in order to understand 996 GT2 costs 320.000 euros with Greek plates!!!
the new 997tt costs 190.000euros with no extras...
if porsche make it a little bit cheaper than the previous GT2 which was overpriced in my opinion i may think of buying too... This car will be THE BEST of all other cars for me...
What about buying and registering it in Cyprus? I think that's possible.
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What about buying and registering it in Cyprus? I think that's possible.
Yeh, but that divided island is not so very big, so put your foot down in a GT2 and you'd better start practising your Turkish.
One more story for his grandchildren (assuming they DO let him go after 20 years)
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Apr 12, 2006 7:13:50 PM
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Apr 12, 2006 8:05:39 PM
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Re: 997 Gt2 pictures!!
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rhino said:
MKGR looks like you are going to get your wish!!!
Give this baby 550 HP, a week of driver training, a good life insurance policy and MKSGR and I will both be happy
Crash, you forgot PDK on your list
Maybe we could get a special discount if we ordered two GT2 
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If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
This thing is too gaudy and in your face. What happen to Porsche subtlety? You really have to be brash to drive a car like this. It makes the turbo seem tame.
Of course, it will be overpriced, too.
Funny, but even for my conservative, buttoned-down tastes, that rear wing doesn't seem too bad, actually kind of cool. I know some US aftermarket folks who offer the 996GT2 rear wing in CF, so if bling, bling isn't enough, then how about bling, bling, bling? I am even thinking of getting a CF GT2 rear wing to stick on my 996TSCab.
And I give the GT3 wheels on the GT2 at least a B+, although I'm still hoping for the older five-spoke setup ala the 993/996TT.
BTW, that GT2 spyshot suggests that this car is DEFINITELY coming, no matter what rumours and unofficial P press leaks say, I'm guessing spring 2007 at the latest, and I bet that means the TTS is only another year behind, no matter how well the TT sells.
And I'm sticking to my pre-launch guesses of HP numbers of 480/525 for the TT/TTS (so far I'm batting 1.000), so 550 for the GT2, while optimistic, sounds feasible, although I'll guess 540. HOWEVER, I am even MORE interested in how Porsche will tune the "S" and the GT2 to 525-540 ponies. Since the public rationale for limiting power and top speed for the TT is tire and thermal issues, then how come these issues disappear on the "S" and GT2? Will the VTG's have different materials, different geometries for guide vane control and engine mapping, higher boost settings on the turbo's (the most obvious and important factor), exhausts with decreased back pressure-and I wonder if that GT2 rear shot suggests dual circular tailpipes?
But this amateur driver still will probably stick with the TSCab, rather than the GT2-540HP with VTG's sounds tempting, but alas, I still like the Cab.
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And I give the GT3 wheels on the GT2 at least a B+, although I'm still hoping for the older five-spoke setup ala the 993/996TT.
Keep in mind this is an early test mule, so we cannot be positive about anything. This goes for the wheels, the rear spoiler (which looks hacked together from existing pieces at this point), or the odd-looking outlets near the exhaust pipes. The front fender looks production-ready, though.
What matters is that the GT2 is definitely coming, and she's going to be amazing.
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Hopefully the 997GT2 will be more put together than the 996 GT2 was, ie hope it has the lightness and firmness of what the GT3 has, and not the sloppy handling charactersitics of the softer 996 Turbo.
Did you ever actually drive the 996 GT2?
I was asking myself the same thing. Especially the MkII is almost perfect in my opinion, a highly underestimated AND underrated car.
Apr 13, 2006 12:53:14 AM
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Apr 13, 2006 1:08:35 AM
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What about buying and registering it in Cyprus? I think that's possible.
greeks would rather die than speak turkishe!
Yeh, but that divided island is not so very big, so put your foot down in a GT2 and you'd better start practising your Turkish.
Apr 13, 2006 3:41:58 AM
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Apr 13, 2006 4:04:07 AM
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Apr 13, 2006 4:56:31 AM
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They mean $30k more, around $155k in the US.
The MSRP for the 2004 GT2 was $191,700. So this still can't be right.
Per RC's prior posts, P is capable of releasing 997GT2 whenever they believe it makes sense from a marketing standpoint.....and doesn't sound like pricing strategy has yet been determined....
Just like Merc's fast-depreciating, hard-to-sell $200K 65's and Lambo's fast-depreciating, hard-to-sell $200K Gallardos, these cars are well-known for only selling in the 100s of units globally (perhaps 200 GT2/yr; 1500 65/yr; 1500 G/yr).....the air becomes thin around fast-depreciating $200K cars
......In fact, if 430 didn't have its artificially-created US waitlists (I'd argue if F shipped 50%+ of global produc to US, its US mystique would be quickly killed), 430 would be perceived similar to what a 997TT is in EU: not particularly difficult to get, w/unremarkable resale value....quickly clearing out the poseur/speculator crowd, which would simply seek "value-priced" used copies that they could "enhance" w/aftermkt wheels, "tuning" attempts, tinted windows, etc....
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rhino said:
MKGR looks like you are going to get your wish!!!
Give this baby 550 HP, a week of driver training, a good life insurance policy and MKSGR and I will both be happy
Crash, you forgot PDK on your list
All right! Buy two, get PDK for free!
I'm down with that .Aisxos:
Sorry, fritz and I didn't mean any harm.
Apr 13, 2006 12:08:21 PM
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Re: 997 Gt2 pictures!!
Same cars but, different pics:
http://www.pistonheads.com/porsche/default.asp?storyId=13676
http://www.pistonheads.com/porsche/default.asp?storyId=13676
Re: 997 Gt2 pictures!!
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RR4 said:
Hopefully the 997GT2 will be more put together than the 996 GT2 was, ie hope it has the lightness and firmness of what the GT3 has, and not the sloppy handling charactersitics of the softer 996 Turbo.
Did you ever actually drive the 996 GT2?
I was asking myself the same thing. Especially the MkII is almost perfect in my opinion, a highly underestimated AND underrated car.
I did and dont get me wrong, that car is AWESOME and is hugely overated, but does not feel anywhere as good as a 996GT3 does. As a drivers car, a 996GT3 has it smashed.Which is a pity
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