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sertag said:
i cannot see anything new
I love Porsche cars, I really do, this is no secret.
I love the new 997, I think it is a beautiful car and a very nice evolution of the 911 tradition.
However: I don't understand the strategy behind the C4 and C4S, it doesn't make ANY sense to me. ANY.
First, we got the unofficial information that the C4S comes first with the 381 HP powerkit engine and a slightly wider body. This would have made sense, somehow.
Now this...a 997 C2/S with wider body (which needs an EXPERT with a measuring device to tell the difference) and same power. Where is the logic in that? Even from a marketing point of view, this combo doesn't make ANY sense.
The "old" 996 C4S sold well because it looked slightly different and MUCH more wide from the rear, it sold well because it looked a bit like the Turbo and had the Turbo brakes. But the new C4S looks like...a Carrera S. I mean this is ridiculous, honestly. And the C4S is 5 kph slowlier than the Carrera S which doesn't make sense to me either.
Changed gear ratio to keep up with the Carrera S on the straight line?
I'm disappointed, honestly. But not necessarily because of the C4 and C4S (I'm sure they are excellent products) but because of what this decision tells about Porsche's future models: no superduper power 997 Turbo and no extra power 997 GT3. I'm afraid the upcoming power figures look like the worst rumours we got and we never believed them:
1. 390-395 HP for the 997 GT3
2. 430-440 HP for the 997 Turbo
I know, I know, this isn't only about power. But if I pay premium for a car, I want that extra power too for those Autobahn days when those M5 and F430 hunt me down.
My next Porsche a 997 Turbo? With less than 450 HP? I doubt it. I'm afraid my next Porsche will be a Lamborghini.