Calling all Porsche experts
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Which is why they call them 3 series and 911, so the plebs have an easy life and so petrol heads can think they are clever by using the model version over the model.
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996, 997 etc etc are internal codenames for each shape of car, just like E46, E90 BMW's, W220 and W221 Mercedes, B5 and B6 Passats. It just so happens that enthusiasts use them a lot as well.
Porsche are no different in this regard to anyone else.
Porsche are no different in this regard to anyone else.
Basically.
You have your Boxster and 911 nowadays.
911 range is:
Carrera
Carrera S
Carrera 4
Carrera 4 S
Turbo
Turbo S
GT3
GT3 RS
GT2
GT2 RS.
I thinkNo doubt i've missed something or some of those models aren't in the lineup anymore.
Then you have your Cayenne which is just crap.
afaik there was no factory GT2 RS
the GT3 and GT2 were both sold with clubsport packs, which added a rollcage, fire extinguisher, removed the rear seats and added bucket seats rather than comfort ones This has lead to some owners being quite creative in their naming, but ultimately whatever the owner badges it as, it left the factory as a GT2.
Also its worth noting what these numbers mean
964 Series (1989–1993)
993 Series (1993–1998)
996 Series (1998–2005)
997 Series (2005–Present)
previous model to the 964 was the 930 i think
but 996,997 etc.. just refer to different model years of the 911.
same as the e30, e36,e46,e92 M3 then...
or B5 Audi S4, B6 Audi S4, B7 Audi S4, B8 Audi S4 etc..
a lot of german manufacturers do it.
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Rob, I'm sure this was a GT2 RS.
Whether they've just badged it up as one, I don't know.
Whether they've just badged it up as one, I don't know.
There was no GT2 RS as you say, Maltons made a version I believe but Porsche didn't. The Club Sport does not remove the rear seats as neither GT2 or GT3 ever had rear seats, the Club Sport adds a cage however.
the carrera GT was a V10 hypercar, completely unrelated to any other model.
http://www.sportscarcup.com/cars/silver-porsche-carrera-gt.jpg
there is no current equivalent car, most expensive car they sell now would be the 911 sport classic. A 911 thats a bit of a frankenstein. Its got a carrera 4 s body but is only 2 wheel drive, plus has lots of other completely bespoke bits
But its the same engine as found in the Carrera S and 4S and thus nowhere near the power output of the Turbo S, the current most powerfull 911.
Most powerfull porsche is the Cayenne Turbo S at 550bhp.
ive not seen a "comfort spec" GT3 in the flesh so didnt realise they didnt have rear seats either.
thats one of the ones i mentioned when talking about people getting creative with the badges. They've done a lot of work to the car which they feel justifies the "RS" badge, but ultimately it started life as a factory GT2. As housey says, a GT2 RS never rolled out of the factory.
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