Revision needed

Porsche raises the bar. Competition is good.

 

Its like Porsche raised the bar just high enough that Nissan can't grab it (for now).

 

Not really, the V-Spec is on its way.

 

I dont care how spectacular the car is. I cant see people spending 100k on a Nissan for long periods of time.

 

Why would Porsche do that? I mean it's all about feel right, and they couldn't have possibly made that power for the same money before.
Ok so I'm beating a dead horse, lol.

 

that's what Benz and BMW said about the Toyota LS400.

 

looks the same to me. i guess i'm no porsche connoisseur though. the article says they've remodeled every 3-4 years...to me it's pretty much had the same design for the last x number of decades...

 

I can't imagine most people looking at a GTR would care how much power the $130K 911 turbo has while it is possible to me a 911 Turbo buyer would look at a GTR (and save a cool $60K could be spent on a yact or whatever).

you'd have to be blind to not see the GTR is near-911 turbo performance for $60K less.

And rated power is one thing but performance is another, if the GTR is getting 3.3 sec or maybe better (?) then it's very close or faster than a 911 Turbo.

Edit: (I susect) Porsche will be offering generous discounts (dare I dream in the neighborhood of $10K or more off?) which coupled with greater availibility and possible mark-ups on the GTR could cause the price gap to be less.

IDK, but at the price the turbo is asking now $130K (?) it should have standard ceramic brakes (don't know if it has or not).

 

I don't know where mount airy is, but I know you've said there is snow there. In Minneapolis, they run winter specials all the time...last month they had all Cayman S models at invoice + 1000. Considering invoice is WAY below sticker on a porsche, that's a pretty hot deal. I'm sure if you really shop the winter markets, you can get a turbo 10k below sticker. I've read on porsche forums about people getting C2s and C4s 7-8 below sticker; so I'm confident it can be done.

 

I haven't looked at Porsche lately, but I get e-mail from the Corvette dealership all the time with $6K ot $10K off the Vettes.

Can only imagine with the soft economy and housing market the deals will get better before they get worse. Not to mention $3/gal gas.