Never in my 40 plus years of Porsche ownership and driving experience have I ever come across the most blatant market place fixing by the Porsche AG accountants.
i had the very great pleasure of being driven round Spa recently in a GT4 Clubsport. Piloted by Chris Whittle who can peddle for England. The car was fantastic in every way, handling, traction, performance, carrying speed through all the corners and Chris exploring it's limits Especially in B1 and B2, the late braking and near suicide dives through Le Source up to and through Eau Rouge. And beyond. A real joy and it all shouted Porsche.
but ....
Then having undone all the harnessing stepped out of this incredible and well peddled machine, something struck me.
I could see images of teutonic accountants huddled round a back office in Stuutgart with clipboards, graphs and engineer reports, Wally Roll Bars feedback .... Diss is Bad news Meine Beanein Koonters ... Der GT4 must be silenced. .... Vee must not let it be faster and more competent than our GT3. We must mute it ..... Give it manual only ... Only 380 BHP ... Stifle it's breathing .... And play with the ECU.
This is not the first time, the marketing machine has manipulated some great cars ... Only to unleash the final incarnation the GT4RS, but only when the GT3 moves up a nearly now impossible evolution.
Other than a very rewarding and honest session in a well driven genuine 968 Clubsport true non sunroof lightweight (thank you Paul) my other Ride in a PDK GT3 991 was another true big grin moment. The accountants had certainly not held back, great car .... God knows how the RS goes!
i had the very great pleasure of being driven round Spa recently in a GT4 Clubsport. Piloted by Chris Whittle who can peddle for England. The car was fantastic in every way, handling, traction, performance, carrying speed through all the corners and Chris exploring it's limits Especially in B1 and B2, the late braking and near suicide dives through Le Source up to and through Eau Rouge. And beyond. A real joy and it all shouted Porsche.
but ....
Then having undone all the harnessing stepped out of this incredible and well peddled machine, something struck me.
I could see images of teutonic accountants huddled round a back office in Stuutgart with clipboards, graphs and engineer reports, Wally Roll Bars feedback .... Diss is Bad news Meine Beanein Koonters ... Der GT4 must be silenced. .... Vee must not let it be faster and more competent than our GT3. We must mute it ..... Give it manual only ... Only 380 BHP ... Stifle it's breathing .... And play with the ECU.
This is not the first time, the marketing machine has manipulated some great cars ... Only to unleash the final incarnation the GT4RS, but only when the GT3 moves up a nearly now impossible evolution.
Other than a very rewarding and honest session in a well driven genuine 968 Clubsport true non sunroof lightweight (thank you Paul) my other Ride in a PDK GT3 991 was another true big grin moment. The accountants had certainly not held back, great car .... God knows how the RS goes!