And it doesn´t cost them a lot to manufactur a BoxsterCome on guy's have a heart, times are hard for Porsche........according to Autocar it costs them a whole £6,000 more to manufacture a turbo over a Boxter!!
Always amazed by the column inches it gets. Seems to be the motoring equivalent to Eastenders - and about as interesting!Is any one else bored of this 911 vs GTR saga yet?
I am.Is any one else bored of this 911 vs GTR saga yet?
I am, and have been from the Start. To see some Porsche fanatics laugh their butts off because the half-as-expensive GTR is slower here and slower there... It's just rediculous.Is any one else bored of this 911 vs GTR saga yet?
The 7:39 reported time was on the standard Bridgestones (RE050's, I believe). This is 10 seconds faster than Porsche's time for the older Turbo on similar tires. With the optional Pilot Sport Cups, the Turbo lapped in 7:38 last year. Subtract 10 seconds from that and the sub-7:30 time is believable. Keep in mind that Porsche doesn't do all-out 'Ring attacks like Nissan, on a closed course. They tend to report times while running with other cars during industry days.Some people still think the new 997 Turbo has lapped under 7:30. It hasn't, it's still at 7:39, so it hasn't even matched the 2008 GTR yet. So it's 13 seconds or 2 years behind, depending on how you look at it.