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https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new- ... 5-race-car

I have no idea how I feel about this.

I prefer it to those silly Ferrari homages that were released recently and its comparitively a snip at £700k.

Can't help thinking that even based on a GT2 RS though its going to be a bit wet compared to the original given that had 845hp, loadsa lag and 970kg

Still, looks pretty ace IMO.

JLv3.0 wrote: Fri Sep 28, 2018 10:19 am I have no idea how I feel about this.

Another Xmas present off the list

Is James Attwood (article author) related to Richard '415k Peugeot 405' Attwood? I must know

speedingfine wrote: Fri Sep 28, 2018 10:43 am Richard '415k Peugeot 405' Attwood?

I never knew about old Attwood's Peugeot.

Why not make a heavily modded 991 GT2RS?

But why then turn it into a ModTro pastiche harks back with a nod to the homage to the design cues taken from the original 935?

Dear marketing chumps - PLEASE LET CAR DESIGNERS DESIGN NEW CARS

Nah - I like it but it should be fully stripped and 900hp.

Looks shit. Either make a new one exactly like the old one or make one to the exact rules that the 935 raced under but with modern materials, tooling and processes.

It's ace.

ste wrote: Fri Sep 28, 2018 3:16 pmIt's ace.

my thoughts exactly! What is there not to like about it!

That is equally shameful and fabulous

I love it!!

ste wrote: Fri Sep 28, 2018 3:16 pmIt's ace.

All of that!

Rich B wrote: Fri Sep 28, 2018 4:53 pm

ste wrote: Fri Sep 28, 2018 3:16 pmIt's ace.

my thoughts exactly! What is there not to like about it!

Lots... if you're a miserable bastard off the internetz.

mik wrote: Fri Sep 28, 2018 11:30 am Why not make a heavily modded 991 GT2RS?

But why then turn it into a ModTro pastiche harks back with a nod to the homage to the design cues taken from the original 935?

Dear marketing chumps - PLEASE LET CAR DESIGNERS DESIGN NEW CARS

Mik gets me

It stays accurate to the original in that it looks like a 911 with a terrible bodykit grafted on it. If that was made by Mansory people would be ripping their cocks off but as it’s Porsche...

I think a modern 911gt1 would have been a better proposition, much more desirable. This just seems like Porsche have thought “how can we get loads of money out of people by not spending much on r&d? Bodykit- yup, race car parts bin shit- yup. Road legal testing? Nah don’t bother”

jamcg wrote: Sat Sep 29, 2018 6:42 pm I think a modern 911gt1 would have been a better proposition, much more desirable. This just seems like Porsche have thought “how can we get loads of money out of people by not spending much on r&d? Bodykit- yup, race car parts bin shit- yup. Road legal testing? Nah don’t bother”

and what’s wrong with that? We now have a badass special car that exists that didn’t before. There’s plenty of road and race cars in their line up if you want something specific.

Wasted opportunity, should have been a road legal RSR rather than trying to profit from the past. At least the RSR would have actual motorsport pedigree with ties to Le Mans rather than that thing.