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Great review, to be watched in HD. This is THE porsche for purist, no turbo's or 4WD, or electric technology... Enjoy it! This message has been edited by ThomasM on 2013-06-14 14:12:26 ...  

electronic and electro-mechanical helpers that reduce the man machine mechanical interface which are still purely governed by the laws of physics and analog limits... not so purist... :-) (I'm joking, but I'm also serious. numbers be damned - N'ring time;... 

... was it St Thomas that needed to see with his own eyes to believe something? :) lets put it this way. You have done a great article about Patek how they are rooted in their history and tradition while looking to the futur and innovating using the techn... 

I'll reserve comment until after a few years and several hundred thousand miles have been clocked... But I remain hopeful! :-) We'll see. BTW - don't mistake my comments to mean I'm dismissing the new GT3 out of hand; I'm probably as anxious to see (well,...  

heel and toe..." Ok, that, in a nutshell, summarizes my repugnance at all these "technological improvements." I realize it is still way too easy to misunderstand my point (and to conclude I'm an incorrigible technological luddite...) but those that unders... 

.... skills is not needed as it used to. The pilot doesn't need to be that good anymore to extract the best out of all those new cars. Even if you put a 458 in race mode, you don't need to be a very skilled driver to make a great chrono. Another example i... 

.... these supercars obligatory without all electronic aiding systems with the exception of ABS ! :-) That's why a bike is soo rewarding, to ride it normal and to have fun you need some skills, the faster you want to go the more skills you need. And if by... 

did you forget about all those that think they have the skills, but actually they don't? I think progress and electronics are more than ok, they are necessary, as long as you can disconnect them all.

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... as it obviously is way too expensive to maintain. Total cost for 3000 miles was around 15,000 dollar ... not even a Purist-Porsche will ever be that expensive to maintain :-) . I also like Chris Harris for what he did on the Ferrari tweaking subject .... 

What to say? Love it. Well, not as purist as it should be, in terms of purism, but an amazing everyday use machine. As I have said before, the definitive weapon. I want one!! vte

... i think it will bring more pleasure and is more rewarding than the turbo. Ultimate carrera... for now ;)

and Porsche has a right to name it any way they want; it's their product, it's their nomenclature. But the RS and GT3 model names have come to mean very specific things - pure, relatively unadulterated (vis a vis digital and electronic safety nets; old sc... 

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say something they don't believe in, willing to be less than sincere or honest for the sake of "marketing." Full "clutch out" mode (pull both levers at same time) was talked about among GT3 enthusiasts for some time, usually with a smile and wink wink nod...