[dark0821]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it8xrIIC1cI

Fooking knew it, PDK only... WTF.... welp

Was never in the correct income bracket anyways, but erks me nonetheless... How many people buy the GTS for the speed, and how many buy it for the driving engagement....

[trollface]

Speed baby.

[Traum]

The new "base" model actually took a number of important 992.1 GTS parts, so can I just close my eyes and tell myself that the 992.2 base = 992.1 GTS?

Porsche actually pulled the same trick with the 981 to 718 transition too -- the 718 base car used a bunch of parts there were from the 981 S car, and their performance were similiar.

[EvoFire]

They'll shit out a manual in 2 years after "high consumer demand"

[Badhobz]

Porsche is like the ultimate troll brand now.

[Great68]

Hilarious that people (successfully) called for the removal of the MGU-H in F1 engines since it's not "road car relevant" and "too complex and costly".

Then Porsche goes and puts one in a road car.

[supafamous]

Word is that none of the non-GT 911 products in 2025 will have manuals available - likely to return but I imagine it'll be extra cost now and available on even fewer trims (probably just the T or S trims).

Cool tech though.

[The Producer]

Hilarious that people (successfully) called for the removal of the MGU-H in F1 engines since it's not "road car relevant" and "too complex and costly".

Then Porsche goes and puts one in a road car.

F1 doesn't care about Euro 6(7?) regs

[dark0821]

The way they phrased it is that hybrid is implemented in a way that manual is not physcially possible??? unless you just forego that 50hp/110ftlb of torque in the pdk box?

Or that's just marketing speak.

lololol I don't know enough, so please someone with an engineering background chime in~~~

[noclue]

I optioned out a 992.2 GTS to 230K... That used to be R8/Huracan money.

[The Producer]

The way they phrased it is that hybrid is implemented in a way that manual is not physcially possible??? unless you just forego that 50hp/110ftlb of torque in the pdk box?

Or that's just marketing speak.

lololol I don't know enough, so please someone with an engineering background chime in~~~

this is a pretty good "explain like i'm five" from savagegeese (Jack)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkPFyXvhvzo&t=330s

[Badhobz]

I optioned out a 992.2 GTS to 230K... That used to be R8/Huracan money.

Lawl. I recall when I optioned out a 997 GTS it was barely 100k. Maybe 105.

Is this double the experience of the 997 ? Hell no. It’s probably even 1/2 the experience of the old one cuz the old one was scary and analogue.

I still have pics from 2011 !!!

https://i.postimg.cc/44h1CTdH/DSC-0538-Original.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/3J5FYb4S/DSC-0540-Original.jpg

This brand is so full of douche bags now. Anyone with a modern day Porsche can blow me.

[Traum]

I optioned out a 992.2 GTS to 230K... That used to be R8/Huracan money.
Considering that the car starts at Cdn $206k already, I'd say you were pretty disciplined with only $24k's worth of options added lol~

The base 992.2 starts at $150k now. Back in the day, I'm pretty sure a base 997 started somewhere below the $80k mark.

[asian_XL]

cannot afford anyway, what's with the bumper design?

[EvoFire]

I finally watched the SG video. I was thinking of getting a GTS before, but I think a new one is out of question with this.

I want a stick but it's PDK only, I'll think about it again when they decide to make a manual.
The missing gauge cluster is unacceptable. I hear what they want to do with it but I want the gauges. This isn't my family SUV, it's an emotional purchase.
And like asian_XL said, that grille is.... It's not quite BMW lung grille level of abomination, but it's weird.

[Badhobz]

^it looks the same bloody shit as all 991+ generation of beetles. lazy ass germans. OHHH IT HAS TO LOOK LIKE HERR HITLERS CAR! thats history.... psshhhh WEAK

[bcrdukes]

It's so ugly, I love it.

[underscore]

This brand is so full of douche bags now. Anyone with a modern day Porsche can blow me.

Only now? I can't remember what year I was briefly at that Porsche dealership grand opening (2012? 2013?) but it was the douchiest thing I've ever experienced.

[68style]

Douche factor aside, I did drive my friend's GT3 in Alberta... and while I can easily say that there's no way I'd pay $350k+ for a car unless I was on a Forbes list, it was an amazing machine... and driving the Supra around, I can't help but feel like it's "final form" so-to-speak at least for me is a 911 Carrera S... don't need a GTS or a Turbo or a whatever special edition... but a simple manual Carrera S in an interesting colour scheme.

I'd just have to never hang out with any other owners if I had one hahaha!

[Traum]

Folks with the local PCA chapter (CWR) are a class act. I can't ever remember a time when there were any douchebags among them. And then of course there were their organized efforts in working with the 3 big luxury dealership groups during the VI era to basically give a polite FU to the VPD about their abuse of power.

[supafamous]

I want a stick but it's PDK only, I'll think about it again when they decide to make a manual.

Now I got 2 reasons why I don't want one! The other being I can't afford it.

[68style]

It was a big mix at the Weissach meet form what I saw and who I talked to... approachable guys with older 911's or some of the special RUF one-offs and the rally group at one end, etc... but most of the guys with high priced newer cars were pretty douchey.

[bcrdukes]

Like every group, you'll have a mixed bag of outgoing people and of course, your sweater-tied-behind-the-back guys with their linen shirts and Ferragamo loafers doing their thing.

You just need to find your niche within the community. I've met a lot of amazing people through the PCA clubs throughout the years, but the best is Revscene. :)

[Badhobz]

ill wear my FerraChinaAhMo loafers to these lousy beetle meats

[underscore]

It was a big mix at the Weissach meet form what I saw and who I talked to... approachable guys with older 911's or some of the special RUF one-offs and the rally group at one end, etc... but most of the guys with high priced newer cars were pretty douchey.

In my (limited) experience the Boxster guys are always either super friendly and chill or they bought it just to be able to say they have a Porsche.

[Badhobz]

Boxster guys are great
old porsche guys are great
993-997.2 guys are great

991+ are douchey. especially if they have a PDK

[noclue]

What about the ones that correct you to pronounce porsche properly?

[Badhobz]

stab them in their PORCHS

Oh sorry. POoR-SHAHHHHHHHHHH

[EvoFire]

stab them in their PORCHS

Oh sorry. POoR-SHAHHHHHHHHHH

It's Poor SHUH, get it right you peasant.

[Badhobz]

i will crash your next gay ass beetle event and start saying PORCH to everyone

and if i see anyone wear porsche design glasses, i will steal them

[EvoFire]

^ I can't do the branded clothing thing. It's so awkward and it screams fanboy. I'll wear a hat, but no jackets or shirts or what not, and definitely not pants.

[Badhobz]

worst than all red ferrari guy? with ferrari hat and Puma ferrari sneakers?

i wish there was toyota meatups, but since they never break there's nothing to talk about.

Hi fred! hows your ratrolla?

Reliable!

Mine too!! okay thx bai !

[noclue]

What about the driving gloves? Are you even a real driver without them?

[bcrdukes]

lol Joey from Friends

[SkunkWorks]

Like every group, you'll have a mixed bag of outgoing people and of course, your sweater-tied-behind-the-back guys with their linen shirts and Ferragamo loafers doing their thing.

You just need to find your niche within the community. I've met a lot of amazing people through the PCA clubs throughout the years, but the best is Revscene. :)

A lot of the 'cool' Porsche guys locally don't even bother going to cars and coffee.

I remember going to my first pca event - literally just a sea of boomers. The few 'younger' Asian guys banded together to do our own meets and didn't bother going back :lol

[BIC_BAWS]

Only now? I can't remember what year I was briefly at that Porsche dealership grand opening (2012? 2013?) but it was the douchiest thing I've ever experienced.

I recently went to *the OpenRoad Honda flagship store grand opening and I thought it was pretty cool. Granted we arrived late but there was a DJ, game 6, free food (catered by Hapa Izakaya) and an open bar lol.

Granted you don't go to the Hapa for the food, :ifyouknow: but they brought that along too. I didn't think it was douchey, but it definitely wasn't a typical Honda event. I wonder what level of douchey you experienced.

^ I can't do the branded clothing thing. It's so awkward and it screams fanboy. I'll wear a hat, but no jackets or shirts or what not, and definitely not pants.

I'll wear my Type R hat and Type R backpack on Friday.

i wish there was toyota meatups, but since they never break there's nothing to talk about.

Hi fred! hows your ratrolla?

Reliable!

Mine too!! okay thx bai !

Should have just went to the GR meet

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[red kryptonite]

lol Joey from Friends

Matt LeBlanc has a handfull of cool poorshuhs... u can say he faked it till he made it

[radeonboy]

i wish there was toyota meatups, but since they never break there's nothing to talk about.

Hi fred! hows your ratrolla?

Reliable!

Mine too!! okay thx bai !

You should go check out ToyotaFest at Long Beach on June 8th - lots of cool stuff there. But it's nice to see local Toyota / Honda (or just OpenRoad) host enthusiast brand meetups as well.

The Porsche meetups are pretty interesting even when the cars get a bit repetitive after a while. I find the the characters more interesting at these events.

I don't have much to add regarding the 992.2 besides being content that it exists with improvements.

[Matsuda]

i will crash your next gay ass beetle event and start saying PORCH to everyone

and if i see anyone wear porsche design glasses, i will steal them

hiding my glasses...