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Old 04-27-2020, 01:18 PM   #791
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Ummmm THIS.

https://youtu.be/b2E_9QKfBDQ

Even the color of the car reviewed is beautiful. The top finally looks useable.
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Old 04-27-2020, 01:24 PM   #792
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Love that color. The $40K markup? Not so much.
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Old 04-27-2020, 01:48 PM   #793
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Ummmm THIS.

https://youtu.be/b2E_9QKfBDQ

Even the color of the car reviewed is beautiful. The top finally looks useable.
why not just get the GTS 4.0 and have a more livable (and I think cheaper) version of that car
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Old 04-27-2020, 01:57 PM   #794
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The GTS also has the 6-cyl?
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Old 04-27-2020, 02:01 PM   #795
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The GTS also has the 6-cyl?
The new one does, available this summer. It has the 4.0L normally aspirated six.
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Old 04-27-2020, 02:11 PM   #796
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The new one does, available this summer. It has the 4.0L normally aspirated six.
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Old 04-27-2020, 02:17 PM   #797
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why not just get the GTS 4.0 and have a more livable (and I think cheaper) version of that car
I agree but I don’t think even the 981 gts is in my price range. I was just posting about the spider as it and the new gts are amazing cars.
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Old 04-27-2020, 05:00 PM   #798
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The rear clamshell on the Spyder looks good, and I love it in dark blue. My GT4 experience and the GTS reviews indicate that I'd prefer the GTS (6-cyl) to the Spyder for multiple reasons.
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Old 04-27-2020, 05:39 PM   #799
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Just watched this



And he mentioned not being able to skip up gears too. Not sure if I would like that since that is one of the points of a manual, gear selection. I skip gears all the time with my cars if just cruising.
I just watched the video, thanks for posting, I enjoy the guys video's ... I think the upshifting he is referring to is the same as in the 991, basically you can't get into 7th gear from gears 1 to 4, you need to be in 5th or 6th gear.
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Old 04-27-2020, 07:08 PM   #800
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So quick 911/cayman story ... my son took the cayman the other day and he told me a 991.2S with sport exhaust decided to teach our little Base Cayman a lesson ... lol the 450hp beast showed the 300hp Baby brother who was boss.

These 911’s are crazy fast, nothing is like 2nd gear in my 991.1, you literally feel the car go slightly sideways for a split second when it hits the upper rpm’s especially on the snow tires I still have on ... not knocking the Cayman since that car is so fun in it own right.
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