25 hp more, 22 lbs. lighter, wider TT body and a base price of approx. $177K USD. Considering the options will be another $25K-$30K in goodies your looking at a $200K-$210K GT3RS. Not very far from lightly optioned 488 territory. On the plus side it will do a 7:20 Ring time. Seems like alot of money over and above the GT3. Worth it if you rarely track your car ?

 

488 will sell over $300k

 

You could option a new 458 Italia with $100K+++ in options but you don't have to. My 13 458 Italia (I bought her new) had a $233K base and approx. $31K in options. I was out the door for $264K. I wonder what the base MSRP will be on the 488. In any event, my only point is that the disparity b/w the GT3RS and the 488 GTB might be less than we think.

 

[QUOTE=tortesq1;4301022]25 hp more, 22 lbs. lighter, wider TT body and a base price of approx. $177K USD. Considering the options will be another $25K-$30K in goodies your looking at a $200K-$210K GT3RS.


Think I'll get a gt3 use the saving to get a personal trainer and lose the extra lbs around my belly !!! I really don't think the extra 25bhp will be fealt that much unless you are a real pro driver on track ..just my thoughts

 

40 seconds in it shows the display from a gt4.... Oops

 

GT3RS specs and new engine info are out there, it is the ultimate NA 911 ever made. This car look beautiful and mean at the same time. It make the 997.1GT3 look dated (still good looking to me but I rather have the GT4 now). I can't wait to see Chris Harris get his hands on these cars and his reviews.

 

Good luck finding a Fcar dealer that will give you early allocation to order a base 488 with less than 25-30k in options you might have to give up a child . 2 years from now sure once the hype has died down but no way now would they order a base 488 when they have people on waiting list for years with options out the ***

I think the price gap will be more than you think. Lightly optioned 458s on release year we're selling for high 200s all day even low mid 300s I highly doubt the 488 will be any different. I think 300k is a pretty good ballpark like Fcar said.

 

Imho the new RS is the best looking GT3 yet.

 

 

 

I am not a huge fan of the new 991 body style but I have to admit this new GT3 RS looks awesome!

 

What an amazing beast!

Lots of interesting details in this quick interview with AP - always love to hear him describe the engineering in their cars:

 

I'm not sure what Porsche was thinking, shot of the GT4 and the driver manual shifting the PDK? Either sloppy marketing or intended subliminal marketing? One thing for sure that was a pretty week launch video for an amazing car. I think it finally has a little more aggression to it's look. The fender inlets make the car IMHO.

 

That clip is taken from this longer video that features both the GT3RS and the GT4 - an editor just got a little careless (I guess you would classify it as "sloppy marketing" ).