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Originally Posted by BoxerSix
Problem with the CGT's isn't so much that the car is twitchy, it's just 95% of them were gobbled up by rich pops who are used to driving a 450hp Turbo with all the fancy wuss features like PASM and traction control......not a 610hp mid engine rocket which can put most of that to the ground at the blip of the throttle.
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Exactly. That's the fundamental issue I see here. They went through the incredible expense to design, test and market a supercar that won't do what some of the most notable supercars can: Race Successfully. They have all the elements for a successful platform, yet it seems they let it go just at the final steps.
Yes, it needs to have some form of hardtop variant. Yes, it needs suspension revised with the intent of competition involvement. It has a decent engine, it has the aerodynamics, the overall chassis layout and pedigree of a car that could make a serious mark, but without any of the final detailing and engineering to make it work in such. It's sad. It was made to be a 600hp golf caddy and bragging toy. I can't imagine how successful it could be with a little further development in the direction of a competetive race platform. It has the basic elements intact.
Porsche needs to unmarry itself from the 996 platform. It's a great competition tool, but it has many limits in its current state, where the carrera gt is virgin territory with so many possibilities. It's a shame they're so rare, so expensive and designed with completely different intentions in mind. It could have been a contender.