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It's official: 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera goes turbo
« on: September 08, 2015, 12:38:20 pm »
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Re: It's official: 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera goes turbo
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2015, 01:22:23 pm »
All good sounding, minus the cost of entry (though I'm not sure if those #s reflect price increases or not).

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Re: It's official: 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera goes turbo
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2015, 01:38:04 pm »
All good sounding, minus the cost of entry (though I'm not sure if those #s reflect price increases or not).

Price increases are fairly significant: $6k and $5400 - but PASM is also standard which offsets that somewhat. Probably some other equipment changes as well.

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Re: It's official: 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera goes turbo
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2015, 01:51:01 pm »
So what's the "turbo" now mean? :)
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Re: It's official: 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera goes turbo
« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2015, 01:55:09 pm »
So what's the "turbo" now mean? :)
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Re: It's official: 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera goes turbo
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2015, 01:56:53 pm »
So what's the "turbo" now mean? :)

It would be like extra turbo....or mega....or ohhhh....super turbo  ;D
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