well, kind of both:
At LA Auto Show, Porsche's chief engineer August Achleitner commented on Carrera T.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-show...mp;date=120517
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He also says the R and the new 911 Carrera T are similar too, at least in philosophy. Achleitner had the idea for this model back in 2015, shortly before the R made its debut.
"I had the first idea to form such a base 911 about two years ago during the last Rennsport Reunion," he told us. "I had some discussions and talks with fans and journalists, American journalists, and they mentioned such a base 911 would be nice, and I took this idea with me."
Achleitner says he wanted to take the same sort of thinking behind high-end models like the GTS, GT3, and GT2 RS, and apply it to a base car. The result is a 911 with no more power than a standard C2, but one with shorter gearing for its 7-speed manual, thinner glass, less sound deadening, and standard Sport suspension.
"This is not a collector's car. This is a car to drive," Achleitner said. He noted that the launch photos for the T feature a dusty car on mountain roads. It's not a car for sitting in the garage, and for him, it's better than a 911 R.
"If I had a 911 R, I would keep it in the garage because I wouldn't have the courage to drive it," he said. "Everybody has a look at this car and says, 'Oh this is €400,000, don't touch it,' or something like this.
"So, I would be more happy with a 911 T."
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