by Bob Gagnon on Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:25 pm
It is too bad that Porsche retracted their promise to export all variants to the USA and we did not get the GT3 RS. It joins the Carrear RS 2.7, 964 RS and the 993 RS and Mark 1 GT3 in this regard.
The problem is not with Porsche though, it may be with Porsche Cars North America. I say this because my USA Carrera Cup, which is essentially a 964 European RS, was easily imported into the USA when they wanted to do it.
I had the opportunity at the San Diego Parade to ask Fred Schwab, the CEO of PCNA at the time, why he didn't bring in the Euro RS. His answer was that he didn't want to take the risk they would not sell.
I guess that gets to the real heart of the problem, the market is always soft for the RS type car in the USA. So, "WE", the market are the real problem, not Porsche or PCNA.