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Old 07-29-2009, 10:46 PM
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They are hitting the dealers, I went over and took a look, as well as a few pics.
For all to see full leather gets you more Alcantera.

Steel Rotors have approx 50% of the drilled holes as the previous versions.

No lump in the trunk now with the sound pkg. Wonder where they stuffed it?

The rear side slats still appear to be faux as they appear as if there is a solid piece inside. They say that they vent?

Perhaps tomorrow I'll take a closer look...

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Red or white?
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Originally Posted by MJones
The rear side slats still appear to be faux as they appear as if there is a solid piece inside. They say that they vent?
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I am sure the same goes for the superior edge of the rear fascia slats...more rice effects....get rid of those and the boy racer, Honda-like wing and I am salivating
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i got mine its insane! very happy!
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Yellow stitching in a red car?
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I've got one thought...JEALOUSY!
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Originally Posted by _rocket
Yellow stitching in a red car?
NO - it's in the white car
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I like the looks of the standard GT3 better than the spy photo looks of the new RS. I think the new standard GT3 wing is a work of art whereas the RS wing looks cobbled together (to me).

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Thanks for sharing, but damn those GT3's in that last pic look so oddly proportioned and soft :/ I love the MK1 styling!
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Originally Posted by iLLM3
Thanks for sharing, but damn those GT3's in that last pic look so oddly proportioned and soft :/ I love the MK1 styling!
I feel the exact opposite. To me the MKII is much more aggressive and abstract if you will. I love both the front and rear bumper treatments and the LEDs. To each his/her own. They are both wicked cars.
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Taking a closer look at the rear vents.
The sides are faux just like the .1

The rear, no engine compartment venting, or passages.
When you look straight down through it, you can see the heat shield insulator atop the center silencer.

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Steel Rotors have approx 50% of the drilled holes as the previous versions.
Maybe on the next model they will finally be gone

I like the looks of the standard GT3 better than the spy photo looks of the new RS. I think the new standard GT3 wing is a work of art whereas the RS wing looks cobbled together (to me).
I think the same of the MKI and even more so with the MKII, if the RS wing will be as in the spy pics..

Almost as many fakery air slats as my Mustang GT has.
At least the air intake is real.....

The MKII looks are growing on me, but still like the MKI better..
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Originally Posted by MJones
They are hitting the dealers, I went over and took a look, as well as a few pics.
For all to see full leather gets you more Alcantera.

Steel Rotors have approx 50% of the drilled holes as the previous versions.

No lump in the trunk now with the sound pkg. Wonder where they stuffed it?

The rear side slats still appear to be faux as they appear as if there is a solid piece inside. They say that they vent?

Perhaps tomorrow I'll take a closer look...
I got to see one today. I noticed there are less holes in the rotors, but the holes they do have are larger in diameter. The trunk has less room. The cover in the trunk is larger and hence why no hump. The socket for the center lock wheels is hidden in the back of the trunk behind a panel on the left side. All the vents are functional, they just have screens in them now. One thing surprising was the vent under the engine lid. I would have thought it was to vent heat from the engine, but there is no access to it from the engine compartment. It only vents heat from the exhaust.
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Originally Posted by MJones
Taking a closer look at the rear vents.
The sides are faux just like the .1

The rear, no engine compartment venting, or passages.
When you look straight down through it, you can see the heat shield insulator atop the center silencer.

If the rear horizontal slats vent the silencer I think it's a good purpose. Don't the side vents allow cooling for the side mufflers?



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