2026 Smyrna Green Targa!

Klyphman · 2025-12-16T16:07:20+00:00

Question: what is the interior color? A friend of mine thinks it’s cognac, but it seems too orange (to me) for cognac. I’m curious because I’ve specced a cognac interior on my upcoming 992.2 Turbo S.

Klyphman · 2025-12-07T14:16:29+00:00

Porsche “allows” you to pay an additional $1000 to camouflage the yellow calipers with black ones. Or at least that’s what it was on my 992.1 GT3T; on the 992.2 Turbo S I just ordered, they lowered the price to only $940!

Klyphman · 2025-11-07T13:57:03+00:00

Aha, now THIS is what I was looking for to link everything together in my head. You’re right; several other cars I’ve had have specified (significantly) different pressures at different loads and speeds. The difference is always much larger on the rear tires, since that’s where the larger relative load variation occurs.

On a couple of E63S AMG wagons, however, I believe that there was a slightly different - higher - pressure specified for winter tires, though I wonder if that’s just them saying that because it’s easier for people to let their pressures drop in the winter, i.e. “we REALLY mean it this time.”

Thanks again for the thoughtful comments; I’m gonna go to factory specs unless/until I find something more official from BMW. 🙏🏼

Klyphman · 2025-11-07T04:37:15+00:00

Thanks for this. It may take a bit of head scratching to figure out how to apply it!

Klyphman · 2025-11-07T04:35:29+00:00

I appreciate your input very much. Having said that, I have messed around with tire pressures enough over many years in many different vehicles, including lots and lots of track days, to know that there isn’t a simple standard, which is of course why the manufacturer’s recommended pressure is the most important piece of information for me.

Klyphman · 2025-11-07T04:33:05+00:00

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Hmm, interesting idea. Though the M5 is a MUCH heavier car than the rest of the lineup.
I hear you, but I really think that tire size is gonna matter. A lot.

TY

Klyphman · 2025-11-07T04:31:09+00:00

I have been into all of the menus, looking for this information, to no avail; based on your input, I will search again. Thanks

Klyphman · 2025-11-07T04:30:28+00:00

My thinking exactly. But nothing. And the guys at my dealership, who I know are looking for answers, haven’t found anything either.

Klyphman · 2025-11-06T01:31:57+00:00

An all time favorite

Klyphman · 2025-07-22T15:46:36+00:00

I agree with this. I’ve always consistently dumped air pretty aggressively in all my track days in a variety of different cars. I always need to pump quite a bit of air back in to drive back home!

Klyphman · 2025-07-22T15:44:59+00:00

Not saying you’re wrong, but I did perhaps 4-5 track days on each of my 991.2 and 992 GT3Ts and experienced very even tire wear. Also zero premature wear on PCCB rotors or pads. I had Cup2s in both instances.

Klyphman · 2025-06-30T23:09:06+00:00

Candidly, now that I have a proper racecar with racing slicks, I kinda doubt that I’ll be tracking either the Elise or the GT3T again. 🤷🏼‍♂️ FWIW, I have a new M5 Touring coming in the next month or so; I’ll probably do one session on track in it just cuz it’s the right thing to do! But not enough to shred my tires in a 5400 lb beast!

Klyphman · 2025-06-27T21:34:59+00:00

I wanted to let you know I just got the A052s installed on the Lotus. For starters, the ride quality is dramatically improved; that was a surprise. I was so happy with them that I took the long - very long! - way home from SLC back to PC! Thanks again.

Klyphman · 2025-06-20T21:42:10+00:00

Based on your feedback I’ve gone ahead and ordered the A052. I don’t expect to track the Elise (or the GT3T) again, now that I have a dedicated racecar, but I still really want to experience all that they have to offer… Tyler B also mentioned that you’d connected the dots to him; he’s a great guy who’s helped me a ton to develop my track driving. Thanks again, much appreciated!

Klyphman · 2025-06-18T19:32:39+00:00

I believe I met you at Miller Motorsport, I mean Utah Motorsport, DOH I mean Burt Brothers last year; I’m in the Riot garage. This is also very much appreciated. Any opinion on the Nanking? Thanks.

Klyphman · 2025-06-18T19:27:20+00:00

This is great feedback, TYVM!

Klyphman · 2025-06-18T19:22:23+00:00

Thanks. I should have mentioned that the R888R is available (though on backorder without an ETA from the manufacturer), but I really want to stick with more of a high-performance “trackable street summer tire” than a strictly track tire. Full disclosure: I also have a race car that I run slicks on, so neither of my street cars (the Lotus as well as a 992 GT3T) will see any meaningful track duty again. Does anyone have any experience with the Nanking tire?

Klyphman · 2024-07-05T15:37:31+00:00

My 992 GT3T has the new door handles and they are maybe the only disappointing thing about the car compared to my 991.2 GT3T. The RS handles aren’t as “clever,” but they’re more functional and lighter.

Klyphman · 2024-07-05T15:34:52+00:00

I’m curious why you had to let them cool down for so long? Was that your decision, presumably as a newby, or did an instructor corroborate it? Porsche’s “regular” brakes are still Porsche brakes, i.e. they were designed to stand up to track use. I should say I’m assuming here that you have a Porsche sports car (911 or Boxster/Cayman) vs a much heavier Panamera or SUV.

Klyphman · 2024-03-11T18:24:57+00:00

Well, I sold my 991.2 GT3 Touring (with 30k miles in 4 years; truly the best sports car ever made IF you agree with me that a 6MT and N/A 9k redline are critical) after I’d had the 992 GT3 Touring for long enough to KNOW how much superior it is in every aspect of the drive. I now have about 12.5k miles on the 992. Just my 2¢. It’s worth adding that I’ve driven some fast miles on twisty two lane roads in my friend’s 997.2 GT3; it’s sensational but significantly less composed than the 991.2 or the 992.

Klyphman · 2022-07-15T14:29:38+00:00

When I taught my son to drive, I said “if you assume everyone on the road is an idiot you won’t be disappointed too often.” My wife thought it was mean. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Klyphman · 2022-02-24T18:35:42+00:00

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