Latest issue of Brit magazine Car states that the extended range tank is available as a no cost option.

Not seen by me in USA configurator.

I have a call into my sales guy who will try and find out if this is available. Just ordered a GTS from Downtown LA Porsche.

Anybody else hear anything about this?

 

As far as I know the large tank is not available in the US as it does not have the required vapor emissions features required by US law.
In last month's Excellence magazine someone asked if they could retrofit the larger tank and the answer was that it could be done but would be difficult.

 

Yes, same thing I heard. Only available on non-U.S. cars.

 

Aren't many European country's emissions regulations at least as stringent as ours? If the answer is yes, then why wouldn’t a larger tank be available here. I’d love to have a 20 gal tank in my 997.

 

Thanks for the replies.

Would make sense to offer a larger tank for the "sprawling" USA.

Old Europe is "small" with far more development and shorter distances to services.

 

Different regulations - that's why you can get a 997 without a sunroof in Europe and clear sidemarkers and no bumperettes and...I'm sure there are more items covered by different regs. Doesn't make sense to me either.

 

The answer is a definite no. US regs are far more strict in emissions and crash tests in particular. The europeans and US eco activists try to project a different picture.

 

Europe likely does not have the silly vapor recapture and other US specific requirements... that has nothing to do with tailpipe emissions but how the car keeps fumes in check at the pump and to the tank.

Crash tests, similarly, are usually guaged to the 'lowest common idiot' in the US (ie the airbags have to work to protect someone stupid enough not to wear a seatbelt', where in Europe they are geared toward 'if you do the right thing'. So in the US, airbags start out by killing children because they were legally required to deploy fast enough to save the life of an unbelted adult. I'd wager to say that cars approved for use in Germany are just as safe if not safer than those in the US, given the higher speeds one encounters on the Autobahn.

 

Americans don't drive cross country nearly as much as Europeans do..
so while Europe is "small", it gets driven on more often
they prefer driving their cars to taking planes

 

Hello Comet-

When I was over in Europe last year (got stuck due to volcano) , seemed that folks dont drive as much because of the high price of gas, great rail and bus service, and close proximity of countries to one another, but maybe not.

Sure would be sweet to have that extended range here in the USA though.......

Have fun.....

 

so then everytime u fill up the tank u can drive further.. but everytime u put gas in it will cost more... hmm which one is better.. seing a higher price wen u pay or see u get more miles per tank??

 

bigger is always better. I didn't buy the car for the mpg.

 

Bigger is not always better. A bigger tank will weigh more, empty and even moe full. I think that the current 16+gallon tank is plenty.