Apparently carbon-fiber floor mats are thing now. Porsche will sell you a set for your 911 for only $1240. This is a fantastic weight-reducing accessory that will surely improve your laps times, just like the carbon-fiber trim around your radio does. And these have leather edging so that they’re both lightweight and tastefully match the leather covered air vent slats ($1200) and the leather covered fuse box cover ($390).
Let’s think about this. Did someone, somewhere said “I love my floor-mats but the weight of them just kills my laps times, if there was some way of making them lighter?”
If the weight of the floor mats was somehow really an issue, most people would just, you know, remove the damn floor mats. But not Porsche and certainly not the Porsche enthusiasts. They made carbon-fiber floor mats. Floor mats, per their basic design, are suppose to be easily replaceable items, protecting the pricey not-easily-replaceable floor carpeting from whatever is on the bottom of your shoes. I doubt the whole carpet costs as much as these floor mats, even at Porsche prices.
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Carbon-fiber floor mats are a thing now
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Porsche options are high comedy, but who doesn’t like custom seat belt colors and getting the porsche crest embossed on the end of the turn signal stalk.
FWIW, you can take their cheapest model, a base Macan (base MSRP $47,800), all the way up to $143,000 if you check every box including the carry bag for the front wheel of your bicycle. It really is a shame that they don’t allow you to choose a custom color for the lining of that bag.
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These are an excellent idea. I’ve long been worried about the extra weight of the leather trimming on the airvents available as an option on Porsches. (911 vent in image)
These floormats would nicely offset the extra weight incurred by going for full leather everywhere.
Those cunning Porsche marketeers,(sorry, meant to put engineers) sure think of everything.
And as a bonus it only costs money!
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Is the frog skin lighter than the standard leather? (I seem to remember a few years ago that purple frog skin was an actual option on Porsches. )
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I can see those becoming unglued and nasty in fifteen years from all the heat cycles.
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Pfff, who keeps a new Porsche 15 years?
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Am I the only one to see the opportunity to sell protection for the floor mats in the form of $1850 slipcovers made of carpet that matches the rest of the interior? Or $2330 for a contrasting color.
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Can you get the Porsche crest embossed on them?
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Certainly, as an appliqué in carbon fiber. Price upon request.
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Only if they’re available with BlueTooth. BlueTooth everything!
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Sure, for the right price we can throw in some odontolite.
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Just plain carbon fiber? Audi has Copper carbon fiber* bits.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b7736c3c0d61b3e7dc3f4128aa3195de6580984e34422a327b25682d06670ee9.jpg
* in my native patois, “coppa-cahbin-fiebah-guy” -
Around here, rubber floor mats are a must, and this stuff really is heavy. Every time my van’s rear end slides off sideways, I blame my 15kg boot mat.
Alas, the carbon, leather-lined equivalent would be “valued” at twice the whole vehicle’s current value. At full tank.-
Rubber floor mats are bad, as they trap condensation and other moisture, causing rust. That’s why carbon fiber floor mats are worth the slight extra $$$$$$$$. Personally, I use Nomex floor mats in my PT Cruiser.
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A newspaper under the rubber mats does the job of sucking up eventual moisture leaks and condensation. They smell wet socks when they actually get moist occasionally, so it’s easy to remember to rotate them.
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Suerel a major constituent element of cocoa mats is carbon?
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Carbon fiber is still too heavy. I prefer gossamer in my Alfa. It’s not very resilient, but given enough time (and spiders) in the garage it is self-healing.
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please quote floor mat ki , black, for Porsche Cayenne 2023 Turbo GT
include aifreight cost to Sao Paulo Brazil by DHL and EMSThanks and Regards
Willy Cwerner
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