GT4 RS Driving Impressions
04-18-2024, 10:09 AM
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Have you driven a 4RS or 992 GT3?
04-18-2024, 10:12 AM
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what do you want ? a turbo car ? , the car does one up 2.6 seconds to 60 mph and 6.7 t o100 mph !! go drive an older 3.8 gt3 and then tell us the 4RS has no punch !! . There is no lack of midrange imo. yes the car makes power from 6k buy if you want that thump buy a F8 ffs or a 992 GTS.
you do talk crap. no one ever moaned about 997 GT3 and lack of punch did they and these car wee wee all over them and then some.
you do talk crap. no one ever moaned about 997 GT3 and lack of punch did they and these car wee wee all over them and then some.
04-18-2024, 10:18 AM
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Yes, I've driven a 4RS and a 991.1 RS (not the 992 GT3). And in any case, if I hadn't, just seeing the data I posted above is enough to know that there's no extra punch anywhere, and it is mostly people's sensations rather than an actual difference.
04-18-2024, 10:37 AM
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04-18-2024, 11:01 AM
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What about this data? Sure looks like a dip in the torque and power curves to me.
https://rennlist.com/forums/718-gts-...l#post19392344
https://rennlist.com/forums/718-gts-...l#post19392344
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04-18-2024, 11:41 AM
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All I can say is that I drove my friend's 4RS three times at length on familiar local roads, and there was a distinct lack of mid range punch. I've driven lots of other cars on the same roads. And lots of people have the same perception of the 4RS as I do. I say all of this as someone who decided to buy the 4RS anyway, even with this lack of mid range punch; in a couple weeks, I'll be a 4RS owner.
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04-18-2024, 11:56 AM
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thatsa lot more torque than a 997.1 911 :-)
My 4.0 GTS picks up better at 4k revs but is 2 seconds slower to 100mph. That's why I have both, one to daily one for fun, No one should daily a 4RS, it's that fun 3rd or 4th car.
not sure why people are moaning it's a GT3 engine in a Cayman FFS, some thing 90% people wanted now very few buy lol, I find it strange esp in the UK where all the moaning moaners moan about "not getting a slot" then once they are £10k below list no one picks them up. The moaners did not have the money in the 1st place it seems !
My 4.0 GTS picks up better at 4k revs but is 2 seconds slower to 100mph. That's why I have both, one to daily one for fun, No one should daily a 4RS, it's that fun 3rd or 4th car.
not sure why people are moaning it's a GT3 engine in a Cayman FFS, some thing 90% people wanted now very few buy lol, I find it strange esp in the UK where all the moaning moaners moan about "not getting a slot" then once they are £10k below list no one picks them up. The moaners did not have the money in the 1st place it seems !
04-18-2024, 12:00 PM
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All I can say is that I drove my friend's 4RS three times at length on familiar local roads, and there was a distinct lack of mid range punch. I've driven lots of other cars on the same roads. And lots of people have the same perception of the 4RS as I do. I say all of this as someone who decided to buy the 4RS anyway, even with this lack of mid range punch; in a couple weeks, I'll be a 4RS owner.
NO one ever moans about 997 GT cars which I actually thing make **** road cars. Hype and owners keep the hype up on those !!
IF you want punch you buy a 992 Turbo S or an F8 ! or even just a 992 GTS.
04-18-2024, 12:11 PM
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and you will realise it's a non issue, I have not noticed the lack of torque myself as wit ha short ratio PDK you can chage gear !!!! ANy one who moans is not changing gear lol it's always tjhe same. people moan about the Cayman R being crap at 2.5k rev lol
NO one ever moans about 997 GT cars which I actually thing make **** road cars. Hype and owners keep the hype up on those !!
IF you want punch you buy a 992 Turbo S or an F8 ! or even just a 992 GTS.
NO one ever moans about 997 GT cars which I actually thing make **** road cars. Hype and owners keep the hype up on those !!
IF you want punch you buy a 992 Turbo S or an F8 ! or even just a 992 GTS.
But I don't see a lot of moaning about the 4RS, it's just honest discussion about the car, the good and the not so good. No car is perfect, there's always something that can be criticized.
Those who don't want the 4RS and can afford it are most likely deterred by the overall extremeness of the car, not the lack of mid range punch.
04-18-2024, 11:22 PM
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Yes, I have a 992 TTS and McLaren 570. Everything else seems a bit weak by comparison.
But I don't see a lot of moaning about the 4RS, it's just honest discussion about the car, the good and the not so good. No car is perfect, there's always something that can be criticized.
Those who don't want the 4RS and can afford it are most likely deterred by the overall extremeness of the car, not the lack of mid range punch.
But I don't see a lot of moaning about the 4RS, it's just honest discussion about the car, the good and the not so good. No car is perfect, there's always something that can be criticized.
Those who don't want the 4RS and can afford it are most likely deterred by the overall extremeness of the car, not the lack of mid range punch.
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04-19-2024, 02:58 AM
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what do you want ? a turbo car ? , the car does one up 2.6 seconds to 60 mph and 6.7 to 100 mph !! go drive an older 3.8 gt3 and then tell us the 4RS has no punch !! . There is no lack of midrange imo. yes the car makes power from 6k but if you want that thump buy a F8 ffs or a 992 GTS.
you do talk crap. no one ever moaned about 997 GT3 and lack of punch did they and these car wee wee all over them and then some in the mid range.
you do talk crap. no one ever moaned about 997 GT3 and lack of punch did they and these car wee wee all over them and then some in the mid range.
04-19-2024, 04:33 AM
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We are comparing the same engine in 2 cars (992 GT3 and 4rs) with the same gear ratio and similar weigh and almost identical Dyno charts
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04-19-2024, 08:14 AM
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Drove my 992 GT3 to work yesterday. Not back to back comparison, but I think maybe the GT3 pulls a little harder in the midrange, 4RS pulls a little harder near the top.
