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Old 01-17-2018, 10:51 PM
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Default 991.2 GT3 manual tranny - why so few reviews?
I’ve been trawling YouTube and the net in general looking for credible reviews about the current GT3 with a manual transmission and found relatively few. I know the .2 GT3 PDK was reviewed and covered by journos a fair bit. Why not the .2 manual? Have the likes of Jethro lost their enthusiasm for the car? By all accounts they were all eager to test drive the manual version. Have I been looking in the wrong place?

Is there a gag order in place or are there not enough manual transmission pool cars around?
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Winter, old news, no incentive at all for Porsche to pump the car.

The journo trip Peter Stout was on compared the touring manual to the T and that was the last wave of reviews I saw of manual GT3.
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Because when the cars first came out, only PDK was available. All the press cars are PDK. Or were. Maybe a couple manual. I've tracked down a few review and they are all positive. There's one on Top Gear website comparing the 911R and 991.2 GTR Manual. There are a couple amateur reviews as well on YT. Very few professional journalist reviews. I really wish someone get hold of two .2 GT3s—one PDK and one 6-speed—and do a side-by-side comparison. But I doubt it'll happen.
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Originally Posted by Haku
I’ve been trawling YouTube and the net in general looking for credible reviews about the current GT3 with a manual transmission and found relatively few. I know the .2 GT3 PDK was reviewed and covered by journos a fair bit. Why not the .2 manual? Have the likes of Jethro lost their enthusiasm for the car? By all accounts they were all eager to test drive the manual version. Have I been looking in the wrong place?

Is there a gag order in place or are there not enough manual transmission pool cars around?
I agree been looking too. Calling Monkey Harris! Yes winter is a thing here in the Northern Hemisphere and I guess Porsche has no interest in sending a few cars to South Africa for some jornos to sample.
The Touring & T test in the south of France on winter tires was exactly how they wanted to launch the Touring, get that puppy filthy on a public road - I'm willing to bet we won't see an OEM test at a track with the GT3 Touring.
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MotorTrend and Jethro have just completed a test with manual GT3. I assume it is coming soon
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MotorTrend and Jethro have just completed a test with manual GT3. I assume it is coming soon
Oh I think someone told me about this a few weeks ago. Looking forward to it.
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Here is a good one that discusses the manual vs. pdk

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michael.../#6db823401a8c
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Originally Posted by texascarlover
Here is a good one that discusses the manual vs. pdk

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michael.../#6db823401a8c
Let's see if this reporter's sentiments prove to be universal.."Then I climbed into the manual car and my focus changed. I was notably slower, making errors in every occasional corner, but I was finding new happiness seeking my own personal perfection. I ran the glorious atmosphere-sucking 4.0-liter engine to the point of redline in each car, gleefully smiling as I flicked off each splendid shift – relishing the mechanical clunk of the shifter and the weight of the clutch pedal under my foot. The other cars pulled ahead, but I didn’t care. I was an integral part of the wondrous machine. I was fully engaged."

The MT is slower but more fun & engaging than the PDK !
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Found this on You Tube.
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Originally Posted by MileHigh911
MotorTrend and Jethro have just completed a test with manual GT3. I assume it is coming soon
His is the one I’ve been expecting and waiting for. Thanks for the update.
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Agreed.. Jethro/Randy/Lieberman is where it’s at! Can’t wait!
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Haku,
I think some of the manual GT3 reviews are not in English. I posted this awhile back, not sure if you have seen this video before
He recently added some English subtitles (he had a great 991.1 Gt3 review AKA "getawayer")



Another one I found non-English is as below.
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Originally Posted by CME
Found this on You Tube.
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https://youtu.be/XzRl7Lx96sY
Thanks for posting! Living in Switzerland and regularly driving those roads when they reopen in the spring/summer I should take his warnings about speeding.

My GT3 Touring is arriving in 2 weeks. I’m no professional road tester but I’m planning on taking some driving videos in the summer.
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I own and drive the .2 GT3, but reality is, the internet moves on. GT3 is last years news. Everyone is preparing for the RS next month !
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Originally Posted by CME
Found this on You Tube.
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https://youtu.be/XzRl7Lx96sY
Ah, starting from the Chedi - best hotel I've ever stayed and best public roads I've ever driven (with GT4)...

Guess that driver doesn't know what the Sport button is for...
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