Strictly re: driving... 991.1 GT3 vs. 570S
 

I am curious as well...

I own a 570S and have driven but do not own a GT3.2 manual and a GT3.2RS, not much experience with the dot 1 but I would guess they are pretty similar. I would rate the McLaren's steering (hydraulic rather than electric) higher, and prefer the chassis dynamics as well. If anyone has Lotus experience, you'll know what I mean when I say the 570S feels like an Exige on mega-roids. Mac has significantly more thrust, and if you keep it in the happy part of the rev band, basically zero turbo lag. As a weekend canyon runner, I would prefer the 570S, as a track car the GT Porsches win hands down. They sound better, too, but frankly I have never understood the willingness to give up performance for sound, but I recognize I'm in the minority on that question. To me, the 570S with sport exhaust sounds just fine, but yeah, not as loud/cool as the muffler-delete GT3s out there. Maybe Ducati will chime in here, he owned a 570S and now has a dot 2 RS.

I'll post up my comparo with 570S today. It is a long review tho......

In my search for a new car I was looking at a 570S Spider. I really like how the car felt, not harsh or rough on any type of road. I liked the power, much different delivery then a GT car (Turbo v. NA) and it was comparable to my tuned 997.2 Turbo S. Smash on the accelerator and it's intoxicating. With the sport exhaust the sound was nice, good for a suburban neighborhood. I have friends like Gary(SF) and other who've had zero issues, but I've also had friends on the opposite side.

I almost pulled the trigger on one....BUT the reason I didn't was I was offered a .2 3RS 3 days before pulling the trigger and I couldn't turn that down. This is a Porsche forum so I say go with the Porsche :thumbup:

Against a .1 gt3, there is no question in my mind I'd be going to the Mclaren, but mainly because the Mclaren is more fun playing with boost and hooning around on roads, where the Gt3 is really only fun at high rpm (which is great in theory, but for a road car gets pretty old, pretty quick. The presence of the Macca is also really cool, and something that doesn't tend to wear out after you've gotten used to the driving dynamics. Yes, the 570 is a little quirky, but you get the hang of it pretty quick, and its a complete blast. Also, its a canyon WEAPON with the suspension setup the way it is...it can handle bad tarmac really well to boot.

If you live in SF Bay Area I'd be glad to share a longer exposure to the 570S...

Isn't 600lt the better comparison given it's the track focused version (as the Gt3 is to 911)? I've never driven a Mac but i have a Mac dealer track event in 600lt this week and I'm excited to try it out.

The mclarens also rev pretty high, the gt3 has "lag" at 2k rpm, granted the power is linear as the rpms climb, the mclaren has the same high revving behavior, but yes, there is an additional hammer effect from the amount of power that's present when the turbos hit.

I have driven the 570 but I do not see it as a direct Competitor to the GT3 but would be a nice addition. Would take it over a Porsche Turbo where I see it more competing.