LionelB

+1 on that, on the road it's a useful thing to have when you are going at 100mph from lane to lane to avoid all the moving chicanes. My C2 does not have it either but I wish it did.

Chris3963

Things I dislike/hate about my Touring.
- much too noisy inside, indeed, noisier than my .2 GT3 RS
- not suitable to Touring due to the noise
- sixth should be longer to facilitate better “touring”
- 3rd to 2nd shift often badly baulks in loaded left hand turns on track
- 4th to 5th shift is too much of a deliberate push and up. it’s not a natural flow, at least not compared to my other Pcars.
- zip difference between PSE on and off

what do I like? Not much compared to my other Pcars. At the moment, it’s my least favourite.

Agent_Orange

2019 is the year NOT to get - they classified it as a GT3RS so registration and insurance costs are higher

GrantG

Actually, gearing to 220 mph (at redline) is necessary for the car to go ~200mph. The peak power comes at 8,250 rpm, so the gearing has to be tall enough to go ~200 mph at 8,250 rpm.

Power is well below 500hp at 9,000 rpm (so cannot approach 200mph with lower gearing). Though geared for 220 mph, the car cannot get there (stock) without a strong tail wind...

Berjar

Porsche knows more than me. Makes perfect sense. Now it really is perfect!!

Berjar

I had I 2018 GT3 with PDK and the Touring is louder. At first it seemed the same but I took it on a 6 hour road trip and it is louder. The "Touring" model is a mis-nomer. It is from an older Porsche 911 special model and is not about cruising comfort. I love the added noise as it feels more involving to drive. Different priorities for different people. Porsche has a model for all of us.

RockyTopTenn

Fake news.

I see the GT3RS noted in the VIN lookup, but my insurance agent called the underwriter today. She verified that my 2019 is indeed classified as a Touring and "believe me, if we thought it was an RS we would have called to verify whether you were planning to race the car...!"

Chris3963

indeed, i have had a 991.1 GT3, a 991.2 GT3 and currently own a Touring, a .2 GT3 RS and a bunch of others including a 964 RS, 996 GT3 RS and. 997.2 RS. The Touring is the loudest inside of all. If you search this forum, you will find videos of db readings I took which clearly show the Touring is up to 4db louder than a .2 GT3. That’s a lot. For this and the other reasons I posted above, I don’t think this is the “nirvana” PCar that everyone says it is.

GrantG

Berjar

I have driven many Porsche and other brand sports cars. Granted I am a big 911 fan but for me there isn't another car I would trade for it. To your point though a lot fewer selected the Touring option so probably most feel the way you do.

vodavoda

What's not to like?....Not specific to GT3, but I would like a DIPSTICK

GT3

I love mine. Perfect in almost every way.

Only thing I don’t like the is how the top of gurney grill seems to restricts airflow at static. Intake should have a bigger intake footprint. But it still performs under acceleration and I only care about performance, so

Holdens

Like: looking at it.

Dislike: other people touching it.

Love: driving it!

Hate: not driving it.

Bruce R

Chris you are correct the car is way noisy inside, my wife and I did a high speed run in Germany for an hour and could not converse easily. The short sixth plus the **** standard radio does not make for a perfect car for touring. That said the car is pretty epic otherwise and people seem to notice the car even without the wing.

TxnBluDvl

The Bose radio doesn't help. We had it turned up to 30% and it was still hard to hear the radio at highway speeds. We just turned it off and focused on driving (like we should be)!