PorscheFrank

So i'm hanging out here, apparently next on the list for a .2 GT3 allocation at my dealer. This will be my first foray into the world of GT cars and I'm very excited. I'm also quite curious as to how this thing will feel driving on the street. This will just be a weekend toy for me so I'm not overly concerned about ride harshness, but realistically the vast majority of my driving will be on regular roads as opposed to the track. Obviously, test driving a .2 is not going to be possible. I'm wondering if I test drive a .1 GT3 will that chassis give me a sense of what the .2 will be like? Are there any reports of the .2 being stiffer or more compliant than the .1?. I currently have a .2 GTS and with the sport chassis selected I don't find the ride to be bad at all, even on rough roads. I know that the GT3 will be stiffer. Anyway I'm pretty set on getting a .2 GT3 either way, but just wanted to see if I could get a reliable measure of things to come by driving a .1. Thanks for your thoughts!

JFA65

.1 and .2 have same ride. Same interior noise level. More torque. Suggest you ride in someone’s car if your on the fence. A GT3 is very dissimilar to other models. Not for everyone.

Nick

I feel the .2 is more compliant then the .1 for driving. The .2 is a more refined car but retains the rawness and visceral feel of a GT car. No question it is a step up in ride quality, performance and sound.

Needsdecaf

I just drove a .2 S with SPASM and a .1 GT3 about 3 days apart. The .1 GT3 is definitely stiffer, but not orders of magnitude stiffer. As long as you’re not borderline comfortable with the SPASM GTS, you should be fine with the GT3.

PorscheFrank

Thanks guys appreciate the input. I plan on checking out a .1 GT3 just to get feel for what’s coming.

motorwerksgroup

I drive a .1 GT3 every single non-winter day for nearly 2-1/2 years....and I live in Michigan with the crappy potholed roads. It's fine..

Icutyou

From the looks of your pic it looks like in some winter weather too! Glad to see, since I plan on basically DD'ing my .2 and was called a lunatic in another thread haha

NiteCrawlr

I think you will have to drive for yourself and decide. I daily’d a 991.1 Carrera S for 2 years and then a 991.1 gt3 for about 6 months. I think there is a world of difference between ride quality. The S felt like a lixury sedan and the gt3 is raw. I won’t t daily a GT car again, but I don’t think I will be without one either. Its a special car and I enjoy driving it spiritedly 1-2 times/week. I don’t like being stuck in traffic in it or taking it out for only short spurts.

Chris3963

I have both .1 and .2 GT3s.

.2 is marginally more compliant.

PorscheFrank

Good to know guys. I’m in the NYC area too and this is going to be a weekend toy for me not a DD so I suspect it will be fine.

As you pointed out I think many of us who drive more on public streets vs. the track are willing to take the trade off in comfort for the “specialness” of the GT3. That said I probably wouldn’t daily mine. Honestly even Getting in and out of my GTS multiple times per day can be annoying!

PorscheFrank

thanks for your valuable input. I’m wondering what is causing the .2 to be more compliant. Others have said the .1 and .2 have the same suspension set up.

JLG

I think they are going in a different direction with the .2- softer and more of a fat cat's car - .1 is the one to have....

GrantG

They definitely don’t have the same setup. AP has said the .2 has a wider range of adjustment. Softer than .1 in normal setting and stiffer then .1 in sport setting.

.2 also has Helper Springs, which the .1 does not.

.2 also has new spherical bearings in the steering hardware.

WernerE

Lol.

New vanity plate for you .2 owners: FATCAT

StudGarden

Better than 25KADM