I currently own a GR 991.2 GT3 Manual, and it gives me pretty much everything I would hope for from a car. I have always been someone who has steadily moved up the 'car chain' and held onto my cars for no longer than 18 months as there has always been an obvious upgrade to aim for.

Now, with the GT3, this car has always been a dream car for me and to have achieved it I am extremely grateful (I love every mile I cover in it). The manual transmission gives me all the interaction and involvement I would want from a car, plus that engine I think in time will be remembered as one of the best.

This brings me to the burning issue that I am faced with, what is a potential next step? I am not sure anything out there has the same involvement/soul and in a naturally aspirated engine as the GT3 offers. I have contemplated a 458 but maybe they are showing their age a little now, a Performante or Lambo of any kind screams out rental car here in the UK so that's a little off putting.

My criteria would need to be a car which is less than 4 years old and sub $250k - any suggestions or anyone else in the same predicament?

 

Here's a suggestion: Find another (lesser) car you like to drive, and then drive the GT3 less often, and each time you return to it, it will feel that much more special. And it will save you a boatload of dough. :-)

 

I was thinking about this the other day. If naturally aspirated engine + manual are key ingredients, there's no step above from here. This is the pinnacle.

 

Also something I been thinking about. I plan on keeping my manual GT3 for a very long time. Only thing that makes sense for me is a GT2 RS. Those two cars in my stable would be enough for me. Not a Lambo or Ferrari guy. 911 is more my lane.

 

Performante screams rental? Huh, wouldn’t have ever thought that. That’s about the only NA car I can think of above a GT3/GT3RS though.

I have yet to drive one, but would be curious to compare the experience to my .2 GT3RS.

 

I know it by take a couple of years, but get the 992 GT3? Personally, GT3T is the pinnacle for me as well.

 

Think about contrast. I went down the 458 path but decided against it because there was too much overlap. Think about the trips you are going to take and what type of car would be different enough to not totally overlap what you already have. I guess what i am saying is that you might not want a replacement for your GT3 but rather something that compliments it. My choice was easy because i have a PDK GT3. Going manual in something else gives me the best of both worlds.

Contrast.

You could stay in the family and maybe get a 911 (964) Turbo. Total contrast but still awesome.

 

I would love a Ferrari Scuderia with a 6 speed or a 458 with a 6 speed next to my GT3



Manual 458 is coming....
https://carbuzz.com/news/open-your-c...-458-is-coming
https://www.gatedsix.com

 

An upgrade every 18 months? Not sure that is possible. Motorcycles are fun.

 

Don’t do it it’s like a drug ..........however, I will always on a GT car and ny RS is the staple. I paired it with a 458 Spyder which was a great pair one was track, and the other tooling around the city. Now I have a 675LT and it’s so freaking fast the Porsche feels slow. I agree with one of the other posters a lesser car is good, and you will appreciate the GT3 more. Good luck .......if you get a Lambo, Ferrari get ready for a 5k a year warranty. (:

 

997 GT3/RS

 

Key ingredients for me are engine note and looks.

My next step is an F12 Berlinetta, Huracan Evo, or 812 depending on the market. F12's have gone down in price and will continue to do so after the 812 Spider is released. Huracan Evo is really nice and should be fun everywhere minus the attention, and the 812 is just a monster F12.

Don't care about Ferrari's rolling back odometers, the fact that they make press cars faster than their production cars, the perception of their typical drivers, the F1 success or there lack of - naturally aspirated V12 will sound amazing. So would a V10 Huracan.

I've also come to realise that a GT3 is excessive for the track given the fact that a stripped out Miata will humble me. I think there's a GT3 in my future again, but given where I am in life right now - my GT3 is being misused. A daily car that sounds glorious is what the F12 is. The GT3 has been amazing for that too, but I personally think it's time for some change.

 

I completely agree with the complimenting comments rather than replacing. It'll save you many dollars down the line and gives you a bit of variety at all times. Would love to add a FF or 570s to my GT3.

 

If the clutch hadn’t exposed me as a girly man, i would have been all over one.

 

997rs. Scud. 675LT.