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02-08-2014, 03:17 PM
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I think the new GT3 is such a departure from the old one that everyone just isn't sure what to expect from this car It's funny really we are all buying an expensive car purely on the reputation of the last which is so different from the new car. Very few of us have had a go in one prior to ordering.
To clarify, the stiff ride didn't bother me, but what did is lack of compliance and traction in some situations, leaving the car skittish at times on real roads.
With lift, ride height issues are largely overcome. Even though the springs are stiffer in the new GT3 over the old (can't remember exactly, but on the order of 20% or 30% stiffer according to AP), advancements in suspension tuning, longer wheelbase, stiffer body structure, the new GT3 is said to be firm but compliant. Call it Porsche alchemy. Others that already have theirs can probably clarify.
Many say that PDK adds to daily usability. I completely disagree as I prefer manual for the street. But to each his own, I'd rather have PDK in a track car and manual in a street car.
For many I think it will prove daily drivable, and more daily drivable than pretty much any aircooled car which many people have driven daily in past years.
But I do think if you were OK with a 997 in sport mode, then the 991 GT3 will be perfectly fine.
Worst case, if you don't like it, you will likely be able to sell it for no loss.
02-08-2014, 04:41 PM
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I prefer that my GT3 is not a good daily driver. That's the point of a GT3: To give you something special, raw, and very different from the mundane (DD) -- something craved and looked forward to but best taken in smaller doses, like single malt scotch.
02-08-2014, 05:04 PM
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I wouldn't/won't use my 991 GT3 as a daily driver and don't think it would make a great one, certainly not like a Carrera or TT. But depending on your tolerance level, it might be serviceable as a DD, maybe more so than the previous generation. Regardless, no one will mistake it for a cushy ride.
02-08-2014, 09:13 PM
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I've had the 996 and 997 GT3s, and found them both to be less than ideal for DD use. Low ride height, less than compliant suspension for real world roads (meaning, doesn't absorb some bumps mid corner as well as, for example, a 997S), and tramlining (highly dependent on alignment). Noise/NVH in the 996 did grow tiresome, but in the 997 not as much.
To clarify, the stiff ride didn't bother me, but what did is lack of compliance and traction in some situations, leaving the car skittish at times on real roads.
With lift, ride height issues are largely overcome. Even though the springs are stiffer in the new GT3 over the old (can't remember exactly, but on the order of 20% or 30% stiffer according to AP), advancements in suspension tuning, longer wheelbase, stiffer body structure, the new GT3 is said to be firm but compliant. Call it Porsche alchemy. Others that already have theirs can probably clarify.
Many say that PDK adds to daily usability. I completely disagree as I prefer manual for the street. But to each his own, I'd rather have PDK in a track car and manual in a street car.
For many I think it will prove daily drivable, and more daily drivable than pretty much any aircooled car which many people have driven daily in past years.
But I do think if you were OK with a 997 in sport mode, then the 991 GT3 will be perfectly fine.
Worst case, if you don't like it, you will likely be able to sell it for no loss.
Like I said. I suppose well find out either way. It's going to be a lot of fun How good does this thing look finally saw one the other day. I suppose I could just park it and enjoy looking at it.
