You are wrong. Two much different price points.

Sure, the average lemming on the street sees the spaceship suoercar styling and they love it. But they typically don’t know their *** from their elbow when it comes to cars. People who know cars know the trade offs and pros cons of both cars. And a lot of those people would disagree with you.

Last week there was a 12C parked in downtown Carmel I was standing next to when dude bro walking by pronounced to all his entourage that it was an F1... The conversation just got goofier from there.

Very good points and info above.

Since i I own both I’ll try and add my perspective.

Ive had my 570S longer than any “exotic” I have ever owned. It just does so many things right and at a “reasonable” price point. It looks amazing, has great steering feel, and does both street driving and track well. As for the track, you must put both the power train and handling in track mode. More importantly you have to press ESC off to put it in ESC Dynamic mode. Totally different car in this mode. With all that said there is still a touch of turbo lag that you do not get in a GT3 of course. The boost on the McLaren is thrilling. The 570S in comfort mode is better on the street than the GT3.

I love both the GT3 and the 570S. Different looks and different driving experiences. It’s nice to have an alternative.

Porsche dealers have changed. I’ve been buying from the same dealer for 7 years always at MSRP on GT cars. Lately, they have found ways to make some money back on you. I won’t get into it, but Nizer is correct. The longtime customer no longer is as valued as he/she used to be. Buying a GT car nowadays is more stressful and the games being played can be exhausting. There is something to be said to walk into a McLaren dealer and buy a fabulous car with F1 heritage at MSRP or less. The car is exotic. The car is more an event to drive. In addition, McLaren stands by their tracked cars like Porsche does in my experience.

Everyone’s comeback to all this is that McLaren depreciation is brutal. Yes, it’s not great. Has anyone here bought a Turbo S at MSRP or less and tried to sell it a year later? I have. Just as brutal. Actually worse than 570S depreciation. GT3 and GT3 RS are of course a different story. The McLaren LT versions are better, but still not GT3/RS category.

Porsche is more available, more common, and easier to have serviced since dealer network is superb. I have 4 local Porsche dealers and a McLaren dealer so I’m lucky this is not an issue. My second 570S has been bulletproof. Only visited dealer once in last 6 months for its service. My first 570S was a disaster with electrical gremlins and paint damage from transport/Sterling McLaren in VA. I was ready to bail from the brand after that experience, but I did not. McLaren of Dallas helped make it right.

I have owned a multitude of cars including Porsche, McLaren, Ferrari, and Lamborghini and I can tell you that the McLaren 570S is the most photographed and videoed car I have ever owned. This is both good and bad. The driving experience is second to none and it is always an event driving it. This is not for everybody and some days not for me either.

So, would I choose a 600LT or a 991.2 GT3 RS? I don’t know. Hard question to answer. Financially, RS for sure. I want both! However, I can’t afford both.

If you want to keep a car for a while, do not lose sleep about resale value, and want cutting edge F1 technology and heritage with killer looks, the McLaren is fantastic.

If you want 911 styling, kick *** track performance and reliability, and easy dealer access, the GT3/RS is awesome. The dealer mark ups and games sour this experience nowadays.

I enjoy both. It’s hard to pick a favorite. This is also dependent on the owners mood, personality, and life satisfaction. The current Porsche games really decrease this enjoyment unfortunately.

I love the manual transmission. Porsche 911 GT3 gives me that. I tend to keep my manual cars longer and enjoy them longer.

If I was forced to pick one car and only one car to own, it would have to be a PDK GT3 RS (street/track/emotion). It’s a good thing I’m not forced to.

Are you saying $100k difference in price is small?

A track alignment will definitely help. I have stock alignment because I drive it mostly on the street.

Sway bars are definitely adjustable. I really like the oversteer, though. It makes the car easy to rotate but if you gently lift off the throttle then get on it when straightened out, the car goes through the turns very well. Keep in mind, the drawback to this car is the lack of aero. It is twitchy at high speeds and sometimes under hard braking. It was engineered for the street. It is not a hardcore track car, but it is a more than capable DE car.

I use Trofeo R. Way better than the Stock pirelli p zeros or the corsas. Some people use Hoosiers but I have not.

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Thanks for that !

As far as service mclarensf will pickup and deliver in enclosed trailer for for free, that alone is a huge plus for me aand my lschedule!

So that 720S that was destroyed yesterday in Virginia, one day after purchase, someone on here? Reports say driver was not seriously injured but the car was wrapped around a tree.

Thank you for this post KY. Mclaren has had my eye for quite a while and this confirms my Porsche experience and my reading about Mclaren. I’m in a position where I have no current street car (multiple race cars) and I do have a new RS on order. I’ve really wanted a Mclaren and it is only a matter of time before I sink my teeth in. Now just to decide whether I cancel my RS order and get a Mclaren of buy both. Neither will see much or any track time.