992 GT3 is RS
12-09-2020, 04:11 PM
#76
Drifting
Yeah, an RS would be a huge "compromise" for the many of us who want a manual transmission and don't want a huge wing on the back of our car. Different strokes for different folks.
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12-09-2020, 04:20 PM
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12-11-2020, 09:55 AM
#79
Race Car
12-11-2020, 11:43 AM
#80
For me the GT3 is mostly a track car, so fantastic that prior gen RS benefits are making it's way down the line in addition to new advancements. I don't find the GT3 in traditional form with PDK particularly fun to drive on the roads. It's too fast and not as engaging (w/PDK). To really enjoy what the car can do it needs to be on track and you don't need to be a track master to enjoy that.
So my strategy I think will be this - GT3 Touring for street (with manual) and retain my 991.2 GT3 for track or trade on 992.1 3RS for track.
Strategy may also be to step down to GT4 w/PDK for track as I'm not fully exploiting GT3 capabilities. Free up some coin to help fund a 993 purchase.
So my strategy I think will be this - GT3 Touring for street (with manual) and retain my 991.2 GT3 for track or trade on 992.1 3RS for track.
Strategy may also be to step down to GT4 w/PDK for track as I'm not fully exploiting GT3 capabilities. Free up some coin to help fund a 993 purchase.
12-11-2020, 09:54 PM
#81
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For me the GT3 is mostly a track car, so fantastic that prior gen RS benefits are making it's way down the line in addition to new advancements. I don't find the GT3 in traditional form with PDK particularly fun to drive on the roads. It's too fast and not as engaging (w/PDK). To really enjoy what the car can do it needs to be on track and you don't need to be a track master to enjoy that.
So my strategy I think will be this - GT3 Touring for street (with manual) and retain my 991.2 GT3 for track or trade on 992.1 3RS for track.
Strategy may also be to step down to GT4 w/PDK for track as I'm not fully exploiting GT3 capabilities. Free up some coin to help fund a 993 purchase.
So my strategy I think will be this - GT3 Touring for street (with manual) and retain my 991.2 GT3 for track or trade on 992.1 3RS for track.
Strategy may also be to step down to GT4 w/PDK for track as I'm not fully exploiting GT3 capabilities. Free up some coin to help fund a 993 purchase.
im thinking get the new gt3 with wing and PDK. Maybe touring with PDK so I have the option of doing track and some fun weekend drives. But you lose a lot of downforce in the touring..
12-11-2020, 11:14 PM
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12-11-2020, 11:16 PM
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12-12-2020, 07:58 AM
#84
Burning Brakes
+1
I'm currently down for the 992 RS and all of the points raised have me wondering if I need to spend an extra $100k+ on the RS (in AUS)... I'm pretty sure this car will be lapping the NBR at a time similar to the current 991.2 RS... I have a 997.2 GT3 currently that is predominantly tracked and I'm looking for an addition to try out the modern digital machines.
As for selling a 991.2 to update to a 992 I see no value in this. The 991.2 GT3 is so well sorted that all these improvements would hardly be noticeable on the street and you would have to be very competent on track to appreciate the differences. Many people have made the comment about concerns with their 991.2 looking dated compared to the 992, I don't see that at all...
I'm currently down for the 992 RS and all of the points raised have me wondering if I need to spend an extra $100k+ on the RS (in AUS)... I'm pretty sure this car will be lapping the NBR at a time similar to the current 991.2 RS... I have a 997.2 GT3 currently that is predominantly tracked and I'm looking for an addition to try out the modern digital machines.
As for selling a 991.2 to update to a 992 I see no value in this. The 991.2 GT3 is so well sorted that all these improvements would hardly be noticeable on the street and you would have to be very competent on track to appreciate the differences. Many people have made the comment about concerns with their 991.2 looking dated compared to the 992, I don't see that at all...
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12-12-2020, 03:28 PM
#85
Originally Posted by jlee504
i made that trade in the 991 gen. Don’t do it. First time you find your yourself getting passed on the straights by all the GT3s you passed getting there, you’ll sell the gt4 and get another gt3
im thinking get the new gt3 with wing and PDK. Maybe touring with PDK so I have the option of doing track and some fun weekend drives. But you lose a lot of downforce in the touring..
im thinking get the new gt3 with wing and PDK. Maybe touring with PDK so I have the option of doing track and some fun weekend drives. But you lose a lot of downforce in the touring..
I wouldn't advise on PDK for street in a GT3. But depends where you live too.
12-12-2020, 04:18 PM
#86
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So I love the PDK, I just bought a M2CS for when I feel the need to shift. otherwise I go with PDK for street and track..its just soooo good.
You're probably right. GT4 would be easier to manage in the corners, if one could carry good speed through you may keep ahead of less experienced GT3 drivers. But ultimately it's the slower car.
I wouldn't advise on PDK for street in a GT3. But depends where you live too.
I wouldn't advise on PDK for street in a GT3. But depends where you live too.
12-12-2020, 05:21 PM
#87
Originally Posted by jlee504
So I love the PDK, I just bought a M2CS for when I feel the need to shift. otherwise I go with PDK for street and track..its just soooo good.
I have a few manuals but it doesn't make the GT3 PDK more enjoyable on street. Love PDK and get kicks out of the tranny for the first little bit on the street then it's not so exciting. Just get up to speed too quickly without much involvement. Roads around here are likely a factor too.
12-18-2020, 05:17 AM
#88
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Doubt new front suspension, staggered wheel sizes and wider body are going to come into play at 65mph on a highway or at cars and coffee. Any suggestion that there will be marked improvement at highway speeds is fanciful at best, don't need to have driven the car to know this
If you're in Europe on the autobahns or on a race track and competent then that's a very different story... I was lapping 991 GT2RSs on the track last week, doubt those guys would notice the improvements mentioned above
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12-18-2020, 09:01 AM
#89
It’s the new GT brand expansion, no?
Cayman GTS should have been called the touring?
Cayman GT4
Cayman GT4RS
Weissach Street legal Clubsport
Touring is the soft option for those that don’t like money or comfortable suspension.
GT3 is for the track and not much more uncomfortable then the touring while getting there.
RS hardcore, fastest thing on the track and still allows you to drive to the track and shops.
Weissach, Street legal Clubsport just legal enough but unbearable to drive to the track.
All in small, (Play hard to get, one per season) numbers, extremely hard to get PTS colors for a total GT car production of a gazillion cars...
Is it me or dit the Cayman het fat and the GT3 got lighter?
As soon as we receive our freedom shots and passes, I’ll get the first thing they will hand me on the next Euro Delivery.
Cayman GTS should have been called the touring?
Cayman GT4
Cayman GT4RS
Weissach Street legal Clubsport
Touring is the soft option for those that don’t like money or comfortable suspension.
GT3 is for the track and not much more uncomfortable then the touring while getting there.
RS hardcore, fastest thing on the track and still allows you to drive to the track and shops.
Weissach, Street legal Clubsport just legal enough but unbearable to drive to the track.
All in small, (Play hard to get, one per season) numbers, extremely hard to get PTS colors for a total GT car production of a gazillion cars...
Is it me or dit the Cayman het fat and the GT3 got lighter?
As soon as we receive our freedom shots and passes, I’ll get the first thing they will hand me on the next Euro Delivery.
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12-18-2020, 01:14 PM
#90
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.... just noticed that the last couple posters have 997.2 GT3's (like myself). I will NEVER give that car up for anything newer. Of course it would be fun to add a 991.2 to the stable at some point in the future. But my two "old" 911's still gitRdone
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