For those of us who enjoy some lapping on track, you only get a fraction of that (and the annoying low fuel warning will come on very quickly - somewhere near half tank with standard one).

 

All the time on GT4 with ext tank even. Fuel $10 at track. Frunk fits 5 gal racing jugs perfectly.

 

Where Eric and I live, there is open lapping (without sessions on quiet days) and you can literally drive until you run out of fuel (with extended tank).

 

I would think the tanks would have baffles to minimize "slosh". Maybe not. I know on some extended (and spirited) drives in more remote areas I'm glad I have the extended range tank.

 

I assume that the tank does have baffles and/or other anti-surge devices.

I consider the large tank and LWB seats two indispensable options (along with Manual for my preference).

 

Didn't get an option of a long range tank in the UK....guess it's down to our cars being right hand drive

 

I did. I live out in the country with open highways up into the Sierra Nevadas. I’ll easily eclipse 300+ miles on weekend trips. The car isn’t a daily, so I highly doubt I’ll regret getting a bigger tank. YMMV

 

If you're ripping hard, you get what, 100 miles in a 17 gallon tank? 30-40 laps on long tracks? Pretty decent

Fuel is also $10 in California at the pump now

 

No, you get even less than 100 miles if you were to run it dry with hard cornering on track (very bad for car) and the dash screen shows a big low fuel warning on the screen (very distracting) when the system calculates you have 50 miles remaining at the current driving conditions. I never run the tank lower than 1/3 full with the large tank (to provide a safety margin for the engine and to usually avoid the warning).

 

The extended tank also adds some convenience of being able to burn some gas driving to or back from the track without additional gas stops.

I basically fill up once on the way to the track plus bring a full 6-gallon fuel jug to each track day, and that allows me to do the entire day and drive home without any additional fuel stops (with an extended tank).

On my GT4, I has to bring two 6-gallon jugs to accomplish the same (given the smaller
extended tank on the GT4).

 

I believe some of the press cars were spec'd without the extended tank.

So I guess there are people who "purposely" specified the 911 without the extended tank.

 

+1 to extended being a real convenience for track days.

Fill up before track day, drive 100+ miles to. Run 3 sessions min, sometimes 4 (i.e., entire PCA event) before needing to refuel. (Depending upon traffic, flags, etc.)

Also makes the GT3 our go to for escaping the zombie apocalypse. Easily the best range and maneuverability in our garage. No room for wife, but what can you do

 

I believe I average about 4 mpg on track the way I drive. That’s only 60 miles until empty with the baby tank.

Also, at probably 1/4 full, you may start experiencing fuel starvation in some high G turns.

 

I bought a 2021 C2S cab off the lot that had the small tank and I could make it to the beach or mountains without stopping so it wasn’t much of an inconvenience. But when I had the smaller tank on my GT4, sometimes I’d have to stop early for gas when my GT Smokies friends could keep going so I always opt for the bigger tank now. Smaller tank is not a deal breaker but the large tank is more convenient.

 

I get less than 6 mpg on the track so I wouldn't be able to complete a full track day without refueling if I had the smaller tank. They have a refueling station there but the cost is outrageous. I'm not good enough to recognize the sloshing effect on handling around corners either with the larger tank. Every guy who tracks their car with a GT3 (that I know) has the extended range fuel tank.

I think it makes even more sense to get the bigger tank if you don't track your car which is most guys reading this. Who wants to spend time refueling?