Originally Posted by nwGTS

Awaiting GT3/RS forum crossover mob to heat the tar

Originally Posted by Nugget

I still have my GT3 and I still put many thousands of track miles a year on it. If I wasn't such a track rat, though, I'd be way happier with a 997 GTS.

Originally Posted by Traffic53

yep. I did it. install was perfect. in no way could you tell it was added after.
that said, i owned that 997.2 GT3 for a solid 9 months before coming to my senses. took a break from the sportscar for a bit then re-entered the 997 family with a GTS.

my opinion is similar to what's already been offered in that the GT3 is a very cool 911, but it's not a particularly useful 911. I'm as excited as the next guy about crazy sportscar specs, always hoping they make one that rides like a racecar and sits low with bucket race seats and sounds delicious. blah, blah, blah. i'm that guy. however, after owning a GT3 (and a 993 Carrera before that), i can confidently say the GT3 is a no-man's-land car. It might fit into specific scenarios just fine, but for the overwhelming majority, it just isn't a great machine. If you've got room for 10 cars, fine. You'll love it once in awhile. Daily driving though is not ideal. It's low, it's real firm, the awesome buckets are a pain to get in and out. It's loud- if it has the correct exhaust. And rest assured, you'll start bending if not breaking s**t when you try to roll it around the city. The best thing about it is that you can track it, right? Terrible idea. It's fast as hell on a track which means you'll crash it. Since there's no cage and regular seatbelts, it's dangerous. Fine, you say, put in harnesses and a bar. Well, there goes the backseat...and now you have a ridiculous rollbar and ridiculous harnesses in your beautiful 911. And you'll still crash it- because you didn't adjust the suspension and slap on a set of tires. Trust the stranger on this one. Street cars for the street, racecars for the track. Again, I love the GT3. It's just not all that good at anything.

The GTS is what you are looking for. The clutch is the correct weight and pressure. The motor doesn't mind low RPM starts and stops and traffic and side streets. The back seat is already there. It looks amazing with the widebody but no crap hanging off it like giant wings and dive planes, etc. The dampers are firm, but nowhere near as stiff as the GT3. Rides just like a 911 should on the street. Eats up minor bumps and holes no problem. Feels really solid and hearty over those bumps while the GT3 felt like it just got harpooned.

The bottom line is this: the GTS does all of what the GT3 can do, most of it better. GT3 is kind of a china doll.

just one man's opinion.

Originally Posted by ALEV8

Still confused as well here. Turbo or Turbo S in the city is fine and fast as crap. I'd get a GT3 but I'm not a track guy yet. That said I need the back seats and no roll bar for the 3 year old who can't stand NOT ridding in the PORSCHE 911!!!!!!!!