Ok Now I have DRIVEN a Carrera GT!
09-29-2005, 03:07 AM
#16
Originally Posted by RR
Are anyone of you driving it ***** out at a track?
Curious to hear someone's description of it's handling dynamics compared to a GT3 at the track, BUT by someone who has driven BOTH cars HARD at a track.
Curious to hear someone's description of it's handling dynamics compared to a GT3 at the track, BUT by someone who has driven BOTH cars HARD at a track.
Compared to the GT3, the CGT is lower, corners flatter, is less nervous, and just smoother. The steering is not as lively as the GT3, but turn-in is excellent. The brakes require a little more pedal pressure. The clutch effort is similar. The CGT has a lot more instantaneous torque than the GT3. The ride is actually less harsh than the GT3. Also, the seats in the CGT are better and lighter than the GT3 sport seats.
09-29-2005, 12:34 PM
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Pierre:
To clarify, this was put on by PCNA for people that had ordered Carrera GT's. (i didn't)
March 04: ALL my buddies (3) rode with Timo Bernhard in a Carrera GT (Yellow).
I actually rode with Marc Lieb (who won the GT2 class at LeMans this year) in a Carrera GT.
I then DROVE myself in GT3, GT2, C4S. It was a dream come true!
To clarify, this was put on by PCNA for people that had ordered Carrera GT's. (i didn't)
March 04: ALL my buddies (3) rode with Timo Bernhard in a Carrera GT (Yellow).
I actually rode with Marc Lieb (who won the GT2 class at LeMans this year) in a Carrera GT.
I then DROVE myself in GT3, GT2, C4S. It was a dream come true!
09-30-2005, 01:08 AM
#19
Originally Posted by BuddyG
Ray,
How many miles total do you have in your Carrera GT? I think you should buy another Porsche you don't have enough!
How many miles total do you have in your Carrera GT? I think you should buy another Porsche you don't have enough!
I need to go on a Porsche diet soon; too much of anything can't be good...
10-05-2005, 07:11 AM
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I was recently at a track event with a Carrera GT and it was definately one of the fastest cars there. It is too bad you guys can't get track tires for it because I know this guy was complaining that the street tires were a little loose in the corners.
Can't wait to get mine!
Can't wait to get mine!
10-26-2005, 07:45 PM
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I read in one of the UK mags (Evo?) that Porsche modified the clutch in response to widespread criticism about the finicky clutch. They noted that the CGT (which they were testing in a comparo) clutch was much smoother than the one in first CGT they drove.
10-27-2005, 01:35 AM
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Originally Posted by johnlee
I read in one of the UK mags (Evo?) that Porsche modified the clutch in response to widespread criticism about the finicky clutch. They noted that the CGT (which they were testing in a comparo) clutch was much smoother than the one in first CGT they drove.
10-27-2005, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Ray G
I read that too. I think the author was only guessing that Porsche improved the clutch. I don't know if that is a fact, although Porsche does running changes without notices.
When I drove two different Porsche-owned CGTs at a Barber Motorsports Park event last Spring, the clutch action seemed exactly like my Feb-2005-delivered CGT. I could feel no difference of any kind between their demo cars and my brand-new ride. The factory cars had edition numbers in the 001X range.
Maybe the author had become more accustomed to the engine-clutch behavior in the second run?
It is possible (perhaps likely) to stall any CGT if the driver is not ready for the small range of engagement take-up in the clutch pedal movement combined with the absolute lack of rotary inertia of the engine. When I first drove mine home from the dealership, I stalled it as I started up from a traffic light 40 yards from the dealer's driveway. I was petrified of rolling backward into another car while starting from rest all the way home. If I had filed a driving report at that point, I would have been quite critical of "the clutch".
After another 20 miles of driving it, I figured out what I was doing wrong and starting from rest became second nature. I have yet to accumulate 1,000 miles on the odometer, but I now feel as if the car has become an extension of my body when I drive it. I now need no more than an initial 1200 rpm to get going, even on a steep incline.
I chalk up any talk of "clutch" issues as driver acclimatization deficiencies.
10-27-2005, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by W8MM
....When I first drove mine home from the dealership, I stalled it as I started up from a traffic light 40 yards from the dealer's driveway. I was petrified of rolling backward into another car while starting from rest all the way home. If I had filed a driving report at that point, I would have been quite critical of "the clutch".....
