GT3(991)

I know some of you have drivin both GT2's and GT3's and my own personal experience is driving a 2015 991 GT3. I've watched some of these video's of the 2018 GT2RS and absolutely love the look and the performance specs are spectacular, but the exhaust sound of it is to say the least disappointing, almost sounds like a 911 turbo with aftermarket exhaust. My own experience driving a GT3 is that the acceleration, handling and braking are unbelievable, but what I enjoy above all that is listening to that glorious exhaust shriek as you shift at 9000 RPM's. I know the 2018 GT2RS is going to be the most desirable 911 in history, because it's 700 hp , but hardly anyone other than a professional is going to be able to come close to driving it at the limit and I believe to an average driver, lap times at a track between the two would almost identical other than the fact that you one sounds muffled and the other (GT3) sounds like a race car. So! with that, based purely on driving and not that the GT2RS is going to be worth twice as much as a GT3RS, which do you think would be a more satisfying drivers car. This new .2 GT3RS if and when it ever comes out might actually be the more desirable Porsche, if it so happens to be the last naturally aspirated GT3RS, because part of the joy of driving one of these cars is the raw feeling you get from all those wonderful mechanical noises going on behind you and sooner or later all of them are going to have turbo's. Can't wait to see what Porsche has in store for this new .2 GT3 RS, because $ 350,000 to $400,000 for a GT2RS is out of my league, but a .2GT3RS is not if it's somewhere between $200,000 to $250,000 is in my network.

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shapiroeric

No one on here has driven both.......not possible

Wild Weasel

Lap times will not be the same. It doesn’t take a pro to get more out of the GT2RS. It takes a pro to get the most out of it but anyone should get better lap times than they would with a GT3.

I think I’m a reasonably good driver but there’s nothing I could do about a GT3RS driving away from me on the straights with its 170 hp advantage.

GT2RS has 200 hp on a GT3.

mooty

not sure what the question is

1 do u have allocation?
2 if not a rs is 100 over and gt2rs is now at 150 over
3 one is not better
than the other and lap time
deodnt matter much bc at this level
its really personal
pref and most gt2rs owner will
also
have gt3rs

Nizer

AP, among others has driven both and are regular RL voyeurs, but neither he nor others are sharing.......yet.....

fxz

Use tour imagination

1 has tons of torque
the other must be driven as a blade

are you a truck driver or a Figarò?

Waxer

shapiroeric

They've driven a GT3.2 RS?

ChrisF

It's like asking whether you think a rare A5 Wagyu is better than otoro with caviar. Very different but both awesome.

I also agree with others...even a DE cup driver like me would be significantly faster with a 2RS than my car based on the huge torque gain and improvement in grip/suspension. Laptimes scale even with lower skills drivers.

Golden Boy

The gt3rs will feel more like a race car than the gt2rs. Fact

redmonkey928

Street cars are not race cars...

While they embrace the motorsports aspects of cars, there are so many nuances to race cars that no one would want to deal with in a road going sports car. The new GT models will continue to share some characteristics but don't think they are going to be 'more' race car than they already are.

Footsoldier

GT3(991)

I guess I didn't quite make myself clear. I know there probably hasn't been too many members on this forum that have had the opportunity to drive a 2018 GT2 RS and my thoughts of the .2 GT3RS is that the performance of it should be better than the .1GT3RS considering that the 2018 .2 GT3 is something like 12 seconds faster a lap at Nurburgring than a .1 GT3RS. the new GT3RS should be an extremely fast track weapon, especially if the rumors of 525hp + are true. I'm just thinking that a majority of people who buy a 2018 GT2RS are not going to be able to comfortably handle 700 hp around a track as they would a GT3RS and that it sounds SO! much better at a significantly lower price, that those cars will be in pretty high demand. There's another thread on here where it shows a Lamborghini Performante vs a 2018 GT2RS and even though the Porsche was faster, it can't even come close to that wonderful exhaust note coming from that Lambo and I believe that to be a huge part of the driving experience and even though I'm sure the GT2 would be amazing to drive, I think I'd get bored of listening to the sound of it. Anyways! I know to some people that no amount of Horsepower is ever enough, but I believe to an average driver, he'd be much closer to drive a GT3RS at it's limit compared to a 2018 GT2RS, I guess it just come down to which one delivers more of an exciting and fulfilling driving experience. From most of the reading I've done, even though a 911 turbo S has 580 Horsepower, driving enthusiasts generally prefer a GT3 and it's 9000 redline, because of it's raw race car feel and sound.

Waxer