992 Thread: New Porsche 992 GT3 with Andreas Preuninger

[mazeroni]

Got to drive 3 laps in a 991 GT3 at NCM Motorsports Park in Kentucky.

I will say, after getting back into the FRS on the slower backroads to get to the track, the FRS was comparable in some areas. Steering feel and brakes weren't that different. Both cars feel balanced too. The GT3 moreso, obviously.

Yes, the Gt3 is a 10/10 relative to the FRS which would be a 1/10 in regards to capability, but the fact that I felt at home in a Gt3 and found something that was familiar in the FRS really speak volumes to the engineers at Subaru and Toyota.

Driving the Gt3 is also the reason I would never waste money on a Huracan. Drove that too. I always thought that the Huracan was THE car to own. But shit, it felt like a faster GTI. GT3 all day every day, now and forever.

For the people who can buy them, I'm jealous and good on you for putting money into what is the #1 car in the world.

[Jordanwolf]

Originally Posted by TommyW

99% of the people that buy those won’t ever put it on a track and then 90% of those won’t even make it to the first corner without being totally freaked out because they’re just going so damn fast.
Besides all that props to anyone that can afford and appreciate a car like that.

This is just completely untrue. Maybe there is an argument for the GT3, but not it's close siblings.

The amount of times I've come across GT3s, GT2RS, GT3RS is staggering. And to watch them dogfight on the track is some of the best shit ever. Maybe it's my area, but these things do not seem to be foreign to the track at all, and their owners are incredibly experienced.

[Captain Snooze]

Originally Posted by Jordanwolf

The amount of times I've come across GT3s, GT2RS, GT3RS is staggering.

That's kinda kinky but each to their own.

[SUB-FT86]

Originally Posted by mazeroni

Got to drive 3 laps in a 991 GT3 at NCM Motorsports Park in Kentucky.

I will say, after getting back into the FRS on the slower backroads to get to the track, the FRS was comparable in some areas. Steering feel and brakes weren't that different. Both cars feel balanced too. The GT3 moreso, obviously.

Yes, the Gt3 is a 10/10 relative to the FRS which would be a 1/10 in regards to capability, but the fact that I felt at home in a Gt3 and found something that was familiar in the FRS really speak volumes to the engineers at Subaru and Toyota.

Driving the Gt3 is also the reason I would never waste money on a Huracan. Drove that too. I always thought that the Huracan was THE car to own. But shit, it felt like a faster GTI. GT3 all day every day, now and forever.

For the people who can buy them, I'm jealous and good on you for putting money into what is the #1 car in the world.

Was the Lambo the Performante? That's like a Huracan GT3.

[Ash_89]

Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

That's kinda kinky but each to their own.

Why does your paint look so cloudy...

[Captain Snooze]

Originally Posted by Ash_89

Why does your paint look so cloudy...

[WolfpackS2k]

Originally Posted by SUB-FT86

The car is actually light for a midsize GT car. It's not a Mustang GT350

But it's not a midsized car. It has less interior space than an FRS.

I'm not a fan this time around. I think the 992 is a big step back, visually, from past 911s.

[TommyW]

A buddy that has a 996 GT3 drove my sorted FRS and said if he didn't have the GT3 he'd get one of these

[TommyW]

Originally Posted by Jordanwolf

This is just completely untrue. Maybe there is an argument for the GT3, but not it's close siblings.

The amount of times I've come across GT3s, GT2RS, GT3RS is staggering. And to watch them dogfight on the track is some of the best shit ever. Maybe it's my area, but these things do not seem to be foreign to the track at all, and their owners are incredibly experienced.

I've seen both types of drivers. I'd like to see stats of tracked vs non tracked.

[mazeroni]

Originally Posted by SUB-FT86

Was the Lambo the Performante? That's like a Huracan GT3.

No, regular Huracan.

I'd be curious to try it, but still skeptical. If the starting point was so disappointing, I feel like there would be only so much more you could improve upon. The base 911 is an excellent car (based on every reviewer/journalist I have ever read) so they are building from a great starting point.

Although, yes, the V10 is superior in terms of noise.

[Ash_89]

Originally Posted by mazeroni

No, regular Huracan.

I'd be curious to try it, but still skeptical. If the starting point was so disappointing, I feel like there would be only so much more you could improve upon. The base 911 is an excellent car (based on every reviewer/journalist I have ever read) so they are building from a great starting point.

Although, yes, the V10 is superior in terms of noise.

While all of this just window shopping for me I do prefer the high pitched zing from the GT cars flat sixes. That Lambo V10 sounds nice but is bested by other, although rare, screaming V10's like the Carrera GT and Lexus LFA. Just my opinion of course.

[SUB-FT86]

Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k

But it's not a midsized car. It has less interior space than an FRS.

I'm not a fan this time around. I think the 992 is a big step back, visually, from past 911s.

I guess we look at midsize different because I look at total length and the 911 is actually longer than the 370Z/86/Cayman but not as big as a muscle coupe. For me it's like this

Miata/4c/Elise = extra small
86/Cayman = small
911/M2 = medium
Mustang/Camaro/M4 = large
Challenger/M6 = extra large

[Jordanwolf]

Originally Posted by TommyW

I've seen both types of drivers. I'd like to see stats of tracked vs non tracked.

I'm sure the results would likely be surprising, unlike the likes of ZR1s/Z06s, cars known as retirement gifts..

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Jordanwolf

This is just completely untrue. Maybe there is an argument for the GT3, but not it's close siblings.

The amount of times I've come across GT3s, GT2RS, GT3RS is staggering. And to watch them dogfight on the track is some of the best shit ever. Maybe it's my area, but these things do not seem to be foreign to the track at all, and their owners are incredibly experienced.

One of the most common cars I see at the track is the GT3/GT3RS in my area. Not uncommon to see 8-12 in one day. Sometimes more, sometimes less.