Three generations of GT3 tested [Autocar]
Discussion
Fl0pp3r said:
welcome squire!
JZM have a lovely looking 997.2 in meteor grey up at £99k if you've got cash burning a hole in your pocket! I think they've dropped it £3k in the last couple of weeks.
Otherwise you're right, it's fairly slim pickings on Gen2's out there at the minute. Plenty of 'ambitious' Gen1's as a result....
Interestingly they still have this car. JZM have a lovely looking 997.2 in meteor grey up at £99k if you've got cash burning a hole in your pocket! I think they've dropped it £3k in the last couple of weeks.
Otherwise you're right, it's fairly slim pickings on Gen2's out there at the minute. Plenty of 'ambitious' Gen1's as a result....
iantr said:
Fl0pp3r said:
welcome squire!
JZM have a lovely looking 997.2 in meteor grey up at £99k if you've got cash burning a hole in your pocket! I think they've dropped it £3k in the last couple of weeks.
Otherwise you're right, it's fairly slim pickings on Gen2's out there at the minute. Plenty of 'ambitious' Gen1's as a result....
Interestingly they still have this car. JZM have a lovely looking 997.2 in meteor grey up at £99k if you've got cash burning a hole in your pocket! I think they've dropped it £3k in the last couple of weeks.
Otherwise you're right, it's fairly slim pickings on Gen2's out there at the minute. Plenty of 'ambitious' Gen1's as a result....
Yeah the comforts generally hang about a little longer I'd say...
Sine Metu said:
While the 996 has a particularly unique, lets say individually iconic as opposed to 911 iconic, look to it, I think the 997 is better looking (albeit heavier looking) and the 991 better looking again. In fact the 991 really is a beautiful looking thing. But I can understand why people gravitate to the 996 shape. It just looks so lithe and svelte and 'classic sports car' in a timeless 1960's meets 70's concept car way. But then again a lot of people just don't like the 996 shape and so the 996 GT3 just will never stir their souls. In fact for a lot of 911 enthusiasts nothing past the 964 (and sometimes the 993) even counts as a 911 anyway. I love the 996 design but then I have one so I'm suffering from Stockholm Car Syndrome.
From a driving perspective, the mission brief of a GT3 is to be as fast around a circuit as possible while still being somewhat bearable on the road. Each generation meets that brief over and above the previous generation (or else all Porsche engineers should be sacked immediately). So it's a pointless debate brought about by journalists stuck for something new about 911's to discuss as each magazine issue comes around. The answer is simple. Money no object, one buys the 991
Don't disagree with your general line here, I do think aesthetically at least the GT3 lineage has just got better and better (with 991 GT3 making a case for itself on looks alone imo - phwooaaar!). I would just disagree with you a bit on the definition of what a GT3's brief is and specifically in relation to its RS sibling: a GT3 is a highly trackable road car (ie much more than somewhat bearable on the road, and the 991 goes farther than any previously in this regard), and an RS is a streetable track car. From a driving perspective, the mission brief of a GT3 is to be as fast around a circuit as possible while still being somewhat bearable on the road. Each generation meets that brief over and above the previous generation (or else all Porsche engineers should be sacked immediately). So it's a pointless debate brought about by journalists stuck for something new about 911's to discuss as each magazine issue comes around. The answer is simple. Money no object, one buys the 991
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