what's a 991 GT3 like driven spirited down country lanes?

[n12maser]

Just curious. Not talking about the wide open roads of Wales, Scotland etc, more your typical hedged country lane B roads with generally poor visibility, not much more than 2 car-widths narrow, e.g. home countries.

The gearing is the 991 gt3 looks nice and short, in 2nd gear at 60mph you're at 7000 rpm, maxing at 77mph at 900 0rpm.

What's it like? Is the car too fast and refined to feel like it's been unleashed at those speeds? Is it too wide that you're overly cautious so have to constantly hold back?

fyi I have a 993 manual. the only move I could see me going to in the future is a 991 gt3...this kinda driving is my fav except for track, hence the question. any aircooled vs 991 gt3 comparisons extra-appreciated!

[n12maser]

thanks slippy & co.

so 5 inch difference......my mrs already reassured me once that inches don't matter, we'll see

[n12maser]

Speed limit not an issue, the 60mph ref was more because that's roughly what I end up doing in the 993 for the majority of these types of roads. Thanks for your thoughts

[n12maser]

Ha, I was actually behind a range rover svr the other night & gotta say I really struggled to keep up! Whoever was in it probably sipping a coffee and 1 foot pinned, i'm back there sweating away furiously with all limbs engaged

[n12maser]

They look so good in white

[n12maser]

Great to hear

[n12maser]

Interesting range of opinions, thanks all. Largely seems the consenus is yes, the 991 gt3 is epic at any speed & not too wide for our roads. Can't wait to test drive one in the near future & judge for myself, with a 996.2 gt3 & gt4 test drive thrown in for good measure

[n12maser]

I had a 964 before the 993 & can concur with this! 993 even better imho

g7jhp said:

A 3.2 Carrera or 964 is the perfect size for Home Counties country lanes with high hedges, or a Caterham is even better. Other than that it's hard to beat a hot hatch.

[n12maser]

Absolutely no interest in a Cayman R. Please let's not derail this thread with the Cayman R pitch....seen that on enough other threads already

[n12maser]

Sure, I'll bite. I haven't driven a Cayman R, I flat out don't like the 987 design in all it's forms - as much as I care about driving experience & feeling connected to a car I also want to open the garage or look back at the car at the petrol station & be excited by its design, it's part of the joys of ownership for me personally. Not the most important part, but not be ignored.

It's not necessarily that I'm tied to only 911s, although I do love their history and how the design has evolved over the years. But for instance I wouldn't consider a standard 996 or 997 or 991 as their looks don't excite me enough, they just blend in. I don't want a shouty car, would never consider a Ferrari, R8, Lambo etc, but for me It's like the watercooled era cars need the extra design features of the GT3 line to get my blood boiling. The GT4 has that too

[n12maser]

Haha, brilliant. yeah caterham not for me! Land of Bed do have some good deals on at the moment tho