Chris Harris video: Porsche 911 GT3
Chris Harris is among the first in the world to drive the new 911 GT3 - see the vid here
But the 991 is a big car, and yet it weighs nearly 250kg less than a Jaguar F-Type. Isn't that actually quite impressive? Make that very impressive.
The PDK gearbox is 20kg heavier than the 991's seven-speed manual, which itself is 20kg heavier than the old two-shaft manual from the previous GT3. But the new engine is 25kg lighter than before and, without the PDK as a power source, the rear-wheel steering would need an auxiliary unit, which would add at least 6kg. In other words, the weight penalty isn't so bad. And that's before you consider the profound improvements this new system has wrought on the road.
Anyhow, the debate will continue - too heavy, wrong gearbox, cop-out of an engine specification. Strange how none of this even enters your head when the car is fully-lit with its hips beginning to rotate. You just think you're driving one of the best sports cars ever made: nothing suppresses the philosophical discussion surrounding paddles and sticks like a flat-six at 8,900rpm.
Enjoy the vid - it's a home movie, but it's the first chance to see the GT3 in action outside of Porsche's hands.
I'm one of the 3 or 4 people who would buy a GT3 now because it's not a manual. So I guess that means that I'll never be on Chris' Christmas card list, but by jove did I enjoy that video. Thanks!
It doesn't appear to be the raw sports car the GT3 once was. By that I mean there's no place that gaffa tape would seem appropriate to sort out a problem. You wouldn't use zip-ties on this car.
I guess we'll just have to wait for the inevitable limited edition run..
Good review, lovely car, if the only things you dont like about are the modernisation then buy a last of the line 997 II gt3.
Good review, lovely car, if the only things you dont like about are the modernisation then buy a last of the line 997 II gt3.
The GT3's front-end styling looks soooo much better with the vent below the bonnet - on the regular 991s, the distance between the headlights seems too wide; the vent breaks up the chisel-like appearance. And the rest of the GT3 looks very crispy, too.
Going to pour a glass of vino, roll a Cutters Choice... and watch the vid again, on a 50in plasma and in 5.1
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