Which is the coolest GT3 Variant?
Which is the coolest GT3 Variant?
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kevs 172

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359 posts

218 months

Tuesday 7th March 2017
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With all of the hype around the launch of the new model,what are people's views as to what model is the coolest one to drive and own?

LaSource

2,642 posts

237 months

Tuesday 7th March 2017
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There are 10 previous water cooled variants (RS and GT3s)....you will get 10 different answers depending on which ones are the responders' own pet favs smile

...for me? 996.2 (GT3 or RS) for purest drive and 997.2 RS (3.8 or 4.0) for most powerful iteration with cool looks but a slight reduction in purity.
...buts that's all influenced by personal bias biggrin

Edited by LaSource on Tuesday 7th March 19:02


Edited by LaSource on Tuesday 7th March 19:02

isaldiri

24,652 posts

197 months

Tuesday 7th March 2017
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Probably the 6rs. Genuine homologation car that has a good few bits and bobs over the .2gt3 and the closest the gt3 has ever got to the motorsport car of the time. It's also not too big as even the 7gt3s are starting to get nevermind the 991s which are huge.

kevs 172

Original Poster:

359 posts

218 months

Tuesday 7th March 2017
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I think for me it's the 996.1,I have a 7.1 now but think I'll go back.
Cheers

g7jhp

7,033 posts

267 months

Tuesday 7th March 2017
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Probably a 997.1 GT3 in GT Silver.

Not showy, understated and cool.

AndrewD

7,657 posts

313 months

Tuesday 7th March 2017
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6RS but not the slow blue ones

anonymous-user

83 months

Tuesday 7th March 2017
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Easy wink


darronwall

1,730 posts

225 months

Tuesday 7th March 2017
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Mine has a very close vrm to that

dopsonj

315 posts

149 months

Tuesday 7th March 2017
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Discombobulate said:
Easy wink

Cor... an 05 plate! Pretty much last one off the line! Lovely!

Slippydiff

16,314 posts

252 months

Wednesday 8th March 2017
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isaldiri said:
Probably the 6rs. Genuine homologation car that has a good few bits and bobs over the .2gt3 and the closest the gt3 has ever got to the motorsport car of the time.
My understanding is the Mk1 996 GT3 was the closest to the equivalent Cup car the GT3 ever got. Thereafter the road cars became further and further distanced from their equivalent Cup/competition versions.

stroller

170 posts

234 months

Wednesday 8th March 2017
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dopsonj said:
Discombobulate said:
Easy wink

Cor... an 05 plate! Pretty much last one off the line! Lovely!
My 55 plate !


stroller

170 posts

234 months

Wednesday 8th March 2017
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Never driven one but always loved the look of 997.1 RS
Would love one in black with orange.

GT03ROB

14,019 posts

250 months

Wednesday 8th March 2017
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996.2 GT3 ... preferably in Guards.

Inverted

2,190 posts

238 months

Wednesday 8th March 2017
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997.1 RS for the colours alone. My orange one still excites to drive after nearly 5 years. Thats telling I guess from someone who gets bored quickly. 2 Regrets... Not buying a green one. and not jumping into a 997 Gen2 3.8 RS when they were 85k.

Still cant complain too much. Would love a new GT porsche to run alongside sadly not prepared to play the OPC game. or pay overs.

kevs 172

Original Poster:

359 posts

218 months

Wednesday 8th March 2017
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stroller said:
My 55 plate !

That's lovely.

g7jhp

7,033 posts

267 months

Wednesday 8th March 2017
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The most desirable is the 997.1 GT3 RS in Green.


tonto1

442 posts

231 months

Wednesday 8th March 2017
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Any one with loads of miles on it, where the owner uses it as intended. That's cool.

Porsche911R

21,146 posts

294 months

Wednesday 8th March 2017
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No contest, the 4.0l engine and the short final drive all the others are annoying ;-)


Dr S

5,140 posts

255 months

Wednesday 8th March 2017
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AndrewD said:
6RS but not the slow blue ones
Blue ones are fastest. Difficult to find a good example though...

Cheib

25,360 posts

204 months

Wednesday 8th March 2017
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tonto1 said:
Any one with loads of miles on it, where the owner uses it as intended. That's cool.
This is criteria number one! For me it would probably be the 997.2 RS. I'll make do with the poor man's 3.8.