Elise 111R to GT3...a rather different proposition

[flatfour]

How many others have made this same change. The GT3 (996) is somewhat different to drive. How long did it take others to get used to one of thse beasts?

Obviously more weight that an Elise, but the weight transfer is the interesting bit.


J.

Edited by flatfour on Sunday 16th September 17:37

[Type 49]

Me.

I went from a standard S2 to a GT3.

I was surprised but not disappointed to find the agility to be similar to the elise but with the additional benefit of 261 extra bhps, air con, and comfortable seats.

Now instead of harassing GT3's around corners and being left for dead on the straights i am looking forward to looking backward in my mirrors at their diminishment (made up word).

[kryten]

Do you find the GT3 as much 'fun'?

Its almost impossible to drive my elise without enjoying it - even around town. My worry with going to a 911 is that it will be too quick to have fun...

[pjm]

kryten said:

Do you find the GT3 as much 'fun'?

Went from 111r to 997 gt3, I also had so much fun in the elise it took me a very long time to change. Obviously lots of different ways of defining fun. The Elise you could drive flat out regularly, on the edge of grip. You don't get to wring out the GT3's engine for too long on UK roads, but I've felt surprisingly comfortable pushing the car pretty hard handling-wise and haven't felt that the 'car is driving me' as people often feel with Turbos.
But I remember driving a friend's old MG years ago, and the involvement needed to drive it, the noise etc made it such a 'fun' car to drive even slowly because it was such an event. You get some of that in an Elise for sure, and you do miss out on that in the GT3.
I've just got back from taking mine to the South of France, and what impressed was the ability to be fantastic to drive on the mountain roads, but then bring us and a load of wine back home in comfort.
If the practicalities, build quality and extra performance aren't important to you, then I do think the Elise is still a terrific way of enjoying yourself on UK roads for a fraction of the cost.