992.2 GT3 - Availability, what’s the latest?
Discussion
Jobbo said:
That’s my problem - if the 992.2 GT3 Touring has an acceptable ride I’d have one for the engine. But the Carrera S has a decent ride, and turbo torque is very usable for your daily. Heart says GT3 Touring with rear seats, head says why spend the extra and have a worse ride.
GT3 for high days, 992 Turbo S for daily. Can’t believe what they’ve done with the latest Turbo S as it now sounds loud with sports exhaust and chassis is much more engaging and more GT like. Later models are also fine with the sports chassis -10mm. It’s not a GT3 engine but if you want daily as well they make a great pair.
Shiverman said:
GT3 for high days, 992 Turbo S for daily. Can’t believe what they’ve done with the latest Turbo S as it now sounds loud with sports exhaust and chassis is much more engaging and more GT like. Later models are also fine with the sports chassis -10mm.
It’s not a GT3 engine but if you want daily as well they make a great pair.
We all like different things I guess and have different budgets and requirements . I love Porsche but no interest in a 4WD turbo PDK car. It’s not a GT3 engine but if you want daily as well they make a great pair.
Back to the original topic - my car is a late March build touring, which I guess will land mid-April. I hear dealers have 6 or so touring this year and 1.5x that for winged.
AllyM said:
Isn’t a GT3 a pretty harsh ride on UK roads?
I could see a new GTS being able to be used daily, not so much the GT3.
Still, rather have the GT3 if it were solely a track toy.
I recently test drove a newish 992.1 GT3 Touring with PDK and found it perfectly usable in terms of refinement, damping and road noise. I believe the damping has improved significantly through the model life, with IIRC 11 revisions to the damping software, which is not routinely upgraded during OPC servicing. So individual cars vary a lot.I could see a new GTS being able to be used daily, not so much the GT3.
Still, rather have the GT3 if it were solely a track toy.
The only usability downside was the ride height. Around where I live there are speed bumps littered through every village, and using the front lift is necessary on these, so driving was a constant game of looking for speed bumps with the left hand hovering near the lift button. You can store GPS locations for auto lift but only 256 of them. Maybe you get used to this over time but I found it unappealing.
Otherwise the car left me a bit cold. I've owned a high revving car before and so there's no magic in 9000rpm itself, and in this car the engine is so smooth, almost turbine like, that I felt like I needed to wind the windows down to get a bit more of an experience, but that just added wind noise. I couldn't feel the engine through my hands and arse, although the sports seats on the model I drove didn't help.
So, impressed but a little disappointed, I bought a 991.1 GT3 RS.
It's a complete psycho of a car. Far less practical than the 992 non-RS, much harsher riding and speed bumps need to be taken at a crawl even with lift, but it feels alive even at idle, and when I rev it out it sounds and feels like the sky is being torn apart. I suspect the exhaust isn't entirely standard as the loud button doesn't do much.
I still fancy a manual car but might pick up a 991 T in a couple of years when my wife has cooled off a bit, assuming it can do speed bumps without lift.
I've no interest in a Porsche with turbos, but each to their own.
Moral of the story: don't rely on YouTube videos or journalist opinions to choose a car. Test it on roads you'll actually use and see how it makes you feel.
Edited by HundredthIdiot on Wednesday 12th February 05:21
keepup said:
I’ve been fortunate enough to have had a 991.1 Carrera S (Manual), a 991.1 GT3 Winged (Manual), a 992.1 GTS Targa (Manual), a 992.1 GT3 Touring (PDK) and a 992.1 S/T.
I have a 992.2 GT3 touring (Manual) on order and plan to keep it for an extended period. For my purposes it has a wide bandwidth - the first 4 seater NA 911 since the 991.1 GTS. Much more understated than driving a McLaren or Aston around.
I’m having comforts in mine and plan to use it as a properly daily for the school run (kids are 4 & 6, so perfect age for a 911). I’ll also probably do the odd track day in it.
If I didn’t want the rear seats (or the hassle / cost of after market solutions), I would have stuck with the 992.1 touring. Can’t see the draw for a 992.2 otherwise - more cost & weight, less noise, few other redeeming features.
The ST is an epic car and stands alone for thrills but it’s not a daily car and I wouldn’t want to use it as one. The 992.2 touring hopefully fits my needs perfectly.
What allocation has your dealer got so far + did they insist you had to have high spec + watch or ppf ?I have a 992.2 GT3 touring (Manual) on order and plan to keep it for an extended period. For my purposes it has a wide bandwidth - the first 4 seater NA 911 since the 991.1 GTS. Much more understated than driving a McLaren or Aston around.
I’m having comforts in mine and plan to use it as a properly daily for the school run (kids are 4 & 6, so perfect age for a 911). I’ll also probably do the odd track day in it.
If I didn’t want the rear seats (or the hassle / cost of after market solutions), I would have stuck with the 992.1 touring. Can’t see the draw for a 992.2 otherwise - more cost & weight, less noise, few other redeeming features.
The ST is an epic car and stands alone for thrills but it’s not a daily car and I wouldn’t want to use it as one. The 992.2 touring hopefully fits my needs perfectly.
Advan said:
What allocation has your dealer got so far + did they insist you had to have high spec + watch or ppf ?
I can answer for me. They have had one Touring and one winged car so far. I got the winged car. Only condition was that they wanted my GT4 back (which I bought from them, new, in ‘23). I handed it back at the weekend, and my mate has bought it off them.
No watch, PPF, Taycan, finance, brown envelope, WP, PCCB’s, mags, were required.
My spec is GT Silver, PDK, CS, steels, lift, Bose, and a couple of small cosmetic interior bits like leather steering column, embossed armrest, racetex sun visor, etc
Youforreal. said:
ChrisW. said:
jackwood said:
Lush ... worth a repeat of the pictures !!Anyone lucky enough up get one, you lucky, lucky people :-)
The rs should have looked as good as this.
HundredthIdiot said:
AllyM said:
Isn’t a GT3 a pretty harsh ride on UK roads?
I could see a new GTS being able to be used daily, not so much the GT3.
Still, rather have the GT3 if it were solely a track toy.
I recently test drove a newish 992.1 GT3 Touring with PDK and found it perfectly usable in terms of refinement, damping and road noise. I believe the damping has improved significantly through the model life, with IIRC 11 revisions to the damping software, which is not routinely upgraded during OPC servicing. So individual cars vary a lot.I could see a new GTS being able to be used daily, not so much the GT3.
Still, rather have the GT3 if it were solely a track toy.
The only usability downside was the ride height. Around where I live there are speed bumps littered through every village, and using the front lift is necessary on these, so driving was a constant game of looking for speed bumps with the left hand hovering near the lift button. You can store GPS locations for auto lift but only 256 of them. Maybe you get used to this over time but I found it unappealing.
Otherwise the car left me a bit cold. I've owned a high revving car before and so there's no magic in 9000rpm itself, and in this car the engine is so smooth, almost turbine like, that I felt like I needed to wind the windows down to get a bit more of an experience, but that just added wind noise. I couldn't feel the engine through my hands and arse, although the sports seats on the model I drove didn't help.
So, impressed but a little disappointed, I bought a 991.1 GT3 RS.
It's a complete psycho of a car. Far less practical than the 992 non-RS, much harsher riding and speed bumps need to be taken at a crawl even with lift, but it feels alive even at idle, and when I rev it out it sounds and feels like the sky is being torn apart. I suspect the exhaust isn't entirely standard as the loud button doesn't do much.
I still fancy a manual car but might pick up a 991 T in a couple of years when my wife has cooled off a bit, assuming it can do speed bumps without lift.
I've no interest in a Porsche with turbos, but each to their own.
Moral of the story: don't rely on YouTube videos or journalist opinions to choose a car. Test it on roads you'll actually use and see how it makes you feel.
Edited by HundredthIdiot on Wednesday 12th February 05:21
HundredthIdiot said:
AllyM said:
Isn’t a GT3 a pretty harsh ride on UK roads?
I could see a new GTS being able to be used daily, not so much the GT3.
Still, rather have the GT3 if it were solely a track toy.
I recently test drove a newish 992.1 GT3 Touring with PDK and found it perfectly usable in terms of refinement, damping and road noise. I believe the damping has improved significantly through the model life, with IIRC 11 revisions to the damping software, which is not routinely upgraded during OPC servicing. So individual cars vary a lot.I could see a new GTS being able to be used daily, not so much the GT3.
Still, rather have the GT3 if it were solely a track toy.
The only usability downside was the ride height. Around where I live there are speed bumps littered through every village, and using the front lift is necessary on these, so driving was a constant game of looking for speed bumps with the left hand hovering near the lift button. You can store GPS locations for auto lift but only 256 of them. Maybe you get used to this over time but I found it unappealing.
Otherwise the car left me a bit cold. I've owned a high revving car before and so there's no magic in 9000rpm itself, and in this car the engine is so smooth, almost turbine like, that I felt like I needed to wind the windows down to get a bit more of an experience, but that just added wind noise. I couldn't feel the engine through my hands and arse, although the sports seats on the model I drove didn't help.
So, impressed but a little disappointed, I bought a 991.1 GT3 RS.
It's a complete psycho of a car. Far less practical than the 992 non-RS, much harsher riding and speed bumps need to be taken at a crawl even with lift, but it feels alive even at idle, and when I rev it out it sounds and feels like the sky is being torn apart. I suspect the exhaust isn't entirely standard as the loud button doesn't do much.
I still fancy a manual car but might pick up a 991 T in a couple of years when my wife has cooled off a bit, assuming it can do speed bumps without lift.
I've no interest in a Porsche with turbos, but each to their own.
Moral of the story: don't rely on YouTube videos or journalist opinions to choose a car. Test it on roads you'll actually use and see how it makes you feel.
Edited by HundredthIdiot on Wednesday 12th February 05:21
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