Comments on: Porsche in “This shit just got real” GT3 tickler

By: turbobungle

turbobungle — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:28:24 +0000

Let me know how much yours will be up for if you go for mk2. My GTR order is teetering on the edge at the moment!

By: Don

Don — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:30:57 +0000

Glenn, now I see what Blowdog meant.

BlowDog, I was just talking about “body” and “shell” in a completely superficial way. The car is narrow, so it looks like a C2/C2S body…I had no idea the underpinnings were C4/C4S despite that.

Anyway, I guess your avoidance of my question means you don’t want to upgrade to a mk1 997 GT3 RS?

:P :D

By: Stevo

Stevo — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:01:23 +0000

My new GT3 brochure came in a smart red box with a black band round it with shiny GT3 lettering.

By: BlowDog

BlowDog — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:31:09 +0000

So I am actually right in saying it uses the heavier shell? kthxbye

By: Glenn McMenamin

Glenn McMenamin — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:24:37 +0000

Don,

You are correct on this, Blow Dog is talking sh1t.

The current 997 GT3 actually uses the same wider C4 shell for it’s stiffness as the RS, yet Porsche trim back the Regular GT3’s body at the rear arches….which means it must actually cost them more to make this than the RS !!!

Go figure !!!

By: Don

Don — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:22:54 +0000

Blowdog, I’m pretty sure the C4 and C4S have the same width, while the 2 and 2S are narrower. I just double checked on porsche.co.uk. :P

Talking about wider cars, have you considered upgrading to a preowned 997 GT3 RS rather than to a mk2 GT3?

By: NotNormal

NotNormal — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:52:23 +0000

Ref the active engine mounts :

“Starting in autumn, the new GT3 will be available with yet another option making the car even more suitable for the race track: new and highly innovative PADM (Porsche Active Drivetrain Mount) engine bearings. These special engine mounts recognise a particularly sporting, race-like style of driving, making the normally elastic engine suspension hard and particularly resistant. This retains all the motoring comfort of the GT3 in everyday traffic, while on the race track the car is not affected by any mass forces coming from the engine, as would otherwise be the case in fast bends and on winding tracks.”

…..and go for the Grey, look epic IMO

By: BlowDog

BlowDog — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:28:20 +0000

Yeah when you tick the ‘black wheels’ option, you always did get the silver rim – at least on the 997 models.

By: David Yu

David Yu — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:35:06 +0000

Very nice. Don’t like the grey as rendered in those photos, but if it is a metallic grey, it should be great.

Nice that they put a silver outline on the black wheels too.

Go for it!

Amazing that it is so much cheaper in the UK than in Germany.

By: BlowDog

BlowDog — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:56:04 +0000

I wonder….I’ve recently come to the conclusion that they Nissan can take orders away from Porsche, but Porsche can’t take orders from Nissan buyers – they seem to be two distinct demographics.

I think I like the thinking with Grey also, but I wonder how close to the real grey these photoshops are…

By: BlowDog

BlowDog — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:54:43 +0000

It should still be based on the C4 shell – just not the wider C4S shell. The C4 shell is a little heavier than the C2 shell but is a lot stiffer, hence why they use it.

By: James Macintyre

James Macintyre — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:37:58 +0000

Porsche has got it spot on with this car, and especially the price. I think they will definitely steal a good few orders from Nissan with this one.

Grey with black wheels is getting my order. I would say go for a change of colour, You don’t want white again do you? Although it does look absolutely mental in that colour!

By: Don

Don — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:29:32 +0000

I was secretly hoping it would get the C4 body, but unless my eyes are failing I see a C2 shell. Does this mean the GT3 RS facelift is coming soon? :D

PS: Judging from those images my vote goes for the grey one.