I own one and it is awesome. Absolutely the best porsche I have driven (other than 918) and I have driven a lot of them.
Transmission is unbelievable
2014 Porsche GT3 (991) thoughts ?
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I own one and it is awesome. Absolutely the best porsche I have driven (other than 918) and I have driven a lot of them.
Transmission is unbelievable
Joehand1
Tungsten GT Owner
As to the complicated computers and electronics on todays 911s and GtRs...I love them but I am a bit wary of them...How reliable will they be in 5-10 years? I keep stuff...
My 911 is almost 28 years old and never has had an engine failure since new when I bought it...but it so simple even I can work on it. I couldn't change the spark plugs in a new one.
My 911 is almost 28 years old and never has had an engine failure since new when I bought it...but it so simple even I can work on it. I couldn't change the spark plugs in a new one.
Not sure how reliable they will be. I believe they will be.
If you are mainly concerned about reliability, buy a honda. If you desire to work on the cars buy a vw bug.
If you want what I believe to be the best 911 ever made, buy the gt3.
Joehand1
Tungsten GT Owner
I just might buy a Gt3...but when I do it will be a proven one with a Metzger engine..not one with an unproven one built by a robot.
If the new engine is so good why are the Cup cars still with the Metzger engine?
Drive one ( i have driven both) and then I think your opinion will become more then just an "I think so etc". At this point you really don't know what you are talking about until you do. Your just accumulating other peoples experiences to form your opinon.
Built by a robot, a person or an alien, the car is dam good. Really good. Like the best I have driven on a track good. If it breaks, I ll get it fixed like every other car I have owned. No different.
pvgtX2
GT Owner
Good question. There are actually many reasons. The 991 Cup car was available some time before the road GT3 so when the Cup was launched the 9A1 derivative wasn't even available. The old engine remains homologated for a number of years, and most believe that there will be substantial changes to the Cup circuit specifications within the next year so really it is common sense for them not to switch the racing cars over immediately.
Among other things, the GT3 is an incredible value. As far as "the best 911 ever"….I think that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. A friend of mine owns an RS 4.0 (997) , that I have driven a number of times and that car (manual) provides a driving experience that is truly memorable. I can't wait to see the RS and H.O. versions of the new GT3 when they come out.
Agreed, I have a new rs allocation so when they do come out I will be able to compare.
For me, the best driving 911 ever. For me it is the true gentlemans track car. I can drive it to the track. Beat it up and pass most everything on the track with stock components and then drive home, wash and go out to dinner with my wife in it. Thats my definition of the best 911 ever
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Wwabbit
GT Owner
Rennnsport V
For you Porsche Lovers - I went to Rennsport IV, and it was a great event!!
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Dear PCA Members,
It’s official: Rennsport Reunion V will be held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on October 9-11 next year, according to Porsche Cars North America (PCNA), four years after the fourth installment of the world-renowned Porsche festival.
PCA.org Rennsport Reunion V post (https://www.pca.org/news/2014-10-09/official-rennsport-reunion-v-be-held-laguna-seca-october-2015)
Rennsport V is expected to attract hundreds of vintage and modern Porsche race cars, "as well as those who have designed, engineered, and driven them to victory in the world's most famous sports car races," PCNA states. Like Rennsports before it, number five will consist of three days of vintage racing, a Concours d'Elegance, and activities celebrating each of six decades of Porsche race cars — all crash courses of Porsche history.
And if you just want to watch fast Porsche metal racing on a world-famous race track, then prepare to whet your appetite with race-prepped 356s, mid-engined 550 Spyders, 718 RSKs, 917s, 956/962s, GT3 RSRs, RS Spyders, and so many more.
“While the Rennsport name from the beginning has become a staple fixture for international collectors and racers, choosing the Monterey Peninsula opened up this one-of-a-kind gathering to the many Porsche fans in California and beyond who were previously unable to attend,” said Detlev von Platen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Porsche Cars North America. “Approximately 40,000 spectators for the weekend, and a record number of race cars and participants, proved that our decision to come here was correct.” To put that number into context, compare it to the roughly 3,500 tickets sold for 2007's Rennsport III at Daytona International Speedway.
As with Rennsport IV, which attracted around 1,300 Porsche Club of America member-owned Porsches, according to PCNA, Rennsport V is expected to have a similarly huge turnout of members and their Porsches, filling race classes, show fields, and parking lots at the race track. It's the perfect way to finish PCA's year-long 60th anniversary celebration.
The first Rennsport Reunion was held in 2001 at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut, followed by the second and third at Daytona International Speedway in 2004 and 2007, and the fourth at Laguna Seca in 2011. All the while, the festival was growing exponentially, with tens of thousands more attendees flooding Laguna Seca for Rennsport IV compared to Rennsport III, which sold 3,500 tickets. Due to the success of the last event, we would have been surprised if Rennsport V weren’t in the books — and indeed there have been grumblings about a fifth, though time and place were unknown until today.
Porsche Club of America is an official Rennsport Reunion V partner, so look to our website and social media channels for official updates and information in the coming year.
Sincerely,
Damon Lowney
Porsche Club of America
Digital Media Coordinator
www.PCA.org
For you Porsche Lovers - I went to Rennsport IV, and it was a great event!!
View attachment 35537
Dear PCA Members,
It’s official: Rennsport Reunion V will be held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on October 9-11 next year, according to Porsche Cars North America (PCNA), four years after the fourth installment of the world-renowned Porsche festival.
PCA.org Rennsport Reunion V post (https://www.pca.org/news/2014-10-09/official-rennsport-reunion-v-be-held-laguna-seca-october-2015)
Rennsport V is expected to attract hundreds of vintage and modern Porsche race cars, "as well as those who have designed, engineered, and driven them to victory in the world's most famous sports car races," PCNA states. Like Rennsports before it, number five will consist of three days of vintage racing, a Concours d'Elegance, and activities celebrating each of six decades of Porsche race cars — all crash courses of Porsche history.
And if you just want to watch fast Porsche metal racing on a world-famous race track, then prepare to whet your appetite with race-prepped 356s, mid-engined 550 Spyders, 718 RSKs, 917s, 956/962s, GT3 RSRs, RS Spyders, and so many more.
“While the Rennsport name from the beginning has become a staple fixture for international collectors and racers, choosing the Monterey Peninsula opened up this one-of-a-kind gathering to the many Porsche fans in California and beyond who were previously unable to attend,” said Detlev von Platen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Porsche Cars North America. “Approximately 40,000 spectators for the weekend, and a record number of race cars and participants, proved that our decision to come here was correct.” To put that number into context, compare it to the roughly 3,500 tickets sold for 2007's Rennsport III at Daytona International Speedway.
As with Rennsport IV, which attracted around 1,300 Porsche Club of America member-owned Porsches, according to PCNA, Rennsport V is expected to have a similarly huge turnout of members and their Porsches, filling race classes, show fields, and parking lots at the race track. It's the perfect way to finish PCA's year-long 60th anniversary celebration.
The first Rennsport Reunion was held in 2001 at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut, followed by the second and third at Daytona International Speedway in 2004 and 2007, and the fourth at Laguna Seca in 2011. All the while, the festival was growing exponentially, with tens of thousands more attendees flooding Laguna Seca for Rennsport IV compared to Rennsport III, which sold 3,500 tickets. Due to the success of the last event, we would have been surprised if Rennsport V weren’t in the books — and indeed there have been grumblings about a fifth, though time and place were unknown until today.
Porsche Club of America is an official Rennsport Reunion V partner, so look to our website and social media channels for official updates and information in the coming year.
Sincerely,
Damon Lowney
Porsche Club of America
Digital Media Coordinator
www.PCA.org
Bring your new one out to Laguna Seca next year - you'll love it!! And, you'll get to experience the "corkscrew" - :thumbsup