The 996 GT3 in both Mk1 and Mk2 is a much more raw car than the current 997 GT3, which is more more suited to day to day work, though as I said the 996 never once caused me an issue.karl wrote:Housemaster - Can you explain what you mean when you say the GT3 is hard work?
The 996 GT3 does not have the electronics of the 997 version and is very reliant on setup and tyre pressures. Most 6 GT3's will be running a non standard geo setup I suspect and if this is track biased it makes the car very hard work on the road, the factory settings too are no walk in the park and its still hard work. It will cause the car to follow contours and cambers like a race car and on bumpy roads will become very unsettled and move around a lot. This takes getting use to and really this is what means on most roads the RS4 will be quicker due to far superior damping. An RS4 won't see 80% of the bumps that will have a 6 GT3 skipping and bouncing all over the place and you really need to be on your game to drive a GT3 quickly on a bumpy road as it will bite your ass off if you're not. What you learn to do is let the car move around, don't fight it and play yourself into how it reacts but it never gives you time to rest.
Having said this it has steering, braking and engine from a race car, really, its epic in this department. You will quickly realise how dull the RS4 steering is once you drive a well set up 6 GT3 and you think the RS4 engine is good (for it is) then you need to drive a GT3 lump. The sound it makes over 6000 rpm is spine tingling and the throttle response is scaple sharp. On a track of course it all makes sense and the thing shows its real skill and this is why so many people use them. You can spank the arse of GT3's for 10's of thousands of miles and they will keep giving. THIS is what you are paying for.
Very special car that you either get or you don't and no right or wrong. Turbo is a much better road car no question, not even on the same page of special however. You will know in less than a mile if you NEED one.