Driving the Porsche 997 GT3
-Gene Sanchez
Gene's Verdict: Oh yess.
And now it was time. Noah informed me which leg of the tour would be best to take the GT3. I hopped out of a $250k hyperexotic Murcielago and into a $100k porsche...and couldn't have been happier. The interior is fantastic. Alcantara everything. While I don't think it should have one it was nice being able to open up the sunroof. The sitting position was pure racecar. Views at every angle were perfect. And finally I was driving a proper manual car. The shifter was a little further away than my liking, very notchy, and not overly precise. Something that while I wasn't it liking too much, given more time with the shifter I would have eventually fell in love. The car sounded fantastic and went like hell. The car didn't feel nearly as fast as it was. Was expecting the opposite to be honest. Hit 130 very quickly on one straight with zero drama. The steering is very very good. All aspects of it. But it fell short of my expectations.... and Ferrari. Took some nice twisty roads which had Lisa closing her eyes. Something she's never done with me before even in my Z06. The car was a ton of fun...much much more exciting than the 996 Turbo S I drove in the past. The car handled like it was on rails however would kick the back out when I wasn't expecting it. I'm sure this is due to the fact that the engine is in the wrong place. Bad design engineered to perfection. Not really a fault of the car just something I'm not used to. I like this car a lot. It was my hopes that this car would be so great it would capture my desires as the perfect sports car. Wanting nothing but a Ferrari has it's drawbacks. The Porsche is more reliable, cheaper and easier to get your hands on. I had very high expectations for this car and it fell short. The GT3 is an amazing machine but it is no Ferrari. Woman's review: It's ugly and the rear wing is retarted. But at least you look like you're having fun.
Yes you are correct it is not a Ferrari, it's on the road not in the shop.
I also watched them spank ferarri at american le mans this year. A couple of years ago at the daytona 24 I watched two Ferarris burn, without even wrecking. But you are correct it is not a Ferrari, a ferarri is for someone who likes to look at cars not drive them.
"a ferarri is for someone who likes to look at cars not drive them."
You clearly need to go on the Gotham Dream Cars Tour and drive a Ferrari. Lambo's are for the posers...Ferrari's are for drivers. Drive a Challange Stradale and a GT3 back to back. The CS is the driver's car. The GT3 is the wanna be with it's sunroof and nav.
Sorry, Ferraris are great and all, but they are not suited for driving. For a supercar you can drive in town, buy a Porsche. You will want to drive it, because you wont worry about ruining the paint or front lip, just by going over a speed bump.
Ferraris are just NOT practical.
Why buy a car, if your not going to drive it?
I know what you mean. Having owned and raced both Porshces and Ferraris, I'll keep my Ferrari thank you very much. Its on the road, is easy to drive (track and in town), sounds better and handles like a race car. Plus the F1 shifter is a real racing shifter not a modified automatic... American LeMans, just like most race programs, tends to favor some types of cars especially the ones where the factory invests heavily.
Nice... Thanks...
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