Chasing My PDK GT3 RS in a 991.2 Manual GT3 

Manual any day of the week. I'll sacrifice the 1/2 second difference in acceleration for a more involving experience.

Pull both pdk paddles simultaneously and you can rev it whenever you want. Your RS sounds great.

Those downshifts sound absolutely brutal. Both cars look and sound fantastic.

I watched this video last year and just watched it again as I'm itching for a manual fix. Great job Matt. So fun.

Love the manual transmission. You might get there 2 seconds quicker but I want to row my gears for the fun and involvement.

That ultra violet is so beautiful. One day I will own a GT3 RS in ultra violet.

That was an epic video. Well done and Thank you... quick note on the manual. The gearbox on this new GT3 allows for a No-Lift shifts, so you could have kept your right foot planted to the gas pedal while shifting up or down with or without sport bottom selected. This allows you to perform perfect shifts at or near 9000 rpm. As you press the clutch pedals near 9000 RPM redline, the car will hold the rpm electronically and won’t allow engine to over-rev, even when your right foot on gas peddle is buried fully to the floor, reducing your shift times significantly and also allowing you to execute PDK-Like shifts in this manual car every time. It feels counterintuitive at the Beginning, but you get used to it quickly and It is soooooo addictive and makes you look like a pro. Should try that next time you drive another manual. Again great video, please keep them coming. Mark

The exhaust sound on your rs is spine tingling

991.2 GT3 with the manual is perfection with that 4.0! I know its easy for me to say as I'm not in your shoes, but I would sell the RS and get a .2 GT3 manual.

07:55 I thought Mat was going to compliment the gt3 but he complemented the sound of his own car, I guess when you work so hard on something you have to appreciate it.

Been waiting for this video haha. Great man. You're the first person i heard to compare .2 manual to gt4. You said its way better than gt4 which is what i wanted to know.

Im in the same kind of boat , pdk is amazing and faster but manual still gives me some kind of more involvment to me. Always doubting what i should buy in my next car. Automatic is also so handy on chill drives.

Great video, you are so lucky in the US to have these amazing and such quiet roads, here in the UK it is hard to find reads without traffic to hold you up.

Matt, you don’t have to lift off you foot from the throttle when you change gear in the manual, I believe it’s called speed shift. Thanks for the great video. /Janko

I bagged my 991.2 RS for the 991.2 GT3.... I love that car.... Dundun exhaust on the way. Cant wait.

I have to say, your car's sound stole the show here lol, wow!

As much as I love the RS, for me, the 991.2 manual GT3. I have to say your car sounds fn amazing.

I love manual. Makes me wonder if I'd get a GT3 in manual or with the PDK. The dual clutch in the Porsche's just seem too good. And the sounds it makes during upshifts. :)

Matt your right the 991.2 GT3's 4L Cup engine has it's peak torque 200 rpm lower when compared to the 991.1 GT3 RS's 4L.

The high pitched whine of the white car at 8:58. Wow.

991.2 GT3 manual is the world’s perfect car!

Perfect sound check 11mins in 😁👍🇬🇧

NA engine and PDK sounds so exotic, just crank off shifts and the engine pitch changes on the shifts are intoxicating.

Knew you were gonna like the .2 manual, and I’m sure the .2RS will be that much better. Loved the chase vid Matt, RS sounds amazing.

Matt it cracks me up how closely at certain RPMs my Subaru 3.6 R six sounds The same, same basic sound is there being that it’s a flat six. The other day I took a coworker for ride that had several Porsches and he was cracking up because my engine is obviously in the front, but apparently my engine sounds exactly like a 76 2.8 liter Porsche lol

Wow. Great road and great cars. As much fun as my "dialed in" '91 civic is, I'm betting those two cars are way more fun.

Ending seems to be bissing some audio. These mountain vids are sick tough!

Hey Matt, I dont live too far from you. We should meet up and you can race/drive my cobb tuned 991.2 gts ;)

I feel like having a 911 Touring and RS would be to similar and given the choice you'd most likely take the RS. Where as having an RS or GT3 Manual wit something like an E92 gives you the best of both worlds.

Great video Matt ... look forward to the Touring

Ultravoilet is such a great color on 911's.... and i normally hate purple.

Great video, looks like you guys had a great time!

Your RS sounds fantastic Matt. Nice. 👍🏻 Intrigued to hear some final thoughts on all the cars at the end. Especially as someone who has a 991.1 C2S manual. Don’t have the $$ for a new GT3 but contemplating a 991.2 GT3 manual in a few years when the prices get to $150k. My head says a 991.2 GTS is much better since we have such garbage driving roads in Houston but my heart says wait and buy the used .2 GT3 since it could be the last of the breed. Im also not a fan of the 992 judging by RL intel and spy shots. Looking forward to your wrap up. 👍🏻

The RS sounds amazing!

“seems a little better in mine, I mean the GT4” 😜👍

Your car sounds AMAZING!

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING EXHAUST!!! THAT PDK IS FAST!!!!

The roads you guys have are much better than the ones we have here in the UK

The RS sounds incredible in the distance!

Manual all-day! More soul and better driving enjoyment

What. A. Soundtrack!

Yeah I feel same way about exhaust. It seems like gt4 had more cracking and popping noise than gt3. Miss that sound. Nice backroad. Where? I agreed like to see 50th anniversary edition cloth seat and back seat with GT3 touring body and engine and manual. I would swap my gt3 at heart beat. ;)

Both sound and are great but IMO that RS takes the cake. There is no "wrong" choice here. Both cars are winners.

Matt goes deep into whatever he does

that intro! wowza! the souuuuund

That area looks beautiful. Where is this? I'm always a big fan of any manual transmission Porsche. Thanks.

Your downshifts are amazing!!

Matt, do you prefer the mid engine handling characteristics of the Cayman GT4 over the 991.2 GT3's? I'm sure one of the reasons why you prefer the GT3 over the GT4 is because of the sound from the 9000rpm engine.

If you ever drive a manual 991.2 GT3 again, try flat-shifting it. You know you can do that...right?

13:28 those bikers got their money's worth coming to the mountains

Manual is the way to go! Totally worth not getting an RS

GT 2RS commercial It was so so good

Great share, polorized filter for the dashcam maybe?

Matt when u say perfect combo with Touring and downgrade exhaust ... would the car u r driving w Sharkwerks and valves unplugged be ideal? Or would Dundon Street be better for that?

For a 991 gen, no matter a gt3 or a rs, i am taking the pdk over the mt anyday. Car is just getting too powerful and not really suitable for a manual anymore. True it is more "engaging" (even with all the computerized driving aids, auto rev match and such) and rolling through gears are fun, but money shifts are not. I get more pleasure rolling through gears on my '80 911sc with weber46ida and my 964 c2. As much as I love the manual transmission, the latest gt car I would go with one would be a 997 gen, true analog. Having said that, a gt4 would be a perfect of both world as a modern Porsche. Just my $0.02.

15 seconds in and I have a big grin on my face :D

That motor sounds insane

No courtesy from those bikes

would love to see a gt3 touring on your channel

Hey, im in the market for my 991.2 GT3, I owned a 991 PDK but now wondering if I should get the 991.2 GT3 Manual or 2016 GT3 RS ? I have not driven the GT3 RS but since you own one, can you give me your opinion? 2016 GT3 RS PDK or 2018 GT3 Manual?

Imo the rs looks way better than a regular gt3 I just dislike the no manual gearbox option I would love a manual swaped rs

So would you recommend the manual or pdk?

Guy drove your car straight through the potholes lol

Imagine the GT3 .2 manual with no wing and cabrio with a little more aggressive exhaust.

Do you know how much it is for the paint option? It's not on the configurator, and this is my ideal color haha. Is it PTS?

Awesome vid man

Matt I've got a GT4, been seriously considering the extra sacrifice to jump into a GT3 manual, if GT3 is a 10 what is a GT4? 5-6, 6-7?

Dude...you're like a kid at a toy store, ''I want ALL THESE Toys'' LoL

Hey Matt, if you were in a situation where you were buying a gt3 for the first time. Out of .1GT3RS vs .2GT3 which would you choose? Taking into consideration both are going to be PDK and both similarly priced? I just feel the .2gt3 with the updated 4.0 revving to 9K would appeal to me more considering im not a track fiend?

Great backroads ! Is that the foothills of the Apalachian mountains ?

A 991.1 GT3RS in Mexico blue is basically as good as it gets.....

What exhaust was on your GT3RS in this video?

Matt, can you comment on the sound difference between the Dundon Street system vs your full Catless system? Much appreciated tks

Solution....if you want the out and out quickest car you choose the PDK, if you want more driver engagement and involvement and overall more fun you get the manual simple. I wouldn't choose any sports car without a proper manual transmission that's what a sports car is all about, it's about having fun it's about driver engagement it's about driver's skill, any grandma and her friends from the nursing home can drive a Porsche GT3 or GT3 RS or GT2, but none of them would even attempt a Porsche with a manual transmission. It's just really too bad the gearing is so tall in the GT3 I'd much rather have shorter gears and have to row through the gears and have more fun but it is what it is. Bottom line....speed vs fun, I know what I'd always choose....... the manual. Let's just all hope that Porsche continues to give us naturally aspirated gt3rs with manual transmissions let's hope they don't go hybrid or electric on us.

LSU Package. I don't understand why anyone would want yellow seatbelts. Porsche does so many thing right but they kill me with those seatbelts.

Do a 930 review please.

Anyone know why they don’t offer the Burmester option?

can you flat shift it with the sport mode ?

MATT - how about mounting a small camera inside the cars so we can see speedo and tach when test driving!

Where is this? It's absolutely stunning nature!

I would def. go with the stick shift !! even if it is slower. but damn shifting that car must be full porn!!

Is the owner of the .2 gt3 live in Charlotte Nc I have pics of that car from a cars and coffee same spec same plate ???

So is your .1 RS really that much faster than the .2 manual? Or were you just letting him get a little distance?

Where is that place? Its a beautiful driving route.

“Do a less-aggressive exhaust” 7:20. Well he sure knows how to make me not interested in his channel or video

Nice!

Not to sound like a douche- but I would never let anyone drive my manual gt3. People mess up the clutch pedal travel.

Give tht car a guy tht can drive stick shift

Those bikers man 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ whyyyyy

The .2 gt3 gaps the .1 rs

Both motorriders are ruining the ride :-(

I actually like your car better. That color is hideous as yours just looks clean. Yeah a stick, all the aggressive scoops and lines, I get it but nah.

48th bithes!!!

Why does everyone rave about how good the manual car is rather than the pdk but then use auto rev match for downshifts?..... Whats the point? PDK is far better to live with if you are a serious driver rather than a poseur.

Manual or nothing in a sports car.

Pfffff you realy have to learn to drive the car. Get some lessons

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