What It's Like To Own A 991.2 Porsche 911 GT3!! 

Huge respect to Steven’s humility in caveating it could be driver ability while still providing valuable feedback. No car is perfect regardless of prestige!

I own a 991.2 gt3 manual. Had an alignment and great on track. Better driver took me out and was stunned what it could do. Does need learning, but best car i have owned and will keep as long as i am able.

Buyer’s remorse haha I’ve been there. I feel like Steven would like the 992 like everyone has mentioned but it’s also hard when owning something knowing it didn’t have all the options. I feel like he should get the 600LT but the GT3 991.2 manual is a modern classic in my opinion!

Anyone (this side of a racecar driver) who feels a GT3 is lacking in driving dynamics (turn-in, too much body roll etc) on the street, makes no sense to me.

It sounds so organic and emotional at gear changes... Luv a flat six! having an 02, 3.2 liter, 6 speed, 986 Porsche Boxster S with a Fabspeed exhaust, CAI, catless headers, IPD/Plenum, Numeric shifter etc... My aim is the sound of "Spec racing Boxsters" too raw/visceral. Luv it!

I believe the gt3 is better as a pdk.

The noise that engine makes at high rpms is epic

Love this car! 991 Interior is more analog with lower dashboard height than 992, but 992 GT3’s double wishbone front suspension has ruined me ……steering is so much sharper with better feel and individual throttle bodies give the most crisp throttle response. I think your friend needs to try a 992 version as that car solves his complaints. Being a McLaren fanboy as well I actually understand what he’s talking about

I own a 991.2 GT3 Clubsport, manual, carbon ceramics, in Miami Blue and it’s the absolute best drivers car ever! Road or track, nothing compares. Really don’t under the owners disappointment with it? 🤷🏻‍♂️

The 991 is understeery without the double wishbone needs some trail braking. I totally understands what Steve is saying

Just typical 911 characteristics Easy fix with some better tires and suspension tweaks/can do rs springs also 992 is better stock for stock however will still give you the same characteristic and feel at the limit when really cooking , 911 inherently has that light front end feel Part of the 911 charm and it commands you to drive it entirely different than any other car which is rewarding to master I love my 991.2 but yea it’s a bit soft out of the box, on the other hand that’s what I also grew to love about it compared to my built RUF gt2 and 997 gt2 with crazy track setups suspension wise. You can drive it longer all day long and not feel worn out Also in sport you can still heel toe downshift and it overrides the auto rev match without issue or problem And as he mentioned the part throttle /on throttle no lift shifts to crazy pops with my straight pipe lol

Respectfully, if the car doesn’t give you the fiz then sell it so it gets to somebody who wants it. And continue your search.

991.2 gt3 is the best Gt3 ever made, much more beautiful and proportionate than 992 gt3 and the performance is very similar.

Yeah I would have to disagree.. it's most likely his driving style and confidence that is holding him back from exploring the car.. Truly the 991.2 GT3 is a good mix of modern style but having some old school feel with the Manual.

The McLaren will always feel with less body roll due to a lot of factors as you know the mid engine experience is a lot different than the 911s. The 911 will keep you in check as you said on your own words. “I have to focus” give it a track spec suspension set up and it will wake up the handling. They are not the best out of the box. Great content

Great video Eddie you're a great presenter especially at the beginning for a moment it felt like I was watching an autoweek host or perhaps a car and driver video. It'd be great to get an update video to see later down the line to see if Steven still feels the same about the car maybe after a few mods or still doesn't like it.

Love the PDK..before I got my R8 in 2014 I almost bought the 2010 911 with PDK.. I had lost my ability to drive stick shift due to a neurological condition and the pdk restored my enthusiasm for cars . Problem was I love the R8 so I had to wait a few years for Audi to get their stuff together and put in a dual clutch transmission for 2014 albeit THe R8 DCT is not even close to the PDK. But hey I still have that R8

I love the fact they were designed around the beetle. Classic stuff. My 997.2 C2S PDK looks even more like an old classic sports car and that’s what I love. No spoilers and not too race car like. Each to their own I guess. I would love a GT3 as well though 😊

mod the car … Dundon headers and intake -35lbs and 40lbs torque mid range, Antigravity lithium battery -35lbs … BBS wheels -30lbs unsprung weight … lower 10mm, corner balance and negative camber … changes GT3 dramatically

Hey Eddie, to your comment at 17:30 , the button “sport” doesn’t change any other parameters than simply the rev matching. That’s why, now they changed the name from “sport” to “autoblip”.

"I got tired of working for it." That sums it up. Mine is PDK and, for me, too scary to drive at 8 tenths on a public road. This is a violent, frantic, precision scalpel. With a manual - everything happening super-quickly in that last 3000 rpm - I can't imagine. Sure, there's the auto blip, other nannies, but still. In the 90s I tracked 8k miles in my modified 993 turbo and became somewhat comfortable with a few track techniques that I'd never use on a public road. Lift throttle, double apex was my nirvana. Old 911s, new 911s....I think the story stays the same. There are easier cars to drive quickly for the novice/intermediate. A great driver needs nothing more than a GT3. I'm not great.

Take it to the track and you will appreciate it 100x more.

Steven I think you need a PDK not a manual, that will allow you to get more out of the car?

If you buy a .1 GT3 be fully prepared to have to replace the motor. If the 10 year warranty had expired, take it directly to Deman and get the 4.5L.

Love this car. Probably more than the RS version.

I think you need to try trail braking, it’s a rear engine car and has more weight is on the rear. It will understeer if you don’t manage the weight transfer. You are comparing it to a mid engine car.

Hence, the new 992 double wishbone for front-end confidence :)

Very much appreciated The owner echoes my sentiments. I drove my cousins 991.2 on track. It was one of the most uncomfortable experiences I had. I couldn’t afford buying him his car if I went through the tire wall & in the bends this thing had no feeling & when I tried to do this corner shit by right foot it stepped out. I pitted after 2 laps. 3 years later he got a 600lt. That thing felt like a dream. It had the steering feel in to corner entries & had such balance in mid corner & if you can keep the engine 3.5-4k rpm you teleport from turn to turn. Eddie & my cousin said the same thing there is a different way to drive the gt3 but f it. Who cares about that when maclaren just sends you into another realm. 😂😂 (I’m coping)

base headlights at classic single not ugly double LED … if lighter weight carbon rotors and lighter carbon buckets the Xenon headlights are -17lbs lighter !!!! brilliant spec as not many “night” track days lol

Absolute dream spec.

There is exactly 0% chance he is driving this car on the street anywhere near 10/10th. Sell the car to someone else and go back to McLaren so real Porsche enthusiasts can own one.

Steven is on drugs, Give him a Cybertruck

Everyone that keeps saying Steven should move fwd to a 992, have missed the point here. Based on Steven’s comments, simply said, for twisty backroads you really should move BACK to a 997.2 GT3. You would be SHOCKED at how good the hydraulic steering is, and how much the suspension {inferior compared to how GOOD the new ones are}, BUT how engaging the drive is. It makes you WORK harder, thus more satisfying. The new GT3’s are soooo damn good that it takes less effort to go too fast & now you don’t feel like you’re coming close to the limits. Please try a 997.2 GT3 & do another video comparison!!

It’s a slow in power out car. Driving a 911 at its limits is not something you can figure out on the street. You need to get to a track day.

I love the gt3 but it is slow. After getting in a McLaren... There is no way I can enjoy this car. It feels like a fast sport car at best

As a bought when new, 2011 GT3RS owner, mine was a weekend car, then a monthly car, then yearly and now decade only car :(

never heard of gt3 body roll issues. I have a feeling this is weight balance of rear engine vs mid engine driver. I know porsches arent easy to throw around but this is a first of a bodyroll issue. The Maccas must be alot stiffer.

Bro thought he was buying a gt3 rs. But most of the issues he's referencing can be helped

Wait hol up. i just saw this at 4til4 a couple days ago hahaha

it'd be perfect with the black pdls and full leather interior

so, how much does he want for it??

Homeboy needs a ZL1/1LE (Manual)😊

I’ll sum it up , it handles well but press the accelerator lots of noise and goes nowhere , it’s a great track car though

Stephen will do better with a GT4 RS or GT3 RS and the stiffer suspension….or a Vette.😝 Love how Eddie is making Stephen kungfu grip that door handle.😂

That’s the problem with Porsche - people glaze these cars SO HARD, that once you finally get in it and drive it you go wow, this thing is soooo BORING. Not that fast, not very loud, just not worth 200k.

Power power power. This is something the GT3 lacks in regards to other cars in its price range. Not everyone wants to rev an engine fully out just to extrapolate its potential. Some of us like to feel being pushed back in our seats at 3k rpm's. Not everyone wants to feel the excitement of a car only when hauling ass around a track. Some of us want to feel the potential of a car in daily traffic. The GT3 is great on track days and canyon runs. But other than that, its pretty uninspiring, hence why I feel like for the price, its just not a great car. The 911 Turbo S would be a much more exciting car for me. But even at that, 911's, as good as they are, don't give off that "WOW" factor that actual exotics give off. That's what he is missing...

Maybe he needs to take it out for a track day and learn its limits for some more fun on the streets

What are the issues that the 3.8 had?

BUY THE 458!!!

Gt3 or c8 z06?

Sounds like the 570 spoiled you. Admittedly there several are more fun and sharper cars than porsche (I’ve owned four Porsches). GT4RS might change your mind.

GT3 is not as good as people say, feels as fast as a camry in regular driving unless you rev the crap out of it. Also on the track the consumables are way too much and not to mention the terrible drone and stiff ride on the street. Please don't tell me that BS of "it's a track car for street" NO ANY REAL TRACK CAR WILL RUN LAPS AROUND THIS STREET CAR. OVERALL 6/10 IF YOU ACTUALLY OWN AND PLAN ON DRIVING IT REGULARLY

I honestly couldn't care less about the headlights. lol

You guys are whats wrong with Porsche ownership. Some of your comments give us all a bad name.

I know Steve haha he went to psu

Driving 10/10th on public roads🤔

I think Steve just wanted make some clickbait.

Should definitely get rid of this and get the 600lt and or the 458 and get rid of the gt3

Also McLaren has the best steering

Maclarens are probably the best drivers car on the planet followed closely by alpine A110

Definitely should have got a 458 instead

... I have so many things to say, none are positive. Look, here's what happened: you bought a porsche gt3 thinking it would make you faster, better, quicker whatever and as most bad drivers say " this car is great at 9/10ths but not 10/10", i guarantee its not even being taken to 6/10ths.

McLaren are better I agree with him and personally I think the gt3s are overrated

It’s just slow

Steven the 600LT will run circle around this thing. Don't even think twice about it. Get a 600 and don't look back

Thank God someone doesn't drink the GT3 Kool aid. Out of all the supercars i have driven the GT3 and the GT3 RS are the most boring. They look boring. They drive boring. They are overpriced by about 150k. They are too perfect. They don't evoke any emotions. Are they good track car? Sure. But anything outside of track driving they are very boring. They are very low on power. There is no fun below 5000 rpm. They don't look like a supercar. Any McLaren or Ferrari or Lambo is lot more fun, characterful than this beetle.

Loved the debate, I'm with you Eddie, I'll message Steven in disappointment hahaha. I'll have to get him on the track with me too so we can change his mind!

Great review hope all is well, Eddie!

Put some new coilovers on and problem solved