Re: GT4RS
Gnil:I have done now 800 km, so still braking in the car.
A few impressions :
The ride is less harsh then in my former 991.2 GT3RS. Suspensions are softer, less jumpy on highway or even roads. They do get rough on bumpy or very uneven tarmac.
The sound/noice : Very interesting as you are able to play with it. The intake noise is the main sound. And that can be controlled by how much pressure you put on the throttle. You can make lots of noise at 3500 rpm, and not at all at 5000 rpm if you wish to. Just keep the throttle light and then you get no noise intake. Push harder on the throttle and the sound is instant. So driving on the highway is actually less noisy then in my former 991.2 GT3 Rs with WP. That car was very loud on long distances, as with the WP you had no insulation underneath the seats and you would get a noise resonance in the cabine which made me wear ear plugs on the long highways journeys to avoid arriving at destination feeling like this : . With the GT4RS you can actually cruise at 130 km/h with hardly any noise.
For extra tactile sensations : put your hand on the air box and push the throttle . You feel all the vibrations coming through your hand. Any little bit of air sucked trough the air intakes is instantly transformed into vibrations you can feel under your hand. Quite an experience
@ Grant : the gear box is now starting to make some very little mechanical noises. I hope the'll increase with more milage.
Generally this car feels like a ball of muscles. Neutrally balanced . Very agile.
Love the new avatar buddy!!
You initial impressions are exactly how I envisioned a 4RS would be like. The best street/track car Porsche ever made up until now. (Not counting the new 3RS, that's a track/street car)
It is a extremely well behave car, body control is excellent over roads. GT3, even with double wishbones, got noting on the 4RS for agility just because of the mid engine layout.
There is really no point in getting a GT3 if one can get a GT4RS. Unless someone is stuck on a 911 body, or manual transmission. There is nothing a 992 GT3 can do that the GT4RS cannot do better. I knew that fact since 4 years ago.
In a GT4RS, you will leave just about any Porsche in the dust in any roads short of the new GT3RS. I would be had press to get you your tail if I follow you in a 918. A 918 cost a lot more I would be struggling to go even 9/10th or even 8/10th to follow you. And it takes a lot out of a guy in a 911, aka a GT3 to follow just because of the quirks of driving a rear engine car. Some can do it, most cannot.
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