fritz:
cannga:
I have a hard time believing that the (very) difficult ingress/egress and (very) heavy clutch of the GT2 allows it to be a *reasonable* daily driver for the majority of people. Note: I don't think I am either fat or wimpy.
Also, in the US, the same amount of money for the GT2 buys the Lamborghini Gallardo, an extremely compelling mid-engine car that yields very little to the GT2 and to some people a "better" choice.
Are you thinking of the 996 GT2's bucket seat when you complain of "difficult ingress/egress"?
Apart from the fact that the Adaptive Sports Seat is available as an option anyway, the 997 GT2 bucket seats are much easier to get into / out of than I remember falling backwards across the wide door sills of the Gallardo as being.
When I have driven a manual tranny Turbo, I've had to take a while to get accustomed to the servo-assisted clutch. It always went to the floor so easily that I thought it was broken.
I found the heavier clutch of the GT2 "balanced" well with the firm PCCB brake pedal, the short-throw gear lever, and the direct feel of the steering. It's probably just a question of what you are accustomed to.
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fritz
My point is not about the inherent and absolute goodness of the GT2, its clutch, or its seating position. It is about whether the GT2 could be **reasonably** used as a daily driver and in stop and go traffic.
I am 155 lbs, 5'7" (and getting shorter); I am no Michael Jordan but could move about ok. And yes I did find ingress/egress to be not just difficult, but quite difficult because of the high side bolster and the low to the ground seat position. For the track or a weekend car, no problem. For a daily driver, to me, yes it would be.
As to whether anyone should order a GT2 with an adaptive seat. For me,
no! While this works well for a daily driver, I would hate it and
constantly think about how I could have the lighter and incredibly more
beautiful carbon fiber seat when I take the car out on weekends and to
the track. I would not want this compromise.
Similarly, no problem with the clutch in absolute terms (love it in fact), but only as used in a daily driver. It is one of the heaviest clutches I have felt in a mass production sports car and I personally would not want to endure this after a long day at work, in stop and go traffic. But again, I must emphasize this: YMMV.
My opinion is the very fact that the GT2 is among the greatest track cars in the world almost by definition makes it a no-go as a daily driver. For most people that is.
Is it one of the greatest sports cars in the world? No doubt.
Would I like to have it? Are you kidding?
Would I take it over a Lambo LP640 or a Turbo+996 GT3 combo? Hmmm....
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Regards,
Can
997 Turbo + Bilstein PSS10 (Review) + Cargraphic Exhaust (Heavenly Race Car Noise Review)