From the delivery of Porsche 911 GT3 ... Differences noticed between GT3 and 911 Carrera

The delivery style of Porsche 911 GT3 (991 late model) is ... Drive delivery (laugh)

October 1, 2018 (Monday), sunny day of Da'an,I wrote that the Porsche 911 GT3 was delivered.. I would like to write a little about "delivery" on this day. On the delivery day, unfortunately my husband had a job, so I received the GT3 by myself.

For the time being, before the car was delivered and I was driving myself, I was afraid to drive myself suddenly, so I thought "I want to experience the actual GT3 driving in the passenger seat first" (← strange thing??).

So, on the day of delivery, I decided to go to the Porsche Center myself, and instead of suddenly picking up the car and driving home, I had the salesman drive the GT3 and I got in the passenger seat.

Is it more like a "test drive" than a "delivery" (laughs)? I feel like that, but I may never have tried it in advance when I bought a car. You may have tried a car that you didn't buy in the end, but you didn't test drive a car that you actually bought.

First high-speed driving with Porsche 911 GT3 991.2

Well, as good as that, "If you have a lot of trouble, why don't you do a long-distance (high-speed) test run as well as a delivery explanation?" I went out so much (laughs).

I didn't have the courage to drive at high speed on my own, so it was very meaningful for me to experience high-speed driving from the passenger seat, and it was a really grateful and happy experience. The sound of accelerating was really great!

Furthermore, while I was driving, I was able to pair Porsche with my smartphone and set up a connection with Porsche Connect, which was efficient.

After that, ask them to run to their home and check if they can clear the slope until they enter the parking lot at home (whether they rub their lips).

When I got off the slope, from my point of view, I was raising it with a lifter and it was super scary if it was this much ↓! I thought, but from a sales person's point of view, it seemed like "I can afford this much", so I'm relieved.

After that, I asked them to put me in the parking lot, and I asked them to do various things, such as whether the diffuser would hit the ring clasp, with Ada Koda. I think that if I brought the car home by myself, I would have already hit the diffuser (laughs), so it was really helpful. Thanks!

It was confirmed that I could safely enter the parking lot (before delivery, I checked only the parking lot size and decided that it was okay, but I do not know until I actually put it in There were many, so I'm glad that it was OK as a result ... Although I said, it wasn't really OK so much, soI will continue to talk about this area at a later date.).

Furthermore, after checking the parking lot, I was able to experience the GT3 driving on the way of "going out of the Porsche center and returning to my home" in the passenger seat, so this time I actually drove myself.

I ran the "Children's Round Trip to Elementary School", which I'm probably most accustomed to, with my driving + sales staff in the passenger seat! No, I was nervous! !!

However, I was already accustomed to 911 itself as a bare carrera, and I had been riding the left steering wheel overseas for a long time, so I did not resist so much, so I was able to drive GT3 for the first time with a normal mind than I thought unexpectedly. I feel like. ... I couldn't get the speed at all! !! Super, super, super, safe driving (laughs).

… And like this, it took a really long time to deliver the car (laughs). Thank you for being with me for such a difficult (?) Delivery ...! Now you can start your Porsche 911 GT3 life with peace of mind! !!

To GT3 drive at night on the delivery day

And the night of the day when GT3 was delivered. When my husband came back and said, "Let's go for a ride!", This time it was a night drive with my husband's driving.

GT3, why does the night view look so good! !! It was so cool that I could see it forever, and I was in agony in front of GT3 (laughs).

When I checked with the sales staff, it was OK to rotate thousands of revolutions, so when I told my husband (although the shift was lowered), I suddenly experienced 9,000 revolutions. Oh oh. too amazing. Sounds too good!

Moreover, if my husband is going to step on the accelerator a little at high speed, GT3 will say, "Well, will you go? If you go, you will go?" I felt as if I was being asked, "What are you doing?", And I felt that I could afford it, and I thought, "This car may be too amazing."

In this way, the long day of "Porsche911 GT3 delivery" was successfully completed ...

I want to ride a Porsche 911 GT3! Anyway, I want to ride!

next day. Already. That. that. It's tingling from the morning. "I want to ride ..." (laughs).

However, there were so many children's elementary school events on this day that I couldn't get enough time to get in the car, and my head was full of "I want to get in".

Finally, in the evening, I had a chance to pick up only one child, so I was excited to be dispatched with GT3, saying, "If you have only one child, you can get GT3!"

I really just drove a little bit in the neighborhood, but I still wanted to ride it all the time from the morning, so I was happy.

I went to pick up and parked my first GT3 on the street with meter parking (suddenly (laughs)). It will be hard if you rub or hit it from the day after delivery! I was super nervous and said, "Hmm, I was stopped!", Satisfied with the parking that I just stuck straight in (laughs), and I was surprised when I went outside.

Don't get close to the car in front of you (laughs)! !! It's not in the frame at all (laughs). ↓

I laughed when I saw for myself how scared I was. This is terrible (laughs). The day may not come when I will be able to "parallel park between cars" in GT3 ...

Differences felt between the late 991 model 911 Carrera and GT3 (city riding)

And don't forget. The first thing I thought about driving the GT3 was. I haven't run at high speed yet, so I just tried running around the city at a maximum of about 3,000 rpm, which is my impression of driving.

First of all, when I sat down in the driver's seat, I thought that the brake pedal was in front and the accelerator pedal was far behind.

Compared to Carrera, it's completely different. Carrera feels like both pedals are in the same position, but GT3 clearly has the accelerator in the back. So, I was worried about whether to adjust the seat position to the brake or the accelerator, but I gave priority to the brake. (* When I talked about it, my husband told me that it was natural to give priority to the brakes!)

And when driving, the whole GT3 has the impression that it is "heavy". I know in my head that the weight of the car is lighter in GT3 than in Carrera, but after all, when I drive, I feel that the car is heavy.

Perhaps because there is no creep, even if I step on the accelerator, I feel that it feels heavy before starting the car, so the first stepping force is required more than Carrera. …is not it? When I told the sales person, "(my) black 911 is a turbo, so it has the power to be applied first, but this GT3 is NA (naturally aspirated without turbo), so that's the difference." So that's it. * According to her husband, "When you drive at 5,000 rpm or more, the weight is moderate and you have a good balance with extremes."

Next, Porsche's amazing brake "PCCB (Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake)", which I was interested in, does not feel any inconvenience when riding in the city slowly (it works too tightly, There is no such thing as a car becoming a kun → If you use the brakes normally instead of sudden braking), it works well with Mr. Carrera's brakes, so I can not tell the difference so much because I am insensitive to ordinary street riding It was about (laughs). Next time, I would like to experience braking after a certain amount of speed, such as high speed.

However. The difference in the feeling when slowly stepping on the brakes when riding in the city is that the brakes of the bare Carrera 911 are like "pressing the brake pads like smooth rubber", and the PCCB is "something ceramic-like". It feels like it's pressing against something that's slippery and smooth.

This may be a prejudice due to the phrase "ceramic is mixed" in the PCCB (laugh), but when you really step on the brake slowly, the GT3 PCCB pushes against something slippery than the normal brake of Carrera. There is a feeling of being smooth, or rather beautiful. It's flood control, so you don't know that! You might think, but it really feels different. I can't convey it well in words and my teeth are sick.

And, after all, the sound is completely different from that of Carrera-san!

It's more messy. However, after all the engine sound is "Porsche sound", I do not know what to express, but the fat sound at the time of acceleration is really the best.

I feel that the GT3 is larger than the Carrera in the "difference between the normal sound and the sound when the sports exhaust is turned on" when the sports exhaust is turned on. When you use Spoeki, it obviously turns into a feeling that a louder and more powerful sound is added.

It is "hard". When I run in the city, my body sometimes bounces, so it's really hard compared to Mr. Carrera.

But is this also strange to me? !! I prefer a solid and stiff car to a fluffy car, so it's okay for me. pleasant.

For the time being, it was still an impression that I rode a little on the street twice, the day of delivery and the next day! From now on, I'd like to get used to it and run at high speeds. It's too fun! !! it's the best! !! !! Porsche, a really good car! !!

Rika (911supercars.com)

I'm Rika, the author of this article. Ever since Porsche 911 became my favorite car, I've become totally addicted to Porsche, and I can't stop loving Porsche, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are 911 Carrera (991.2), 911 Carrera Cabriolet (992.1), and 911 Carrera T (992.1).