Porsche 996 GT3 RS. I’ve Finally Driven it AT LAST! | TheCarGuys.tv
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- Porsche 996 GT3 RS. I’ve finally driven it AT LAST! | TheCarGuys.tv
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It’s been 17 years in the making, but finally TheCarGuys has driven an exceptionally rare and highly coveted Porsche 911 996 GT3 RS - and with just 10,000 miles on the clock!
Graciously loaned by Ashgood Classic & Sportscars (details below), this has been a dream car, and one that was almost part of TheCarGuys’ collection in 2003.
What’s it like to give a classic GT3 RS the beans? Just how good is that Mezger engine at full chat? Is the ride as jarring as everyone says? Could this car be used as a daily driver? Which is best - red or blue? And just how good is this 16 year old Porsche? All these questions and more will be answered in this week’s episode.
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Buy it, buy it!! In the day of hybrids and ev’s...that car is a mechanical masterpiece!!
Agree. Love those headlights too FWIW. 😊👍
Probably halve in price once Tesla’s roadster is out, thinking.
Is it just me, or do the fried egg headlights look really cool these days?
The used 996 market would say so as well!
@@eshanmirash2456 I still reckon the 996GT3 is undervalued at £70k or whatever they are.
Yes , indeed they look cool. Especially when you got a 4S (the rear looks also nice) without the turbo (and spoiler) , but with all options.
People often complained about the 996, but why nobody complained about the one eyed too happy smilley on the 993.
Ah yes because the 993 isn't really a 911, but the 959 brought into the '90 basically. Especially when you got the 4s.
@@Chrissy-H True. They are going up very slowly though
looks like GT1 headlights
So underrated. The first water cooled RS. Small and mechanical. Very cool...
Lots of small and large changes in this car compared to the regular 996 GT3.
I had the pleasure of experiencing firsthand the 996 GT3 mk2, and Ferrari 360 Modena - I always wondered how much better the GT3 RS and Challenge Stradale were.
Nice video. I own one for 17 years and still enjoying the raw and responsive driving feeling. Something seldom mentioned about 996 GTG3rs is the rare suspension system is from cup car which is totally different to standard 996. It allows adjustment of toe angle just like the cup car. Also many parts actually from Porsche Motorsport which have a little different part number. It may be the last Porsche ever build which have no computer-driving-assist : )
The Car Guys on a Friday night, love it!!
Brilliant video. Will now pretend I’m driving the RS when out in my 996😀
A truly wonderful thing. It already feels like an analogue masterpiece in a digital world...
Can't unsee the gear stick hand job but what a car!! Really enjoyed the video. More of this pls.
Thanks, will do!
Beautiful 996 that doesn’t have the engine that can implode at any moment. Who was the footballer who cancelled? Mr Rooney by any chance ?👍👍
Lottery win car for me, perfect in every way. Analogue, The need to actually drive it and It's not bonkers fast like the new stuff they bring out
You guys are smashing it out the park this year, the vids are tapping in to exactly what I love about cars. Hope the GR Yaris will be coming out again soon...
Ah yes, the good ol days when we had freedom of choice! Great video thanks Damian, perhaps next time you can really surprise us by wearing your fav onesies when you jump up from behind the cars like that! :-)
Quite enjoyed the video. But it did seem like a subliminal, product placement advert, to spunk £160,000 on a 911 with fried egg headlights. If it's such a good investment, get it.
Have you driven the 997.1 gt3rs and did you like it?? The best modern 911 imo
We get it - you don’t like the red. I’ll take it.
I had one when they where new. Great track car and a real challenge to extract the performance from but on the road a bit compromised to say the least.
“Mongey,” as in 996 GT3RS alcantara steering wheel, I have not heard since I was about 14. Red wine is now dribbling down my chin. My “mongey” chin. Excellent review. I have a friend in Australia who own one of these in RHD, 1 of 16 to land down under.
Beautiful machine, headlights now look cool. Fantastic presentation as always. Let's have more of the same please.
Thanks, Geoff
Well, I was let out of that very same junction in a red 550 a few months back.....the guy slowed down quite a bit to achieve it as well. Very grateful to him, and very grateful to be in a 550.....
I have a 2004 996 GT3 Clubsport in atlas grey and I’m the original owner since new. Don’t think I’ll ever sell it as it’s rawness and finesse are one of a kind.
This is a dream car. Only two downsides: 1) I wish they made a 996.1 GT3 RS. 2) the price nowadays 🙂
Bought a 996 GT3 Clubsport a few weeks ago. I fell immediately in love withe engine and the drivetrain 😍
Gen 1 clubsport or gen 2? Gen 1 csport very rare and collectable
So Damian, this car was a direct competitor to the 360CS (which you know well!). Which is best in your opinion?
I had both at the same time - The 996.2 Rs by a mile because of 360cs F1 gearbox mainly and it's weildiness and steering - Damian's right about car I used mine with EVO magazine a few times....although for me 993 not 964RS clips it just (997 and 991 don't get close btw) - and respectfully it is have one tiny demit Damian... you can't get to the fog light switch behind a pillar cage to pull it out ! Nice review as ever.
It’s a wonderful car!
It looks odd as a slim body - I feel the 997.2 RS is the apogee visuals-wise
What a stunning car
They look fantastic. I remember seeing a pair of them in period being tracked around Bedford Autodrome one evening, just the two of them. Proper 911.
I love Friday tea time! so Damian, did the car get detailed after your ragged it over the New Forrest ?!
Yes it did
What a ripper Damian... Just an awesome classic 911... Good luck acquiring one mate...
'used to have freedom of choice"... love it.
Drive 4C please
What is this freedom of choice you speak of?
😂😂😂
What’s it up for Damian?
170 - ish?
@10:20 that's how you wake the car up in the morning.
The footballer probably bought a Continental GT instead
Probably
bet he still thinks about it.
Really enjoyed that Damian thank you for taking the time to show and produce this car ..look forward to seeing a blue trim version in the garage ( I prefer too) 👍🇬🇧🚙
Glad you enjoyed it
Would love to see the cutting room floor clips of you guys jumping up from behind cars 😂
It must be Friday 😂
. . . OR for some of us
4 00 am Saturday morning. 😉 👍 🇦🇺
This guy looks like a true texan who talks British
Great video Damien,what’s with people watching this and giving a thumbs down ,just stop watching if you don’t like it lol ,strange
Anonymous keyboard morons, sadly
What a car !
What an engine 👍🏻
A great video again. They let you have it because they know you will either buy it or sell it for them. Confession time. I get the fizz when I see a gt3 in yellow. Its that biplane spoiler that draws me in.
Cheers, James
Lovely to see this one, prefer the white/red tbh.
What a car and what a video, great insight. You guys aren’t getting the views you deserve but please keep these kind of videos coming. I love them.
👍👍
A very beautiful car, I love the spoked wheels and stipe. I like both red and blue accents but the blue is very unusual.♥️ Don’t like the Porsche sticker, very tacky.
I had to rewind to watch again the funny bit at the end where you popped up from behind the car
Fantastic!!!!! Love the 996
"Not because I want to smoke, but because I like to be reminded that people used to have freedom of choice"
Spot on.
Great review!
👍🏻👍🏻
totally agree this is one of the all time greats, nice video Damian
Glad you enjoyed it
Black and Orange it’s stunning but this is amazing too, nice video like always
One of these is sitting in the showroom in Porsche centre Perth (Scotland) and damn it is goals.
If that had been blue on white I think you would have bought one already! Another great video as well.
Excellent video, it's such a lightweight and tossable car with the right amount of power!
Definitely Blue colour scheme...I remember seeing a red version for sale for about £50k about 13-15 years ago..At the same time you could get a Standard 996.2 GT3 for about £35-£40k.. How times have changed...
With you on the colour, blue all the way. Great vlog on a modern classic 👍
Lovely cars, would be difficult to choose between red and blue! Better get one of each ;)
Excellent history lesson! You should review a 993 Turbo S.
Definitely the one to invest in for sure great episode Damien look forward to seeing the first drive of that car after you buy it 😂
brb just going to fiddle with myself.
never mind, didn't last.
I owned one from new. Paid £84k, which was circa £5k premium at the time. Mine was white and BLUE. Stunning car BUT was very tricky and intimidating on the road. 997RS was a much better road car. Sold for just £74k in 2012 with 12k miles ...
I'm British, live in Canada, I drive my Porsche on the big wide straight roads Canada has. Not sure how I would tolerate the tiny little narrow roads of the UK? Google, HWY 400 extension in Ontario, now there's a sports car owners dream road and I live beside it!
You lucky bugger...
@@TheCarGuysTV Even the winding roads here are much wider by comparison to the UK. One down side....super car in Winter storage right now as we are under 12 ft of snow!!!
Next video: second drive in my new 996 RS!
997rsmk2 now pls 😋😇
You are spot on with how one has to be on ones toes on a rutted road. Very alive to say the least. Mine is an -04 with 18000 miles on it, ceramic brakes, full cage (for those extra...graceful ingresses) and AC delete.
Get one. It would sit well in your collection.
One of the greats indeed!
Excellent video, what a machine this is, absolutely love them.
Awesome video!! If I had the option I would go 996 RS as well but a well sorted 996 GT3 isn’t far behind with that raw feeling and character as well! Such underrated cars.
Another great video! I am also in the blue camp
Great video as always. I love your hankering for classics & legends, I have been subscribed to your channel for over 2 years now & never missed an episode. 959 or F50 soon...?
Nice review damian. Blue accents look better. I recall 50 red and 50 blue for uk when new?
GORGEOUS MACHINE...Superb! 👍🏻
It sure is!
I enjoy your videos
brilliant car and vid
Thoroughly enjoyed that, thank you. Beautiful car. Go on! Get it bought! ❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great watch always like a history lesson.....nice format too..... you should buy it change the accent to your preferred blue job done....
Expose it to the BEANS! Don't forget about giving it a little welly while your at it!
Damian "I almost bought one of these" Butt
😂😂 I’ve both bought a lot and nearly bought a lot.
I think this is one of the best, no the best car i ever owned! Also imo the most underated RS.
You think better than 997 GT3 RS MK2?
@@peterh225 997 is less....analog, 996 is better choice for petrolheads ;)
@@petrolboy1906 Yes its better than the 7RS imo.
One of my grail cars, well done sir
Thanks! 👍
That's why you buy a 996 GT3 Clubsport and with only a handful of mods, will be as fast or faster and you will have plenty of cash left over and you would have no problem thrashing it on track regularly...like I do!😁
A no brainier ?
Probably my all time favourite 911
One of the greats for sure
PLEASE purchase for the CarGuys Garage. A perfect addition.
who cares about radio cigaerettse , wifes, you have a genuine 911 GT3 RS!
What a fabulous car even if she or he is a tricky son of a Bitch ! . . . . . . . . Difficult to resist adding to the Garage surely Damian ??
I wonder if they PPF’d the inside of the hood if it would stop the moisture getting through and bubbling the paint
The blue is stunning
Can you and Jason do a list of cars that you do and don’t get let out of junctions in including what cars get the most thumbs up or wanker hand signals.
Buy it. No EV or hybrid will ever be as much fun. We need to stock up while we can.
Nice review Damian. Cheers👍🏾
Glad you enjoyed it
Remember when this did the exact same time as the 360 CS on the top gear track
Wee done. Great commentary. I agree with everything you've said. I would say the GT3 996 is also a great model and perhaps would be my pick of the 996 range. The RS is more special, yes. But the GT3 is more everyday.
Stay safe and thanks for the videos
Cheers, Alex
Yet another fantastic video review i was a very lucky boy back in 2003 my friend had this GT3 with the blue stripe and wheels (which is my choice as well ) and he let me drive it a lot road and track and your absolutely right one of the all time greats. Never not had a Porsche ever since then. Thanks again guys 😎.
Glad you enjoyed it
Superb episode! More of this kind of content pls. Damian, it felt like you were looking for a nudge from the viewers to say go ahead and buy one, well let me just shove you into the BUY IT column
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The welding quality of the roll cage is terrible. I was surprised.
Just halved PPF sales with that comment 🤣🤣🤣 interesting 🤔
Awesome video perfect escapism from all the covid misery
Glad you enjoyed it
That’s the idea 👍
SHOW US THE BEANS, SHOW US THE BEANS, SHOW US THE BEANS............
Sounded Well...........v well.
I enjoyed that video as it was packed with interesting information about the car, and wow a 2004 car in such pristine condition. Sounds like the perfect purchase for the garage
Glad you enjoyed it
.....and the watch check was??? lol Great vid, as always my friend, I am considering a nice 911 and can't make my mind up for either 996 or 997.
996 gt3 or 997.2 gt3