I know its a matter of taste and opinion but BLACKED out cars need to go away sooooooooo played out BMW Mercedes Audi its all I see around were I live.
I usually prefer all black cars but for GT3 I think it look better in lava orange, miami blue, or that greyish white color. Black doesn't look too bad but just Isaac D said, it hides too many of it's lines.
great review man. well done. ya nailed it in a nutshell. i stumbled upon this car in a manual on the showroom floor at a Porsche dealership a few mo ago, brand new, with no markup. none. knew it was a rare chance to snag one without a 1-2 y wait list, and without a markup. traded two cars, and bought it. greatest car decision of my life.
You make a point here that so many people don't point out. "The people who cry over manuals may not be the ones necessarily buying it; those are can buy it might be able to appreciate the PDK." Automakers do not care if 16 year olds screaming in RUclips comments want manuals. They care about the sales numbers, and clearly the DCT transmission super/hypercars are selling the most! That being said, I am glad the manual is an option on the GT3, and I imagine it's an amazing driving experience, great video!
It’s sad that the latest generation of BMW M cars aren’t coming with DCTs anymore. Everyone is saying the ZF shifts just as fast but I don’t buy it. If you watch someone flick a paddle on, say, an X3 M, it takes about half a second to shift, but DCT was milliseconds. Additionally, torque converters eat up significant power before it even gets to the wheels. Sad!
shame your subscriber level doesnt match the quality of your videos! Deserve another 100k at least. Great video, love this car and would love a ride in a gt3.
One of the best looking Porsche's ever in my opinion and I usually don't like all black on proper cars - I'd usually go for Miami blue, White , or Porsche's amazing meteor grey metallic on the car of my dreams. Great review Eddie!
5:14 Everyone is entitled to have an opinion but I've been looking through dozens of GT3 Touring photos and still can't see how anyone could possibly say that it looks unbalanced without the wing. I can understand people saying the E92 M3s and M4s look like they lean forward too much but I won't say the same for the 991 GT3 without a wing. The GT3 Touring looks like a slightly muscular Carrera thats been lowered. If it looks unbalanced to some because it has its vents at the back, you can spec the GT3 Touring in a dark colour and 'hide' its vents.
+SJW Maniac Its a shame that EddieX won't reply to my comment. I totally agree with you sir of the GT3 Touring being the sleeper version of the GT3 range! Its like the definition of 'Stealth-Wealth' - it has the incredible masterpiece of the 9000rpm 125hp per litre 9A1 engine from the 911 RSR race car, but doesn't have the "look at me, i'm really fast" with its rear wing. Me personally, it would be perfect in Paint-to-sample 'Irish Green' colour and Manthey Racing Magnesium Wheels - except Porsche now stopped making the 'regular' GT3s and only focus on GT2 RS and GT3 RS :/ Greetings from UK (+ Japan) hahaha
On a racetrack, or on your trailer on the way to a racetrack, the GT3 with a wing looks awesome, but as a street car the Touring is the business. Plus, if you get a manual it should be as a Touring. PDK and wing is for the track.
I finally drove one in manual and it is like a jet on the track (don't expect comfort any more than a rollercoaster), now if I can only drive the newest Viper GTS I would be happy.
Great video Eddie and I am jealous! I've ridden in a 2017 GT3 with a PDK but that manual looks so much fun! I agree, excellent car all around and unequaled quality and daily drivability. I'm not crazy on that black on black but still a gorgeous car. Keep up the good work and giving us fun car videos!
good video - I appreciated your self evidence re: the rev ranges for the GT3 RS and GT3 difference in regards to street driving. I found it amusing about the rev matching, however, considering how few manual transmission drivers know how to heel/toe and/or rev match I can see that as being a safety feature for the Porsche itself. though for me, I'd have it turned off perpetually, especially as I heel/toe and rev match as a normal habit when driving any manual transmission vehicle. good video!
maybe I need more practice, but heel toe is hard for me on the street unless im hitting the brakes pretty hard. Normal rev-matching is fine. It is also just fun to play with the active rev matching since it works so perfectly! Definitely nice that you can turn it off tho
EddieX I’ve been driving manual transmission for over 35 yrs. i learned and tested on a 4-speed mgb back in those days. i in fact have never owned or driven an automatic and each time I drive paddles I find it annoyingly boring. The connection with the vehicle is simply not there for me :(
Hi Eddie. Great video. Just a quick correction.... You mentioned that the sport bottom activates the rev matching and no lift shift, which what most people and even GT3 owners think, but it only activates the rev matching. The no lift shift is active all the time and you don’t need to push the sport bottom to engage it. It is so addictive and helps you upshift perfectly near or at red line without the danger of hitting the rev limiter as the rpm’s and throttle is held electronically as soon as you depress the clutch . Again great video. Keep up the good work... Mark Qandil
I really don't care about what any one says show me anyone that has ever driven any Porsche and don't feel so happy driving this machine You drive their trucks,cars, any thing that's made by them is so enjoyable.
I like how much better your videos quality are sooo much better than Porkers. Great video again, if i had the money that would be one of the first car i will buy. 😃
JDM4LYF I’m 23 and can realistically have a 2010-2014 one by the time I am 27. But then I’d like to have a Ferrari F430 or a Lamborghini Gallardo too lol
oddly enough, the wing is what makes me love the gt3. i use to hate the 911’s look till i saw the newer gt3’s and realized that a wing is what was really missing. huge gt3 and turbo s fan now
totally agree with your statement about it not really being a head-turner car, I feel like the corvette is the same way. You'll see more people go "wow" to a charger hellcat over a GT3 or Z06, but we all know the truth
It's true. The GT3 doesn't turn heads unless someone really knows cars. But that's actually not a bad thing, depending on the owner. Maybe someone doesn't want all the attention a 720S or Huracan brings.
Great video. Agree with your comment regarding the touring looking unbalanced without the wing. I feel like with the touring, they needed to put a different (more sedate) front bumper on it - similar to the Carrera - to balance the understated look.
Question. Your own money on the line. 991.1 PDK or stretch up to a 991.2. Manual or PDK? With 991.1’s selling for 110k and 991.2 going for about 35-40k more. Worth the jump seeing as you’ve driven all of them!
Offering the manual as a "no cost option" is kind of bullsh*t. Manuals have always been standard equipment, but leave it to Porsche, the king of absurdly priced options, to effectively charge you the same price as a PDK for one. Clearly, I'm glad they're again offering the GT3 with a manual because it's true that few people actually buy them, but make no mistake, they are definitely gouging you for it.
I thought your Boss had a manual? Why is it such a revelation that a manual shift is a more engaging driving experience? I would always choose a stick over an automatic, which are too much like a video game - takes a minimum amount of skill to drive quickly with an auto IMO, especially drag racing.
great review but it is missing the engine noise. I know it's only for review so you have to be cautious with a car that is not yours but come on man..you could have floor it a little more than just 1st, 2nd gear...
For normal daily driving, R8. For track work and pure backroads fun I would take the GT3. The R8 is a more exotic car to me, which I would prefer for just typical exotic car things, but If I am taking a car on the track, itll be the GT3
That GT3 looks so sick in the all black spec....
I think black hides too many of it's lines and definitions. Carmine red and Sapphire blue ftw
I believe the cool people call it "murdered out"
I know its a matter of taste and opinion but BLACKED out cars need to go away sooooooooo played out BMW Mercedes Audi its all I see around were I live.
I had the exact opposite reaction. I hate the all black spec.
I usually prefer all black cars but for GT3 I think it look better in lava orange, miami blue, or that greyish white color. Black doesn't look too bad but just Isaac D said, it hides too many of it's lines.
-screaming NA
-manual
-all black
=perfection
great review man. well done. ya nailed it in a nutshell. i stumbled upon this car in a manual on the showroom floor at a Porsche dealership a few mo ago, brand new, with no markup. none. knew it was a rare chance to snag one without a 1-2 y wait list, and without a markup. traded two cars, and bought it. greatest car decision of my life.
You make a point here that so many people don't point out. "The people who cry over manuals may not be the ones necessarily buying it; those are can buy it might be able to appreciate the PDK." Automakers do not care if 16 year olds screaming in RUclips comments want manuals. They care about the sales numbers, and clearly the DCT transmission super/hypercars are selling the most! That being said, I am glad the manual is an option on the GT3, and I imagine it's an amazing driving experience, great video!
Porsche care about drivers, that's why they put a manual gearbox.
Samir Colovic unfortunately there r too many rich show offs out there who care about being .5 seconds faster. 🤦♂️
Manual driving is a real man's option
It’s sad that the latest generation of BMW M cars aren’t coming with DCTs anymore. Everyone is saying the ZF shifts just as fast but I don’t buy it. If you watch someone flick a paddle on, say, an X3 M, it takes about half a second to shift, but DCT was milliseconds. Additionally, torque converters eat up significant power before it even gets to the wheels. Sad!
shame your subscriber level doesnt match the quality of your videos! Deserve another 100k at least. Great video, love this car and would love a ride in a gt3.
Manuals will be worth twice the pdk in 20 years.. Maybe 10
You had me at GT3 manual transmission😂. Nissan GTR is legendary but it needs a manual transmission!
One of the best looking Porsche's ever in my opinion and I usually don't like all black on proper cars - I'd usually go for Miami blue, White , or Porsche's amazing meteor grey metallic on the car of my dreams.
Great review Eddie!
5:14 Everyone is entitled to have an opinion but I've been looking through dozens of GT3 Touring photos and still can't see how anyone could possibly say that it looks unbalanced without the wing. I can understand people saying the E92 M3s and M4s look like they lean forward too much but I won't say the same for the 991 GT3 without a wing. The GT3 Touring looks like a slightly muscular Carrera thats been lowered. If it looks unbalanced to some because it has its vents at the back, you can spec the GT3 Touring in a dark colour and 'hide' its vents.
In my opinion, the Touring is the best looking car Porsche makes. Saw one in person at a local dealership and it was essentially perfection.
I'm jealous of you hahaha
You can never go wrong with retaining that widebody + simplistic 911 silhouette.
+SJW Maniac Its a shame that EddieX won't reply to my comment. I totally agree with you sir of the GT3 Touring being the sleeper version of the GT3 range! Its like the definition of 'Stealth-Wealth' - it has the incredible masterpiece of the 9000rpm 125hp per litre 9A1 engine from the 911 RSR race car, but doesn't have the "look at me, i'm really fast" with its rear wing. Me personally, it would be perfect in Paint-to-sample 'Irish Green' colour and Manthey Racing Magnesium Wheels - except Porsche now stopped making the 'regular' GT3s and only focus on GT2 RS and GT3 RS :/
Greetings from UK (+ Japan) hahaha
I think depending on the angle it can look unbalanced. IMO the 911R looked way better, the new front bumper changed everything
On a racetrack, or on your trailer on the way to a racetrack, the GT3 with a wing looks awesome, but as a street car the Touring is the business. Plus, if you get a manual it should be as a Touring. PDK and wing is for the track.
Eddie love the review.
PLEASE BUY ONE.
BEST DRIVERS CAR EVER.
Analog speedos is the way to go. All our digital speedos will look outdated sooner rather than later
Having just driven a 991.1 GT3 with FabSpeed exhaust 30 minutes ago for the first time ever, I really enjoyed this video. Nice on @EddieX!
Dayumm it looks so good all blacked out! Sick spec
I finally drove one in manual and it is like a jet on the track (don't expect comfort any more than a rollercoaster), now if I can only drive the newest Viper GTS I would be happy.
Great video Eddie and I am jealous! I've ridden in a 2017 GT3 with a PDK but that manual looks so much fun! I agree, excellent car all around and unequaled quality and daily drivability. I'm not crazy on that black on black but still a gorgeous car. Keep up the good work and giving us fun car videos!
Excellent quality video, Eddie. Yes, you need more subscribers.
Glad to see u with ur own channel, haven't saw u since the split.
good video - I appreciated your self evidence re: the rev ranges for the GT3 RS and GT3 difference in regards to street driving. I found it amusing about the rev matching, however, considering how few manual transmission drivers know how to heel/toe and/or rev match I can see that as being a safety feature for the Porsche itself. though for me, I'd have it turned off perpetually, especially as I heel/toe and rev match as a normal habit when driving any manual transmission vehicle.
good video!
maybe I need more practice, but heel toe is hard for me on the street unless im hitting the brakes pretty hard. Normal rev-matching is fine. It is also just fun to play with the active rev matching since it works so perfectly! Definitely nice that you can turn it off tho
EddieX I’ve been driving manual transmission for over 35 yrs. i learned and tested on a 4-speed mgb back in those days. i in fact have never owned or driven an automatic and each time I drive paddles I find it annoyingly boring. The connection with the vehicle is simply not there for me :(
Hi Eddie. Great video. Just a quick correction.... You mentioned that the sport bottom activates the rev matching and no lift shift, which what most people and even GT3 owners think, but it only activates the rev matching. The no lift shift is active all the time and you don’t need to push the sport bottom to engage it. It is so addictive and helps you upshift perfectly near or at red line without the danger of hitting the rev limiter as the rpm’s and throttle is held electronically as soon as you depress the clutch . Again great video. Keep up the good work... Mark Qandil
Thank you for the correction!! Appreciate the kind words
Good to know you daily it! Thanks.
I really liked this review. You have improved tons.
Hey eddie
Thanks for the video lesson
Nice to get info from an individual with a relatable down to earth character.
I really don't care about what any one says
show me anyone that has ever driven any Porsche and don't feel so happy driving this machine
You drive their trucks,cars, any thing that's made by them is so enjoyable.
I agree. everytime I drive a porsche I just feel like it is so well designed and engineered from every single perspective
I have a Voodoo blue GT3 manual and love it. Fantastic drivers car.
Great review, now i want this car even more. It is such a German beauty.
Superb review Eddie! Nailed it!
this is life goals right here
I like how much better your videos quality are sooo much better than Porkers. Great video again, if i had the money that would be one of the first car i will buy. 😃
I daily drive my PDK Porsche and yes it’s all as amazing as everybody says it is. BUT I still miss the manual transmission
SleepEatDrive: "I daily drive my parents Porsche"...there, I corrected it for you.
Jimbo haha nope. I wish my parents had the money to own a Porsche while I was growing up. That would’ve been great. Now I own my own house and cars.
JDM4LYF I bought a certified preowned 987.2 Porsche Boxster PDK. I never liked Porsches before I owned this one and now I’m huge fan of them
JDM4LYF get it!! I’ve driven my for 13,000 miles in one year PLUS a track day at Sebring International Raceway no problems what so ever.
JDM4LYF I’m 23 and can realistically have a 2010-2014 one by the time I am 27. But then I’d like to have a Ferrari F430 or a Lamborghini Gallardo too lol
So badass in pure black!
9:50 Mustang wanted to run!!
Then take cover behind a tree or just get a good distance from the side of the road.
Wing + PDK = Track
Touring + Manual = epic pure drivers road car
Not a bad way to view it
oddly enough, the wing is what makes me love the gt3. i use to hate the 911’s look till i saw the newer gt3’s and realized that a wing is what was really missing. huge gt3 and turbo s fan now
Fantastic review.
I have owned two GT3s with manuals (an 05 and a 10). Now have a PDK in a 991. I prefer the PDK with that particular engine.
this looked like it was so much fun, i am really curious as to how this experience feels.. I can't wait
didnt think id like all black on a GT3... man that thing is so nice. I'd still probably go for a bright color though.
Only issue I have: Wish the steering wheel was thicker. Love everything else about this car!!
Love my murdered out 2018 manual GT3...
Eddie you deserve more subs you review cars like a pro!
All I will say is that the GT3 manual is the vehicle I lust for most even when I drive my 991.1 PDK...
Great video Eddie. Go blue!
Sick looking car!
Great video, I've got a GT4, but this is what I really want
Love mine ! Track day is so fun
totally agree with your statement about it not really being a head-turner car, I feel like the corvette is the same way. You'll see more people go "wow" to a charger hellcat over a GT3 or Z06, but we all know the truth
It's true. The GT3 doesn't turn heads unless someone really knows cars. But that's actually not a bad thing, depending on the owner. Maybe someone doesn't want all the attention a 720S or Huracan brings.
My dream 911 (991.2) is the GT3 Touring in Green British Racing with yellow headlights and black wheels/blackout trim/tinted windows 👌
fantastic review and video. thanks 😃
Another 🔥 video by Eddie!
The next gen c8 5.5 liter naturally aspirated mid engine corvette will feel like the latest gt3rs on steroids! mark my words!
Great video. Agree with your comment regarding the touring looking unbalanced without the wing. I feel like with the touring, they needed to put a different (more sedate) front bumper on it - similar to the Carrera - to balance the understated look.
Thanks for the advice, had 175.000 laying around and know idea what to do with the money...
In Norway every porsche turns heads, simply because high-end cars are mad expensive since the high tax rates.
Great review, subbed
Eddie been hitting the gym. Nice
car worth to ADD in garage collection, next to GT2RS
Great vid. Great car. Manual shifting at 9,000... Jesus effin Christ!!!
Yo eddie nice video
You forgot to mention that these things are basically bulletproof reliable... which is not something you can say about many cars, let alone supercars.
GT3 content proportions should be like 90% sound, and at max 10% talk. But no talk would be even better. We all know the numbers
Sounds awesome!
@6:10 you said it perfectly, it doesn't turn heads like other cars of the same price. To me , it just isn't great looking.
Simply spectacular sports car.
Question. Your own money on the line. 991.1 PDK or stretch up to a 991.2. Manual or PDK? With 991.1’s selling for 110k and 991.2 going for about 35-40k more. Worth the jump seeing as you’ve driven all of them!
wow !!! love it!!
Offering the manual as a "no cost option" is kind of bullsh*t. Manuals have always been standard equipment, but leave it to Porsche, the king of absurdly priced options, to effectively charge you the same price as a PDK for one. Clearly, I'm glad they're again offering the GT3 with a manual because it's true that few people actually buy them, but make no mistake, they are definitely gouging you for it.
I thought your Boss had a manual? Why is it such a revelation that a manual shift is a more engaging driving experience? I would always choose a stick over an automatic, which are too much like a video game - takes a minimum amount of skill to drive quickly with an auto IMO, especially drag racing.
PDK over century old manual technology any day of the week
have you driven both? Because after experiencing both I would choose the manual for the GT3
EddieX PDK is great for the Turbo S and GT2 RS ... but the manual is sweet spot for the GT3 Touring and 911 R ethos ... weekends and backroads
Eddy reviews are Much better than vehicle vagina don’t know why the subs are so low though
So what's the ratio of ppl buying manual gt3's and pdk gt3's?
I think it's around 40% manual
nope
Unoffical numbers on Rennlist are like 47%/53%
Mike Haftel most guys who buy gt3's aren't on rennlist or any forum at all.. they're too busy with work and driving their 5 other cars
Mike is correct i have read similar statistics from other sources
Great review!! Could you live with those seats every day?
Absolutely dream car which I will never can afford.... despite the fact that I was involved in development of this car
some day they will depreciate.. only a little tho cause porsche GT cars all hold value so well haha
I personally don't mind that the torque is not nuts on this car it keeps people from hitting a tree!! LOL.
Que buena nave mi eddie siguele dando machín
Love it!!
great review but it is missing the engine noise. I know it's only for review so you have to be cautious with a car that is not yours but come on man..you could have floor it a little more than just 1st, 2nd gear...
Dream car!
So what's your choice EddieX and why? Porsche GT3 or Audi R8?
For normal daily driving, R8. For track work and pure backroads fun I would take the GT3. The R8 is a more exotic car to me, which I would prefer for just typical exotic car things, but If I am taking a car on the track, itll be the GT3
Manual gearbox is pure connectivity to the machine and road besides real drivers drive manual
If you were to buy one, what color would you choose?
My uncle had the same exact spec it’s dope.... he sold it tho. Had to make way for gt2rs
idk the wing a lone will grab attention even if an R8 was next to it LOL.
one day im going to own this car
I thought the 991.1 RS was restricted to 8600 RPM?
Eddie ... Sharkwerks or Dundon Street headers side deletes?
Good point --- i wouldnt call it a super car
Just to correct you the 991.1 GT3 was a 3.8 engine not 4.0.
, great video and love that Porsche specially in that colour and spec I would get it exactly like that but I can't cuss I'm broke as fuck
Used 991.2 GT3 or used Mclaren 570s ? Same price
For me, GT3
This without the roll-cage is a bit weird.
How does this car fare in speedbumps etc? It seems to sit very low
So was the you going north on I-75 in the i8 with the Reality Kings sticker on it last Saturday?
venom5809 isnt reality kings a porn site? Lmaooooo
Black on black with white guages
Wish it was non metallic black tho
the 991.1 came with a 3.8.. not a 4.0
i agree
The brake light on the wing looks really bad
Real men drive manual. More is buying PDK, you guess why.
It's just a flattened Beetle after all
@EddieX would you take this .2 GT3 over the Amg Gtr??
Personally, yes.
But I guess that carries the caveat that I haven't driven the GTR yet
when are you going to reveal the i8 replacement
If i were rich, I would get one!