2008 GT2 photo shoot (teaser)
08-20-2020, 09:10 PM
#18
Never driven a GT2. How does the GT2 compare to the GT3RS? I've heard that the GT2 doesn't sound as good as the NA GT3, but drive wise, handling, etc. what feels different about the two?
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08-23-2020, 11:38 AM
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08-23-2020, 12:04 PM
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↑ beautiful!! Congrats on your purchase!!! Saw your WTB ad not too long ago. How did you get one so quickly to NZ???
08-23-2020, 01:52 PM
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Whereas the GT2 lacks a bit of initial response, and a lot of sound, until the revs start to build, it becomes a real torque filled experience that pushes you with big-time urgency as you explore the power-band. At the top of the rev range it's extremely easy to bump the rev limiter, which is one reason you'll generally find the DME over-rev reports for GT2s to have lots of Range 1 to Range 4s in it. You can actually hit Range 4s from simply hitting the rev limiter hard enough! The GT2 does like to boogie though, and is very stable in corners and can generally be enjoyed on every type of road. Let's not forget that this car actually equaled the mighty Carrera GT on the Nurburgring with its official lap time!
The GT3RS on the other hand is like the perfect dance partner. She has plenty of response even down low, a much more linear and predictable power-band, and screams a siren song that you never get tired of hearing. She gives you confidence in all that you do, but makes you work for it whereas you can actually carry speed more effortlessly in the GT2 due to the torque. I've owned my GT3 RS for over 7 glorious years already, and she is the one I'd hold onto and the one I never want to sell. I often tell people I'll only sell my GT3 RS after I can no longer operate a manual transmission, but the truth of the matter is that I'll probably hold onto her a bit longer. In my mind, and for my money, the 997.2 GT3 RS is my perfect car. The love affair truly never ends!
08-23-2020, 03:09 PM
#25
Racer
Originally Posted by Steve Theodore
They are fun to compare but ultimately have two completely different characters. Both offer a high level of feedback and mechanical sounds/feels that I absolutely love (compared to the relative isolation that comes from more modern cars), but the engines are incredibly different.
Whereas the GT2 lacks a bit of initial response, and a lot of sound, until the revs start to build, it becomes a real torque filled experience that pushes you with big-time urgency as you explore the power-band. At the top of the rev range it's extremely easy to bump the rev limiter, which is one reason you'll generally find the DME over-rev reports for GT2s to have lots of Range 1 to Range 4s in it. You can actually hit Range 4s from simply hitting the rev limiter hard enough! The GT2 does like to boogie though, and is very stable in corners and can generally be enjoyed on every type of road. Let's not forget that this car actually equaled the mighty Carrera GT on the Nurburgring with its official lap time!
The GT3RS on the other hand is like the perfect dance partner. She has plenty of response even down low, a much more linear and predictable power-band, and screams a siren song that you never get tired of hearing. She gives you confidence in all that you do, but makes you work for it whereas you can actually carry speed more effortlessly in the GT2 due to the torque. I've owned my GT3 RS for over 7 glorious years already, and she is the one I'd hold onto and the one I never want to sell. I often tell people I'll only sell my GT3 RS after I can no longer operate a manual transmission, but the truth of the matter is that I'll probably hold onto her a bit longer. In my mind, and for my money, the 997.2 GT3 RS is my perfect car. The love affair truly never ends!
Whereas the GT2 lacks a bit of initial response, and a lot of sound, until the revs start to build, it becomes a real torque filled experience that pushes you with big-time urgency as you explore the power-band. At the top of the rev range it's extremely easy to bump the rev limiter, which is one reason you'll generally find the DME over-rev reports for GT2s to have lots of Range 1 to Range 4s in it. You can actually hit Range 4s from simply hitting the rev limiter hard enough! The GT2 does like to boogie though, and is very stable in corners and can generally be enjoyed on every type of road. Let's not forget that this car actually equaled the mighty Carrera GT on the Nurburgring with its official lap time!
The GT3RS on the other hand is like the perfect dance partner. She has plenty of response even down low, a much more linear and predictable power-band, and screams a siren song that you never get tired of hearing. She gives you confidence in all that you do, but makes you work for it whereas you can actually carry speed more effortlessly in the GT2 due to the torque. I've owned my GT3 RS for over 7 glorious years already, and she is the one I'd hold onto and the one I never want to sell. I often tell people I'll only sell my GT3 RS after I can no longer operate a manual transmission, but the truth of the matter is that I'll probably hold onto her a bit longer. In my mind, and for my money, the 997.2 GT3 RS is my perfect car. The love affair truly never ends!
The 3 RS is a blast even just to drive to the local grocery store, the 2 needed to get the speed up there to create that same smile.
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08-25-2020, 12:42 AM
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In a stroke of good fortune, I've been scheduled for another photo shoot inside a local studio later this week. More teaser photos to come soon it would seem! 
08-25-2020, 03:40 AM
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