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Porsche 911 GT3 991.1

Last 3.82013–2016

Six generations of naturally aspirated, motorsport-derived 911. The benchmark for what a road-legal track car should be.

16 reviewers · 54 videos · 6 hours watched · 63 press articles

Generations
9961999–2005997.12006–2009997.22010–2012991.12013–2016991.22017–2019992.12022–2024992.22025–present
// 00 the verdict

Reviewers strongly agree on its performance and handling, but split on daily drivability and value.

across 16 reviewers

// where reviewers split
Daily drivability
7 say · liveable

"the ride is really miles better than it used to be as well it's just got this level of comfort to it"

Autocar · ▶ 5:13
1 say · critical

"you wouldn't want to daily drive one of these cars."

Nick Murray · ▶ 6:00
Value
10 say · liveable

"For that money, I would take that over a 718 GT4 any day."

Zygrene · ▶ 16:30
1 say · critical

"it's a reasonably cheap car to maintain which is also not true in a GT3."

Nick Murray · ▶ 5:34
// the categories
// 01

Performance

5.0/516 of 16 reviewersstrong consensus

“476 horsepower, 440 newm of torque 9,000 RPMs”

positive · azizdrives · ▶ 2:31

“whatever small loss there's been in character is more than made up for in Pure Performance”

positive · Motor · ▶ 2:20

“one of the best engines in terms of response and sound and power delivery of any car.”

positive · Zygrene · ▶ 6:58
// 02

Handling

5.0/516 of 16 reviewersstrong consensus

“Porsche 911s have always defined logic right no weight in the front much weight in the back engine in the back but this car is still to this day a very very good car”

positive · azizdrives · ▶ 2:06

“Rear traction on this car on corner entry is definitely much more confidence inspiring compared to the GT4.”

positive · Zygrene · ▶ 14:36

“The allhe steering gives it a freakish level of agility in slower corners”

positive · Motor · ▶ 5:13
// 03

Fun to drive

5.0/516 of 16 reviewersstrong consensus

“my absolute favorite machine is and still will be the Porsche 911 GT3”

positive · azizdrives · ▶ 5:55

“this is one of the most enjoyable, not necessarily the fastest, but one of the most communicative, raw, and just fun to drive cars you can have for the money.”

positive · Zygrene · ▶ 19:18

“I love how natural this car feels. Modern Porsches just have this onetoone nature.”

positive · Jubbal & Cars · ▶ 5:04
// 04

Daily drivability

3.5/515 of 16 reviewerssplit

“the ride is really miles better than it used to be as well it's just got this level of comfort to it”

positive · Autocar · ▶ 5:13

“one thing that's really changed about this type of car in the last sort of 15 years is the fact that they genuinely are day-to-day usable”

positive · JayEmm on Cars · ▶ 6:44

“it's already a very firm ride”

mixed · Zygrene · ▶ 3:48
// 05

Value

4.5/515 of 16 reviewerssplit

“For that money, I would take that over a 718 GT4 any day.”

positive · Zygrene · ▶ 16:30

“For a bit over 100k, I can't imagine another car that drives this well.”

positive · Jubbal & Cars · ▶ 6:12

“And today, you can have this, one of the greatest cars Porsche has ever made, for 80,000 pounds. That's less than a new base level 911 Carrera.”

positive · JayEmm on Cars · ▶ 20:11
How it stacks up

Hear it in the reviewer’s words

JayEmm on Cars
Posted Jan 27, 2026Open on YouTube
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Porsche Club America
Posted Dec 3, 2025Open on YouTube
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Nick Murray
Posted Aug 19, 2025Open on YouTube
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