sports car · germany · RWD · coupe

Porsche 911 GT3

997.1 · 997.12006–2009

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

Reviewer consensus · across 3 reviewers

Reviewers strongly agree on its performance and handling.

Performancestrong consensus
god that naturally aspirated how an immediacy of throttle 11:02 Jubbal & Cars
this power level is just so perfect it's the sweet spot for a 997 in my opinion 6:31 Zygrene
the throttle response is just insane and it's mapped out perfectly 4:48 Tedward
Handlingstrong consensus
Oh, dude. This steering is incredible. How I miss hydraulic steering. 4:41 Jubbal & Cars
the best thing is the feedback through the steering wheel I mean I can feel Pebbles through my fingertips it's incredible 4:36 Tedward
Better Body Control than stock .1 GT3 suspension but also it soaks up the bumps significantly better 7:06 Zygrene
Fun to drivestrong consensus
this is just topnotch driving pleasure every time I drive one of these cars I get so fired up 8:12 Zygrene
There are a few cars, the S2000, the little Elise, this, and the V8 Vantage... those few vehicles that when I drive, I'm like, god damn, I need to have one of these in my garage. 8:11 Jubbal & Cars
this is like the most engaging modern sports car in existence 3:54 Tedward
Daily drivabilitystrong consensus
this is a car that makes you work for the performance 3:35 Zygrene
obviously not a daily driver if you want a one car solution this ain't it 18:21 Jubbal & Cars
Valuestrong consensus
the .1 GT3 is already such an amazing platform you're getting one of the best cars in the world in terms of driving feel 17:03 Zygrene
I think that the 997.1 GT3 is about 95% as good as a 997.1 GT3 RS. And for that, it's hard to justify the more than double market value. 22:22 Jubbal & Cars
I passed them up unfortunately a a while back when they were like $90,000 it was a little too much for my blood but I really should have bought one 4:05 Tedward
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