CSL vs. 996 GT3

[Nords]

Must have seemed a bit slow after the CSL?

[M3_CSL]

Originally Posted by Andyk

Thats was a very short ownership Terry..

Agreed... thought I just saw him posted up some photos of this beast not long ago... and now it is for sale..... so CSL gotta be better, so I better put my poker fantasy to bed then...

cheers,

richie

[Andyk]

Originally Posted by Nords

Must have seemed a bit slow after the CSL?

....I will say that the CSL just flatters your driver and gives you loads of confidence on track...Never had a car that has been so easy to drive fast......

[terryb]

LOL - I'm just testing the water.

Last year I had the CSL as a daily driver and the Scooby (620bhp race car) as my toy. I actually competed in the Time Attack for the last 3 years in the car.

I then bought an X6 as the daily driver and did a deal to change the CSL with the GT3 and sold the Scooby so as to not get distracted from work with the commitment required by competition.

However, without that commitment, I feel like the car has lost its purpose - I would feel the same about the Scooby if I had kept it - it's wierd not having been involved this year like I have for the last 3 years. I would love to enter the GT3 into the Time Attack this year as I would walk away with the class of over 3 litre NA, but sadly can't commit to that - although I may well enter the final event at Snetterton in October, just to prove a point

It's a strange feeling and one that will probably go away after I drive Snetterton next Tuesday

But then I also fancy a bike - which is even wierder....

[Andyk]

I'm terrible with cars....I think about changing every 6 months or so.....so many cars so little time....but then just can not bring myself to get rid. Keep reading that most who have sold regret it. Plus every time I test drive something else it never really blows me away like the CSL.....My mate has a 911 C4S (996) for sale so he let me have a drive..always liked these but oh my God...The dream was shattered..It was very good, fast, comfortable but as soon as it went into a corning it felt so heavy. Suppose we are spoilt with the CSL.

[terryb]

Originally Posted by Andyk

My mate has a 911 C4S (996) for sale so he let me have a drive..always liked these but oh my God...The dream was shattered..It was very good, fast, comfortable but as soon as it went into a corning it felt so heavy. Suppose we are spoilt with the CSL.

It felt heavy...

I know my GT3 is set up extremely well and that it is a long way from standard, but it makes a CSL feel heavy and the front end somewhat 'blunt' in comparison. I can't compare it to a standard GT3, as I have never driven one, but it is lightning fast at turning in and the grip is immense.

I took it to work today and when leaving to come home, the car park was empty and it was pouring down with rain, so I tried to lose the back end with a big throttle application in the wet during a sharp left hander. To my amazement it would not let go and I tried a few times. I'm running R888s as well

I think if I had pushed it it would have just spun completely

[Ade]

Terry,
Don't sell the GT3! Do the TA and go win it!

But I know what you mean about the StreetFighter though... I rode an S-model the other weekend, and she's a fantastic bit of kit that made me feel like it would take time to get to know her well. Only issue was either her fueling low down, or perhaps it was the traction control that was quite intrusive when switched on. Gorgeous bike though... looks mean in black

[XPorker]

Originally Posted by terryb

It felt heavy...

I know my GT3 is set up extremely well and that it is a long way from standard, but it makes a CSL feel heavy and the front end somewhat 'blunt' in comparison. I can't compare it to a standard GT3, as I have never driven one, but it is lightning fast at turning in and the grip is immense.

I took it to work today and when leaving to come home, the car park was empty and it was pouring down with rain, so I tried to lose the back end with a big throttle application in the wet during a sharp left hander. To my amazement it would not let go and I tried a few times. I'm running R888s as well

I think if I had pushed it it would have just spun completely

I've just bought my old MK1 GT3 back after three years. In the interim I've had a 996 GT2 and a 997 GT3 (not to mention the CSL, which I still have)

The GT3 now feels very "old", don't get me wrong, it's great fun to drive, it moves around underneath you when you;re pressing on, and requires some thought to pedal quickly.
BUT the CSL would murder it across anything other than billiard table smooth roads.

The CSL is so compliant and it's performance so easily accessible that it makes the GT3 look like hard work most of the time.

From my perspective you'd have to spend a lot of money to get CSL equivalent performance from a GT Porsche (ie £65k for a 997 GT3)

One day the CSL will be appreciated by the motoring press for the value for money performance legend that it is . . . .

[Nords]

Originally Posted by XPorker

I've just bought my old MK1 GT3 back after three years. In the interim I've had a 996 GT2 and a 997 GT3 (not to mention the CSL, which I still have)

The GT3 now feels very "old", don't get me wrong, it's great fun to drive, it moves around underneath you when you;re pressing on, and requires some thought to pedal quickly.
BUT the CSL would murder it across anything other than billiard table smooth roads.

The CSL is so compliant and it's performance so easily accessible that it makes the GT3 look like hard work most of the time.

From my perspective you'd have to spend a lot of money to get CSL equivalent performance from a GT Porsche (ie £65k for a 997 GT3)

One day the CSL will be appreciated by the motoring press for the value for money performance legend that it is . . . .

What we need now is a picture of a CSL about to hoof past a GT3...

[terryb]

But that's a lardy mk2...