Porsche Flies: New 2010 Porsche GT3 Roars around Track

[jim1556]

5* Car, 5* Driver, 2* Video - Music ruined it completely!!! One of the best things about 997s is the sound they make... Next time, let the car make the soundtrack please!

[seroyer2]

I did not realize that Edmunds had Walter Röhrl as there test driver.

[bornkool]

Explosive

[socal1000]

ive owned a porshe

[gecmartins]

@socal1000

What do you own now?

[MrPatrykHilden]

ive got a porsch

[philipaliscious]

Does anyone here own a Porsche other than myself? I don't think so.

[ksakbk]

i do

[phidelt08]

Douchebags like you give Porsche owners a bad name.

[acedeamon77]

the Porsche 911 GT2 is faster

[armwrestling23]

in straight line not in corners

[der50centfan]

good german car

[IamChris4LifeAlso]

i NEED it but im too young to drive it

[SpartanShaku]

You are too POOR to afford it

Porsche 911 <3

[Kozmoshido]

5* upload, 5* car

[rockjakhan]

these new LED tail lamps look bloody mint!

[jmac1957]

mediocre driving? The driver in the video is Walter Röhrl . You might want to look up his Bio.

Porsche thinks a lot of him me thinks....

[fubarsubar]

amazing car... mediocre driving. if you're going to throw the ass end around, at least do it well.

[Horace993]

you're a joker, that driver is one of the best in the world and he was part of the development team for this GT3

[panzr]

Test drivers drive like that for promotional videos all the time, it doesn't mean that's how they always test their cars...Like the others have said, Walter Röhrl is one of the most masterful drivers ever

[thedancer911]

idiot, he was playing; btw, is your sorry ass telling ROHL HOW TO DRIVE???.....interestingly stupid.

[infowolfe]

Any chance you can slap the living shit out of your editor AND re-release this video WITHOUT that crappy music drowning out that gorgeous noise the Porsche is making? It's as if the editor is too fucking stupid to realize that the engine note on that car *IS* music.

[orochimaruisugly]

This car was the reason I was born.

[Im2Cool4UFoeva]

looks good

[kestkr]

you think, how could it get better? It does though, almost every year.

[SeigeCJ]

porsche is really getting to a stage where they are reaching motoring perfection.

[DustDevil098]

pure sex

[ChowZeb]

still looks the same to me

[skaterboyxrida]

you cant compare a fucking cheap ugly nissaN a porshe is worth more and its not cheap stop comparing a japaneese car with a german car its not right cause german and american cars dont fall apart easily

[hathunt]

american cars dont fall apart easily? have you heard of Ford Chevy or GM? lol they are near bankruptsy for making such shitty cars. However I agree with you on German cars being decent but the german label has been too widely used as my jetta is also a steaming pile of feces

[porschecarreragtmay6]

That's true, they cut corners on my '08 GT/CS they forgot to put an interior button to pop the trunk.

[PukaMan]

Love the Martini race helmet the driver has. Oh, and the GT3 too :) More downforce is always a good thing.

[DoggyDaTroof]

would still take a 993 instead

[cubanboy585]

nice porche gt3

[imking7]

can you guys stop talking about nissan 400z and talk about a porshe if u guys want to talk like this go open your own web or something ok so stfu

[mrucireta]

seriously

I would say car people are arguing but most likely its just kids who have read an article on there super awesome BMW and Nissan fourms.....that happen to know nothing

[socratesRAM]

I love how most of all the comments for these car videos always stray from the video, people end up talking about completely different cars and get off into crazy arguments completely alien to the video, fuckin comedy!

[stebyspeed]

Gracias

[ohlukwitagoat]

Would say best thing about if you bought this car is?It wouldnt brakedown.

[viperz888]

nice car, but I prefer the 370z or 400z

[ELMER832007]

what the hell is 400z?

[viperz888]

Nissan 400z like the 350z and 370z, but with a 4.0 V8. It is just a prototype just now though

[KSK4lyfe]

There is no 400z or of prototype of it genius

[viperz888]

yes there is you retard

[KSK4lyfe]

that was the speculated name for the new Z car that was supposed to replace the 350z. so basically the 400z ur talking about in reality is the 370z with a v6

[Howie262]

Yeah.......

but can your ZR1 and GTR do this..........

0:54

yeah i dont think so.

Your auto matic gear boxes and artificial driving expieriences destroy the integrity of your cars.

I'll prefer to "not" to be a tool/poser.

with a robotic whale looking car(gtr) and a obnoxious douche-fag magnet (corvett zr1)

By the way our "normal apirated" light porsche gets 435 bhp out of a strait 6 3.8 liter....

Pound for Pound the Porsche is even better then your cars.

Have fun at the pump bitch!

[jamesjdm]

the ZR-1 is a stick shift, not sure what you are talking about.

the GT-R has a true manual with an automated clutch and ONLY AN IDIOT thinks it takes away from the driving experience...

unless of course you think that a FORUMLA ONE car with the same type of tranny as the GT-R (padleshifters) would be boring to drive.

you are a tard.

[inurik]

Please stop comparing this to a boxter or a cayman (or a coupe boxter-coxter) or some ZR1 or GTR. All of those cars aimed at a different groups of buyers. Porsche GT3 is a purpose built track car, not some fragile supercar that people buy for posing. You can beat the GT3 around the track all day long without breaking it while other cars would probably fall apart within few hours of hard driving. Again, there is more to life than test numbers and on paper performance comparisons.

[jamesjdm]

sorry but the GT-R will not break with a decent driver that does not abuse the shit out of the lunch control. in fact, never have seen one break due to track use.

the ZR-1 is bullet proof.

get over your GT-3. they are amazing cars but do not stack up against better supercars.

the gt-r by the way is also a purpose built track car unless you think holding the second faster time in the world at the ring happens by pure luck...

[jamesjdm]

by the way many testers have said that driving the GT-3 is not as enjoyable as many other track cars because it doesnt stay stable through the turns. it is ass happy as hell.

[muscletruckdude]

is this faster than the gt2?

[moaski]

The 911 has been Porsche's flagship for years, but I wonder how much longer it will be able to compete with the newcomers in it's class? I wish Porsche would do something with a more sensible mid-engined layout. Not as extreme as the Carrera GT, but not as tame as the Boxster. Actually, a Boxster with the same powertrain, suspension, components as a GT3 would trump the 911...and probably the ZR1 and GT-R. Why not do it?!?

[viasevenvai]

yup, the cayman RS sounds pretty cool, but something more extreme would be better.

twin turbo cayman?

lamborghini is doing so well lately that i'm sure they'll figure something out.

[t0k1d0k1eighty8]

ive been a Porsche fan since birth, but i wish they would do something drastic (but not retarded) to their designs...

[1snazzyg8r]

If it ain't broke don't fix it. But I do agree that that desing ship has sailed...

[KevinFL]

I dunno, 435hp for $112k is a bit steep. I know the underpinnings are top shelf, but $112k ?

[gino800]

435 hp

beasty handling

better aero

and the best driving experience to be legally had on public roads

[DeadR4bbit]

yes... this one comes down to power/weight.

[dukebasketbal284]

turn off that cheesy music and let us hear the tires squeal and the engine roar.

[doomtomb3]

Amen

[apmathai]

cheesy music is from porsche's website i believe.

[ELMER832007]

this is such a great car..

[trryeer]

I suped up my Audi R8 to make it faster than this piee of shit of car.

[Halusal]

You don't have an Audi R8.

[stepahead2be]

One word, Nissan GT-R. Nuf said!!!

[carcajouxx]

WTF ? Please don't compare a GT-R with this GT3 dude !!! Get a life !

[AwayWithWords82]

hate to say it but everyone inevitably will

[stepahead2be]

Of course one can compare, what do you think the motoring press have been doing. The GT3 is a very fast car but lap times don't compare to the GT-R. Nuf said

[1snazzyg8r]

Remember- we are comparing a German legend with a Japanese newcomer. The fastest lap doesn't always equal the better car. If that was the case then the ZR1 trumps both mentioned here, and I prefer both to the Chevy.

[stepahead2be]

My point is this, yes the 911is a legend and a very good fast car but there are others out there that can out-pase the 911and are almost half price. By the way the ZR1 is also a very good fast car, even Porsche test drivers admitted it.. Nuf said!!

[1snazzyg8r]

I agree completely- in today's market prospective sports car buyers will go for any one of the less expensive performance machines you are alluding to.

[preludedriver226]

The GT-R has nothing to do with this Porsche, this thing is dynamically sound because of mechanical engineering. Not electrical. I am a GT-R fan, but these two do not compare.

[am35378]

If there was no audio, i would have guessed it was a porsche promo. Great vid!

[am35378]

Oh i see now. it was a voice-over. but still...a good video.

[ELMER832007]

the GT-R is twin turbo charged and this is naturally aspirated.. that's why the gt-r is faster.. but i would take this car any day over the gt-r.. 435HP from a naturally aspirated 3.8 V6 is amazing..

[Manny32V]

is a H6 not a v6

[missionadi000]

Proof???

[6alalio]

whats the difference between a V6 and a H6?

[1tristan1henderson]

H, Flat, or Boxers are engines are that have 2 flat or 180 degree cylinders on both sides of the crankshaft. The pistons are always horizontally opposed. There is no real performance benefit to this design however because the engine has a smaller profile, the weight can distributed lower and more evenly, this is the reason Porsche still use this design in their cars.

[beastieboy1123]

with a v6 the cylinders are in the shape of a v with 3 on each side, with an h6 the cylinders are laying flat with 3 on each side also known as a boxer engine or a flat 6

[quietviewer]

the position and arrangement of the cylinder block. V has the cylinders arranged in the shape of a V. Horizontally opposed engines have the cylinders arranged in a "flat" or horizontal configuration. A flat engine is less prone to "twisting" and tends to be smoother.

[Janeshcw]

3.8 flat 6 you mean.

[ShortySIG552]

This is one of the few Porsches I would buy.

[flamemaster89]

this, GT2 and Carrera GT.

[ShortySIG552]

Yep.

And an 993 Turbo.

and a 928 GTS

lol, that's actually quite a few Porsches.

But for modern ones, this and the Carrera GT.

Good call.

[Manny32V]

the real good value of having a flat 6 over a v6 is that the flat configuration sit a little bit lower than a V configuration engine. By doing this they can achive a lower center of gravity. Make them handly a little bit better.

[AnimepimpYT]

also a flat six has a perfectly balanced vibrations profile

[tjmclean93]

the engine is in the back but im sure u know that already

[rocketballa4life]

why would u want a v6? is it cheaper than a flat 6?

[kozadongre]

i want a GT2!!!!

GT3 is smoked by the GT2

[DCuerpoJr]

They discontinued the GT2 for now. There will be a 2010 or 2011 version out soon based on the new 911 body.

[aznlilhero]

i thought this was an older version. they still got the same headlights from wayyyyyyyyy back then.

[itsreallyalex]

Dude this thing is siccckk

[player00z]

Why can't it beat the Nissan GTR??? And those headlights.... what the hell were they thinking?

[venomviper32]

i think youre missing the point. the gt3 and the gt-r are almost equal at the limit but heres the REAL point: the gt3 is a car. the gt-r is transportation.

[FlatoutProject]

Its simply a modified Porsche Commercial...

[Valcgo]

What was the point of this video??

Its like a Porsche commerical except they wouldn't drown out the sound from the car with bad techno music.

[scotchfillet]

+1 What a waste of time!

[VXLBeast]

Looks sweet.

[litllebk]

OMG, It's the American stig!!!!!

[hulkbuster1026]

Lol nice. I doubt many ppl get who ur talking about. I want stigs helmet

[coolerdude44]

who doesn't know the stig?

[coolerdude44]

pleease tell me this does not use a pdk!

[112namrepus]

That is an option, but it still comes as a manual standard. The GT2 only comes in a 6spd manual. Like a real car.

[coolerdude44]

why are the companies so bent on supplying double clutch flappy paddle gearboxes instead of proper manuals? they cost more money, and are worse. the pdk doesn't even use paddles, it uses the tiptronic, which i don't like.

porsche, bmw, audi, ferrari: LET THE FLAPPY PADDLES GO!!! NOBODY WANTS THEM!

[nicholasxuu]

isn't that optional?

BTW, PDK does make the car able to run a faster laptime because it doesn't lose any throttle time for shifting.

[coolerdude44]

but that's the point, they only work on the track. even if you are a track day enthusiast, you're mostly going to be using your car on the road, and that's where a manual makes more sense. plus it's more fun even on the track, regardless if it's .000000001 slower than the pdk.

[nicholasxuu]

Porsche Need something to get a better laptime on Nurburgring. Also, it's not quite the car you want for everyday, GT3 is not a comfortable ride, tires last much shorter than common ones. More, automatic is a not bad on the road, CVT is the future~ Although I personally prefer manual.

[venomviper32]

using a nurburgring time as a benchmark for performance is one of dumbest things a car enthusiast can do.

[SUHAILKHAN03]

according to you what should you use as a performance benchmark?!

[venomviper32]

maybe a track thats isnt the most terryfying track in the world, the longest, or one that is timed by whatever stopwatch is available by whatever stop/end points are used or can be timed on a public day. or you could just use acceleration, handling, braking tests, or common sense.

[coolerdude44]

cvt is only good in theory, actually drive one, and the car feels like it has restricted performance...

and yes, a proper automatic isn't bad at all in everyday life, but this one has an automated clutch, which means parking is now a bitch.

[gengiz]

but what about the sorry ppl who cant drive regular manual ,thats the only hope they have so it will stay

[wrobokram]

Get rid of the music so we can the wail of that flat 6

[yukiotakata]

it is not their fault,this video is from porsche thenselves not inside line,they have to use theway it is,but i agree with you.

this gen gt3 is not avaiable yet.

[morgangamer22]

COOL

[ChaosFinale]

No offense to anyone, but the body of every Porsche I've seen lately is the same design, maybe a mod on spoilers and lights, but that's about it.

[champ1193]

they are all supposed to be similar but the boxter is actually a lot different, especially the convertable

[Plisken1986]

That's a good thing.

We don't want anything more Cayenne-looking things. Or dare I say, Panamera.

[GTASANDMC]

Im glad u made Porsche videos because now I can proof to most retards that Porsche is pronounced PORSH-uh not PORSH anyone who says other wise is a fucking retard! Just had to get that out.

[Plisken1986]

Thank you.

[lorenzom9]

a cool car

[LuxuryAndExotics]

Porsche rules!

[doitlive08]

Andreas Preuninger, the same guy who still accuses of Nissan cheating, even after watching it do 7:27 before his very eyes.

No respect to others, and no respect to you, loser.

[ThinkingLeft]

7:27 before his very eyes... yeah but they wouldnt pop the hood after because it was loaded with aftermarket performance mods... what a bunch of scumbags.

[doitlive08]

How do you know that "they wouldn't pop the hood" and even more, that it was "loaded with aftermarket mods"?

[sspope]

The question is: How do you know it isn't "loaded with aftermarket mods"?

And if no one can find out, why not cheat?

[doitlive08]

Because the GTR's Nurburgring times totally go along with the other times the GTR has accomplished in all the other tracks. It's not like Porsches always kicks the GTR's ass in all tracks but the 'ring. The GT2 is very close in track performance to the GTR; they are about even.

[sspope]

911 turbo is very very close, GT2 is faster, although as a car it's terrible.

Scuderia is faster - 7:39, hmmm

Gallardo lp560 - 7:52, eh

[doitlive08]

No, actually the 911 turbo has been beat in every single track by the base GTR. Even up to 10 seconds in a 4.2 mile course (2008 Lightning Lap at V.I.R.). The GT2 beats the GTR in a little over half the courses they've both been to. So in terms of performance, the GT2 is much closer to the GTR than the 911T.

[sspope]

10 SECONDS? What the fuck? That must have been rigged for sure.

LINK?

[doitlive08]

Heh, you people think everything is rigged if it doesn't go your way.

Didn't I give the link in my comment? 2008 Lightning Lap of Car and Driver. Go to "Lap Times Char" neaer bottom of page.

[sspope]

Sorry, but that is INSANE. That is not a valid comparison. I mean BMW M3 faster than 911 turbo? Eh?

BMW 335i faster than Lexus IS-F?

Here is a good comparison:

watch?v=lnmpIqFoYtg

[doitlive08]

Yes, that particular 911t was very slow. Who knows what was going on with it.

But the bottom line is this: In every single road course that the GTR and 911T have been at, the GTR will virtually 100% of the time do a faster lap. That's what happened in courses like Willow Springs, Streets of Willow, Auto Club Speedway, El Toro Autocross, etc....

So given that the GTR does indeed beat the 911T (and sometimes the GT2) at countless road courses... why would the Nurburgring be the only exception?

[sspope]

Amen! + race gas and so on.

[Mickster6d6]

my dream car....

[OddManOut23]

i'm not a porsche fan. i just love cars in general really so i can definitely appreciate this for what it is and it looks like a razor sharp performance piece. i'm sure the purist will be jizzing their pants

[Bones98]

damn, I wonder how people are going to buy this car with this crappy economy.

[legendray2008]

this car never stops getting better !!!!!!

[VxTran008]

i wish porsche would redesign their models. especially the front headlamps

[lenny2274]

yh it looks like volkswagen beetle

[oldsoulyoungbody]

well at least they went back to the bug eye headlamps, compared to the droopy looking ones in the past few years

[Plisken1986]

Yeah.  I'm not a fan of the 996 designs.

The bug eye ones are the best. I'm sick of seeing these "razor blade" style of headlamps on all the new cars, especially the Japo models.

[s2khawk]

ez on the club soundtrack guys, you're better than that...us car nuts want to hear the motor and gearing not dance floor tuneage

[Z3RO0RD1E]

Agreed.

[cjl90]

i dont know why but ive never really liked the look of porsches.

[josehernandez16]

thats because you like to suck cock.

[cjl90]

no its cuz porsche is the ultimate symbol of the douche bag

[joshcfriesen]

i think u mean BMW. all people who drive M3s are businessmen with blue tooth head sets and a tie. they're douches.

[seph95]

hahaha, that's the best stereotype everr xD

[sspope]

no ricers are douche bags actually

[rozetca]

Very good car for the track, not for normal roads.

[lORDELO2]

it's actually quite a nice every day car, if you don't have kids...

[Signumdriver]

The driver is Walter Röhrl!

[seroyer2]

I wish, I wish, I wish so badly I could have one. OMG masterpiece.

[MclF01]

what a car

[skylineracr]

hahahah yea ur so right lol, kinda looks like him lol

[metainfinity]

give us some specs D:

[eyedirector]

less music more gt3 exhaust note. or maybe they're saving that one for the track video

[TheSnowMiser111]

hopefully for the track video but i agree

[zoemayne]

this video sucks no numbers

[warhawkpro]

i think they are going to have a tack test soon

[BlackTransAmdude]

great car wish i could have one

[IDannyxss]

thats real bad ass

[skylineracr]

THE STIG!!!!!!!

[enilykss]

haha!

[Xyrophobia]

Haha not even close lol