I could be considered old school in my thinking but I like a sports car or a supercar that I can feel and connect with. The 911 has been a very traditional type of sportscar that has evolved over time to be the superlative supercar. It is not as fast as cars such as the Koenigsegg, Pagani or even the Mclaren but the main difference is that the 911 evolved step by step over time and did not go for out right power. it kept to its design philosophy and made the driving experience pure.
The new 991 is somewhat an interesting animal because of the changes made to the car from the 997. The new car has electric power steering and the new torque vectoring system to give the car better handling. Naturally for Porsche their main selling models will be the Carrera and the Carrera S models which are easy to drive in the city, comfortable highway cruiser and a good weekend warrior sports car. However, for those who are in the market for a real "driver's car", the GT3 is the best of the lot. It is not as fast and the Turbo or the Turbo S in a straight line but boy does it put a simple on your face when you throw the GT3 around corners.
The key difference of the GT3 vs the faster Turbo models is that there is no turbo lag, despite the Turbo models having very little turbo lag these days. The GT3's power delivery is clean, very predictable and linear making it very predict how the car will behave when you are very aggressive on the throttle. Driving the GT3 is not all about power, it is how the car is able to be so precise and agile at the same time.
The GT3 as a complete package is by far the best driver's car in the market in my opinion. Some would beg to differ saying that the Ferrari 458 Speciale is better and faster but the Porsche is anytime more accessible and is way cheaper than the 458 Speciale.
The GT3's active rear wheel steering system works brilliantly to make the car so agile and able to carry so much speed around turns. The way the engine is so eager to rev to 9000rpm is simply amazing similar to the Honda S2000 engine by only bigger, louder and much more power. The chassis is also very well tuned to provide so much feedback to the driver and you can feel everything that's happening under the car and if the tail will step out and how much opposite lock you need to dial in to keep the car under control.
Having the engine over the rear wheels have previously made the 911 a difficult car to drive as the rear acts like a pendulum but the new 991 models have made this very manageable and easy to live with. This is serious progress in terms of development.
