Hi Digs, hope you're well ?
Well here's my brief summation :
Mk1 the better road car (it's more compliant), Mk2 the better track car (it's stiffer) Mk2 engine the better engine out of the box (though to my mind less characterful generally) I mean the Mk1 's lumpy tickover once really hot is a wondrous "trait" on a "modern" car.
Clearly the Mk2's top end rev ability is deeply impressive, even compared to the Mk 1 (which is no slouch).
The Mk2's gearbox should be superior (steel synchros and external cooler) but in reality the Mk1's 'box treated with even a modicum of mechanical sympathy isn't a problem, and is absolutely fine for road and track use.
Mk1 brakes ? Well if the standard items are in fine fettle, they'll do very fast road use without fading 99% of the time. I only got mine to fade once on some
very fast roads up in central/western Scotland. On track they're clearly not up to the job, and the Mk2's are a quantum leap forward.
Interior, well if you
need a glovebox and cupholders, a 996 GT3 probably isn't for you anyway ... :floor:
Everyone knows that this :
was the Porsche design office on a good day.
Whereas this was the same design office on Christmas eve 2002 :
:grin:
Mk2's wheels fill the arches far more convincingly, but that's easily fixed :
:thumbs:
As is the Mk 1 engines lack of top end urgency :
:thumb:
So there you have it, THE most comprehensive 996 GT3 buyers guide known to mankind :mrgreen: