**The Porsche 911 GT3: A Masterclass in Driving Dynamics**

I've had the privilege of driving various iterations of the Porsche 911, but none have impressed me quite like this latest iteration. This particular model is one of the most special engines in the world, with its instantaneous throttle response and beautiful sound. I'm not surprised that Mark says it's about the most special engine he's worked on - it's a truly exceptional piece of engineering.

The GT3 Touring model has been modified to feature a shorter gear throw than the standard GT3, which means less clutch waste and a more seamless driving experience. The result is a car that revs like crazy, thanks to its 10mm shorter clutch. I've had the chance to spend many hours in this vehicle, and I can confidently say that it's one of the most enjoyable cars I've ever driven. The connection to the road is still present, but it's been refined to make it feel more modern and less like a '90s car or an early 2000s vehicle.

One of the most significant changes in this latest iteration is the deletion of rear steer, which has led to a slightly slower steering ratio in the front end. This makes the car feel more old-school, with a nose that's more responsive to driver input. However, it also means that the car doesn't wander as much on turn-in, making it feel more stable and predictable. The new programming for the rear diff has also made a noticeable difference, giving the car a more deliberate feel when braking and accelerating.

I've had the chance to talk to Hörger, the engineer behind this latest iteration of the GT3, and I was impressed by his passion and expertise. He's worked on nearly every single GT product since the 997 generation, and it shows in the attention to detail that has gone into this car. His enthusiasm for the project is infectious, and he's clearly a kind and humble person who is dedicated to his craft.

**The Car Itself**

I must say, I was impressed by the way Porsche has refined the driving experience of the GT3. The revised damping profile makes the car feel more comfortable on the street, with less hopping and skipping around. This makes it feel more like a road car, rather than just a track toy. And while the deletion of rear steer may seem like a drawback at first, I think it actually adds to the overall driving experience.

The engine is still one of the most special components of this car, with its instant torque delivery and beautiful sound. I was impressed by the way it revs like crazy, thanks to the shorter gear throw and lighter clutch. And while there may be some drawbacks - such as more drivetrain noise at low RPMs - overall, I think Porsche has struck a perfect balance between performance and comfort.

**Conclusion**

Overall, I think this latest iteration of the GT3 is a masterclass in driving dynamics. It's a car that feels both modern and old-school at the same time, with a connection to the road that's still present but refined. The engine is one of the most special components in the world, and the revised damping profile and steering make the car feel more comfortable on the street.

If you're one of the few lucky people who get to own this car, I say don't hesitate - drive it! It's a brilliant vehicle that's sure to deliver many hours of driving joy. And even if you can't afford it, I think it's worth appreciating from afar - there are very few cars like this in the world, and it's an experience not to be missed.

**Final Thoughts**

I want to thank our Porsche PR reps, Luke Frank, Calvin Kyle, and Shelby, for their hard work in getting us access to this incredible car. And to Hörger, the engineer behind this latest iteration of the GT3, I say thanks for sharing your passion with us - it's been an absolute pleasure talking to you.

The road we were on was actively being shut down due to filming, which meant we didn't get as much time to film our Drive segment as we would have liked. However, we did spend many hours in the car itself, and I can confidently say that it's a truly exceptional vehicle.

In short, Porsche has done an incredible job with this latest iteration of the GT3. It's a car that feels both modern and old-school at the same time, with a connection to the road that's still present but refined. If you're lucky enough to own one, I say drive it every day - it's a treat you won't regret.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthe Porsche 9911 St this car represents 60 years of 911 and is essentially the 992 Generations equivalent of the 911r last found in the 991 I'm going to get this right out of the way this is a very very expensive car it has an MSRP well equipped over $300,000 making this nearly $100,000 more than a equivalently equipped GT3 touring by the time the dealers get a hold of you at least here on the West Coast you're looking at a half million doll this is an ultra rare car there only 1,963 of these things being buil globally so I will fully acknowledge the fact that this is going to be a largely irrelevant video for the majority of people out there and if you are one of the few lucky people on this planet that can buy one of these things please drive it it is an excellent excellent car if you're just going to stuff this away in your garage you are missing the point of this vehicle so in this video video I'm going to do my best to explain to you why this car is special and what it means for the future of 911s one of the things that people seem to forget is the 911r paved the way and paid for the development of the manual gearbox in the 991.2 GT3 so I'm hoping at least some of the technical improvements found in this 911 St make its way into future iterations of the GT3 another less expensive less exclusive and less irrelevant 911 variants so it has the running gear out of the GT3 RS it's 518 horsepower it's good for 0 to 60 and who cares very quick it is a rebodied GT3 touring so unlike the GT3 RS which it shares his motor from it's not a widebody car the widebody cars are in the turbo body this is on the Carrera body it they basically have thrown the parts bin of RS and special Parts at this vehicle to shape weight it has the carbon fiber doors off of the GT3 RS has similar looking front fenders off the GT3 RS which are also carbon fiber has a lightweight roof it has a lightweight hood and they have stripped as much sound deing out of this interior as possible making this the lightest 911 from this generation currently sold it is 3,56 lbs as a curb weight it also gets mag wheels from an interior perspective largely the same as every single 992 and if you get the heritage interior it looks fancier and there are some subtle trim piece differences the main two that you're going to notice right away the steering wheel does not have a drive mode selector in fact there are no Drive modes in this car which is great and you get a little plaque on the dash which tells you how special you are which exclusive 911 St you actually have now with all that out of the way it's time to talk to somebody who actually designed this car and honestly has worked on all of your favorite Porsche products so instead of me walking you through all of the technical details associated with the 911 St I'm going to have this gentleman and if you love Porsche products specifically GT cars the last 15 years or so he's responsible for a very large number of them uh sir please introduce yourself I'm Hyo botles I'm uh the chusty engineer for the 911 St and um yeah that's all he's very humble uh he's worked on 997 GT3 GT2 r s 918 uh 911r 991 the GT3 variant he's worked on pretty much every cool car from Porsche I've already talked about what you change from a body perspective before I hit you on some of the technical changes to suspension philosophy is a big part of cars now um cars are more isolated than they've ever been before uh all you know a lot of modern vehicles have removed the driver and I know you're trying to make this feel like an old car why and how have you done that it's more uh uh like a old car drive we made some changes in uh steering um Behavior or or steering rack as well as uh uh the calibration of the steering we did a lot of work in um in the chassis in the dampers the damper software in the damper function um as well as um yeah all the the hardware stuff like uh a differential lock we reduced uh locking rate uh and yeah that's that's all I guess you know this is clearly uh like the 911 R was this was a car that you guys made because you love driving what in its character dynamically do do you like a loose car do you like a like what what are you looking for in the way the car handles in fact I wanted to to reach um a very agile car but on the other hand it should be stable enough to uh to to to make the the car fun to drive so I I love to to go sideways no yeah but but it it should also uh uh be stable to to go fast so if you don't want to go sideways you don't have to so let's talk about the actual technical changes you made so it's got mag wheels to start with wheels and tires but the same diameter tires as standard GT3 it has the same ZF damper off the GT3 but it's same spring rate same physical shock but you recalibrated the the dampers themselves what did you do how did you change the damping profile of the shock we we changed more the philosophy on the on the characteristics um and uses some other software Parts uh developed some new parts we we have a switch on the in the car usually sport yes pism sport usually we use it to to have a best setup in the in the street legal and one is for the track and for this car we used a position which is more wheel um wheel wheel-based damping and uh or wheel-based control and if you push the button it's more Chassy uh controll yeah um when it comes to the front end of the vehicle I know it's been the the steering rack is now slower than it used to be clearly you've recalibrated the the pass rack to get even more feel did you do anything to alignment to the front end of the car so it doesn't tramline as much or is the lack of it tramlining or fighting more to do with shocks and tire tuning no I think no uh it's nearly yeah same alignment so at a rear axle I I changed a little bit of alignment but it's very very little um one of the the questions I had coming here is I I love the rear steer in all your cars since the 991 generation why did you get rid of it yeah we removed it but but why why did you yeah I think um the most important thing is to improve the weight of the car to get out some weight because this car is the the lightest 992 we we have ever done and we should yeah and and uh we wanted to to achieve some uh some numbers uh to get as as much way weight out of the car as possible and the second reason was um we wanted to have a very clear driving behavior so very analog with all its um disadvantages yeah yeah as well you changed the rear diff though to get rid of some of that um not hesitation but to speed up the turn in correct what did you do there reu the the ratio of the so it's l lock it's lost lock yes in both directions is uh a Freer diff Freer diff yes my last questions for you are drivetrain related the four ler it's identically the long block is physically the same as what's in the GT3 RS so hot air cams your oiling improvements are there your th your fre your flower intakes but the the the transmission has been changed so same physical gearboxes GT3 touring but you change the final drive the constant ratio and you did a lightweight clutch and a single Mass flywheel why make those changes so you can rev it more essentially yes it's um it feels more than a than a race car it's it's uh the feeling is so good and it rests uh so fast uh it's it's uh a pleasure to a TR it so with that I think I'm going to go take this for a quick drive Chris 911 St we've talked to the engineer and I'm going to do a brief commentary on the car before I show people what they want to see the four ler Chris we've driven it in pretty much every iteration now I know you've not spent time in the GT3 the mark and I have and this along with the lt6 out of the Z06 and the V10 out of the Huracan are just about the most special engine it's about the most special engine in the world I mean it is no fake engine always instantaneous throttle response and the way they reared this G is well near perfect you have a 10 mm shorter throw than the standard GT3 touring your clutch wasts half as much and it winds out so beautifully what do you think I think it's fantastic uh it's pretty much perfect it's it's incredibly special to uh to just be here in yeah yeah it's I mean it's hard I know for a lot of people this is a lot of money as I talked about in the beginning and it's nearly $100,000 more than a a regular GT3 and this is a limited to production car but you know Mark always bemon the lack of feel out of modern vehicles well no this doesn't feel like a '90s car or an early 2000s vehicle outside of some esoteric sports car or I guess a Lotus there's really nothing modern that has this level of connection has a manual gearbox that makes this kind of power well compared to the regular GT3 how does it feel well honestly it's fairly different initial Turnin is not as fast as the regular GT3 cuz it doesn't have rear steer the car has less busy inputs doesn't hop and Skip around as much on the on the road and do you feel the 80 or you know 100 lb weight difference between this and a GT3 touring at least on the street no not really the main things you do notice is the better damping profile for Street driving the slower steering and the extra level of blip ability of the of the drivetrain because you have those shorter gear ratios you get to interact more and more with this gear box which honestly man is ex exactly what you want out of a car like this and just listen to it in final thoughts on the Porsche 911 St huge thanks to our Porsche PR reps Luke Frank Calvin Kyle and of course Shelby they continue to be some of the very best people we've had the pleasure of working with in this industry and hoger the engineer who spent all lot of time being interviewed by me he is a really remarkable human being he has worked on nearly every single GT product since the 997 generation cars and getting to talk to them for several hours off camera something I'm probably always going to remember he is a very kind man now the car itself we did not get a lot of time to film our Drive segment due to the fact that the road is actively being shut down and we were losing light but we did spend many hours in the vehicle itself and the thing I'm going to say is essentially porsa took one of the best driving cars you can currently buy the 992 generation GT3 and improve upon it in a couple areas the three primary ones are the way you interact with the four ler the decreased weight of the flywheel and the light and clutch make this thing rev like crazy and with the more aggressive rear end or the shorter gears depending how you want to say that you get to interact with this very special engine more often while the gears are still long it is a remarkable experience the only con of that is there's more drivetrain noise out of the clutch particularly low RPMs the damping the Revis ZF dampers now make this car less nervous to drive on the street it doesn't hop and Skip around like a regular GT3 making this a vehicle you want to drive more often and the revised steering in the front the deletion of the rear steer and the new programming for the rear diff make this vehicle feel much different on Turnin the front end because the steering ratio is slower is less nervous so the car doesn't wander as much and with the deletion of rear steer while it does make the front end feel slower does make this feel a little bit more old school in the way the nose works for the back it's not necessarily a pro and con in that regards but it is a difference I do think this car is very very enjoyable to drive and it is incredibly quick now the car is really expensive and Ultra exclusive as I talked about in the beginning of this video and the key takeaways for me is yes this car is largely relevant to the majority of people but if you're one of the few lucky people on this planet who get to own one of these cars do yourself a favor and don't stop it away in some garage drive it because it is a brilliant car and there are very very few Vehicles like this in the world well that thanks for watching I hope to see you soon\n"