To live with :Porsche GT4 #1

[Tomy]

So it comes 3'th months with GT4 , but honestly finishing first month of driving let say rather brake in with GT4.
I would like to give my 3 cents about this amazing car.
To all of you first a small explanation about my background .
I have several Porsche cars include :996 Turbo 996 GT3MkII, 930 Turbo, 911 S'70,
944 Turbo S and particularly GT4.
First of all I was sceptic to GT4 as it is Cayman OK looks good but no such good like 911 GT3 Second 991 S engine - not a racing engine so in first look interesting but not as much as need to decide to buy. But....
First I read about what is really is, second about suspension and my heart start to bid nervous It was about August last year, so with different feeling I start to look allocation - and it was very very difficult , somehow in september it was look like it will be impossible to order one. But on beginning of october I have had a call form importer that it will be one to me!, SO I start to think what to order (specification) shortly I get GT4 with PCCB and 918 Sport sport carbon seats, at all full without navi.
But forget about ordering and eating fiber....
Let see what happen.
I use my 996 turbo X50 as daily driver so I was curious how the first impression will be.
OK somehow in janauray car comes in to my garage , but till middle of march I take this car to first long drive ca. 700 km (ca.400 mls) , pls remember that I need to brake in this car , so I thought that it will be boring to not rev over 4200 rpm and it will be long boring trip but... it was not.
What a car !
1'th : THE Seats this carbon seats are perfect to drive as comfortable as you can imagine, see in 996 I have standard seats and in 996 Gt3 sport seats both of are 1000 miles away from this GT4 Carbon seats, In 996 TT and GT3 after 300-400 km I always fill my low back (spin) a little or even more sometimes really tired.
Here I made 700 km and I was fresh like never! If I need to find any minus to this seats only get out of the car needs a little more gym that from standard seats but for me it is no issue. OK for big man it could be much more difficult....this isi a personal decision here.
2'ed:THE Sound what a f...k just what it should be ! Remember that I rev till 4200 rpm only - what it happen above? ( I know I drove GT4 on Porsche World Tour - I will tell you better than enough ) To your imagination first 500 km I even forget to proof sound system haha
3'ed : Road handling - my 996 tt as well all other Porsche I have are hundred miles away from this little yellow bird! It is impossible to compare! I was thinking that my 996 TT is as perfect as is possible - see I have GT2 geometry, GT2 suspension wheels , Moton dampers (sophisticated ) and new tires (like always les than 6000 mls on it)
And what? This is not like on rials it is magic! From one side this car is just doing what you like, with fast cornering huge capacity of braking power here, but if you like you can drift any time you like , and here I need to write more...
It is curious or even impossible from one side you can drive this car fast and safe with 100% feeling from second side you can use it as my 930 Turbo or 996 GT3 and make drift corner just with 3000 rpm ! Impossible? not and this is what I like with this car for everyday driving I can (still with no more than 4.2T rpm) drift every corner or little band , this PSM with GT4 program( whatever it is) allow you to slide with low rpm , imagine what happen when I finish break in period

to be continued...

[pete3799]

Thanks for the write up and Don't forget to post some pictures.