The GT3 Experience
WhereÕs the
Love? The
996 never really appealed to me as well as many others. Socially, an
outcast, it had a very difficult birth despite being yet another
technological advance over earlier years. It was also fraught with
issues such as engine oil leaks and some engines that departed this Earth
early in their service life. It was a troubled car with a loss of
respect from many. I
boiled the spirit of the car down to this: the 996 was simply PorscheÕs version
of LeviÕs Relaxed Jeans. Go To : The GT3 Test
Drive
The soul had been surgically excised
from the car. Nothing about it was visceral enough to call up the
memories of the past 911s. Everything seemed wrong and even Porsche
silently acknowledged that fact with the entry of the MK II, but it wasnÕt
enough. Finally, the 997 appeared with a mission to set right what
had been perceived as so wrong with the 996. However, there was one
more card that Porsche pulled had out of its sleeve. That Ace was the
GT3.
