Originally Posted by SLK32Germany
For me the Quality/Ability of a Sportscar means a lot more than only being fast at the 1/4 mile. The GT3 has a whole different approach. It was never made for drag racing or driving only straight on. And on the German Autobahn, where you can use the full potential of this car, this car is very fast. Its the whole package of Power, High-Revs, Handling, low-weight and sharp throttle response, which makes this car so special. It was made for the Race-track.
Personally I would always prefer a Porsche Turbo over a GT3, because I like the Turbo-Punch and the massive Torque at low and Mid-Revs. These Porsche Turbos are phantastic cars, can be used for every day, and are real Monsters if they are tuned. Especially at higher speeds these are very serious cars. A friend of mine drives a 996 Turbo, and we spoke about comparing my SLK32 with his Turbo on the Autobahn. This will be fun for sure...
Well said. 996TTs can indeed be modded to quite serious levels - for those that do participate in 1/4 drag, the quickest/fastest ones I've learned of run high 9's @ mid 140's. Pretty stout.