Washington roads make me yearn for more out of my car, so I'm thinking about picking up a 996TT to enjoy. As I was looking through some prices, I noticed that the 996 GT2 prices have come down, but are still twice the price of the regular Turbo.

So, I would love to do one of the following:

Buy a 996TT and dump some mod money in there to make it more fun.
Or
Buy a 996 GT2 and have no money left for mods.

Is the GT2 worth it? Or can a regular twin turbo modded properly be a better choice?

Any opinions?

 

Are these serious questions? Do you know the difference between the two?

They are both widebodies and turbocharged, but the similarities end right about there.

-td

 

Yes, they are serious questions. I know they are both turbocharged and widebodies.

Here are some differences stock to stock that I know of:

About 39 hp (Porsche 911 Turbo 996 has 415 hp).
• The Porsche GT2 has rear wheel drive and the Turbo has all wheel drive.
• About 350 lbs (the Porsche GT2 weights about 3150 lbs and the Turbo weights 3500 lbs)
• Lower to the ground.
• 2 Seats (Porsche GT2 does not have rear seats like the Turbo)
• $65,500 difference in price (Porsche GT2 base MSRP was about $181,700 and the Turbo’s base MSRP was about $116,200)

My questions were about performance differences between a "regular" 996TT with about 40K in proven mods or a stock GT2.

Just hoping someone with feedback or opinions could chime in...

 

You should probably post this in the TT and GT2 forums instead of here.
I'd go with a modded TT and save the cash. They didn't call the GT2 the widow maker for no reason.

 

40k in mods on a tt will destroy a stock gt2 every day of the week, a simple ecu flash for $1500.00 will get you 75-85hp, the tt is not an expensive car to mod, you can get pretty big gains for relatively small investments

post in the tt section, you'll get a ton of info, search as well, its been discussed a lot already

 

No offense to anyone with a TT, I see a couple a day downtown so it's just a turbo, but a GT2 I stand in awe of them...because they are so rare and cost so much
I'd say go for the widow maker

 

A GT2 won't even see the light of day in the winter. They are hard enough to drive in the dry. Stick with the AWD.

-td

 

What will you do with it? Daily driver or weekend car? Do you go to the track?

 

The skill to drive a TT fast is not much. Which is why I bought one. The GT2 on the other hand takes much more talent to drive near the limit. You decide if you are Mario Andretti or just Mario Averageguy. My 2 cents.

I went from a C4 to the TT and my only regret is buying the C4 in the first place.