New gt3 2010 review and some q's
 

2010 gt3 basalt
manual sport seats
dem
lift
navi
bluetooth and ipod connectivity(i didnt order it,are those standard options?)
full leather(must have imo)

After reading so many negatives about ride harshness,stiffness etc. i was surprised how comfortable it is(came with michellin tyres) ,compared to a gt-r or my 135i this rides like a benz. its probably down to the very soft non run flat tyres i guess.if this was a pdk i could absolutely drive this everyday without any comfort compromise,and i have gone on several ramp like speed bumps i have yet to scrape my front end.

Havent done any hard cornering yet but if you accelerate when cornering it tends to understeer,feels like its lifting the front wheels(2.5bar,2.3bar). steering is good but not alive in your hands as i had imagined from several reviews. The car sounds amazing even from inside with the windows up. the only thing less than my expectation was the gear shifting,its not bad at all just not as good as i expected,i need to learn not to miss shift from 2-3 lol.not much torque at low rpm have to shift into 1st on speed bumps. The lift fuction is out of this world,you press the lift and it isntantly responds,no delay like in other cars.

Now keep in mind my last Manual car i drove was 10 or 12years ago and it was a toyota corolla1.6 so if you dont mind i have a couple of questions.and yes ive stalled it twice(i hope that didnt hurt the engine too much?)

1)whats the break in procedure for this car,the manual does not state any rev limit so after 400km ive taken it up to 6500rpm.hope that dosnt degrade engine performance or engine life later on?

2)the sound of this car makes in sports mode is vastly different after driving it for about 30min.even if the oil temp stays at 90deg cel for like 10mins you still get the same exhaust note when it is cold. After what seem like a very long time sitting at 90dec you can hear the exhaust note change to any incredible killer sound.is this normal?

3)the oil pressure stays at 5 even when cruising?? its at 1 when idle though and 4 if youre very light with the throttle.

4)whats the correct tyre pressue for street use?

5)when downshifting do you need to lift the clutch slowly or rev match everytime?

6)how does it feel and sound at 8500?

Sorry for the not so good review and bad english,would appreciate if some can answer my questions.

I suggest you read, then re-read the manuals thoroughly. It has a lot of detail. In the US Owner's Manual, the break is less then 4,200rpm for 3000km / 2000 miles. Page 13.

Page 5 describes the Development philosophy.

For what it is intended, this is the best car I have ever owned!

Thats odd there is no mention of rpm limit in my manual,ive gone through it. My service advisor told me to keep it under 6000rpm for the first 1000km but even he said its not compulsory.ive only gone 6500 once,usually im near 5000-5500 if im really pushing it.

Yes, that is odd.

If you search the forums and internet, you will get 100 different ways to break in your engine. One extreme is no limit on rpm, others stick to what my manual states. One thing all agree on, (or should), is make sure your engine is warm before aggressive driving.

Most people do not know that there is really no such thing as "breaking in an engine" anymore, they are pretty much already broken in from the factory. The only reason Porsche says to keep the revs low for the first 2000 miles is to prevent damage, not to break anything in. Do you think Porsche would sell 100k+ cars to dealers who give test drives when most of these cars have under 500 miles...?

-Alex

Alex, you are more than likely correct with the exacting tolerances of today. Many people will agree with you too. I just wish there was some strong, detailed engineering data to confirm those assumptions.

If I bought a brand new Porsche I would also follow the "break in", but I would do that just to prevent damage, not to really break anything in. I hope that makes sense.

-Alex

what did mean by break something?

btw my car track very little to the right side,should i get the alignment done?

thanks for your input.