This car is so under rated. What a pure machine to drive, it's all about pure feeling, driving emotions, with no electronics parts. Love it so much. Just after the M5 E39 video, it makes me saying that the best cars were made in the 90's / 2000's. What a perfect garage combo it could be 🥰
Depends on your age. Those cars get popular now because people who dreamed about those cars while they were young are now at an age where they can afford to buy them. It's like that with every generation of cars.
I get what you're saying, but I didn't grow up caring about cars at all. I was born in '94 and I didn't give a shit about cars until I started driving when I was like 19 or 20, and I didn't really gain my current enthusiasm til maybe a few years ago.
@@Diac13 Mercedes are a prime example of cost cutting when it comes to quality fit and finish. Mercs from the early 80s and late 70s were made to a better standard than the plastic dashboard with ipad attached effort of today. No imagination or design flare. Just my opinion.😀
These cars were never underrated, the complete opposite. Just they are getting old now and maybe there's always the assumption that the newer gens are always better
Maybe it's because I was just getting into cars when I saw a 996 for the first time, or the 996 gt1 Hotwheels I had, but to me this era of Porsche has always been my favorite. Love the yellow too! I'm a JDM kid for life, but if I ever win in Lotto, this is the Porsche I could not skip on getting.
Sooner or later 996 GT3 mk1 and mk2 will get the praise they deserve as they are great cars, very under rated and they run 18" wheels;)... those who understand know what I'm talking about, and again the "narrow sort of rear track is actually well efficient on the nordschleife.
I have a 992 GT3 and I think in a few years I may get a 996 or 997 GT3 or GT3RS for my next car. I love my car but there is something about those Mezger engines.
You are a great driver, and how you use the pedals is on another level. Maybe only at the beginning the first and second gears shift a little earlier. You can see on the faces of the owners that they are not too happy. I am already looking forward to the next video.
Nice Misha! Happy for you that you got to drive one of these (again). The time I worked as a Porsche-Technician, the 997 was the hot thing and the 996 received a lot of hate. Because of the headlamps etc. The first time I've driven a 996 ("just" the regular one with 320 PS tho) I actually liked it very much and the way it drove.
Your videos have helped my racing line on the Nordschleife in forza motorsport 7 tremendously. I play the game a lot and am always searching for an open track day lobby at the ring. I’m actually in one as I type this! You’re one heck of a driver Misha, cheers!
It's a weird thing to comment on, but i freaking love the speedometer! I think it was in the (old) Need For Speed Porsche Unleashed you could drive this car :)
Why even have such a beautiful car and having all those mods etc. and then not be invested in good tires? Not sure about cars, but on motorcycles 7 year old cars and driving "spirited" will be a death sentence.. Tires get hard and loses traction way easier. Maybe it's not exactly the same for car tires?
@@sighheinrich varies wildly tire to tire, and the conditions they were stored in. Some are basically mint at this age, some are all dried out and highly unpredictable. Ozone, heat, and uv hugely accelerate drying out.
But alas, we can all dream. A really great car. With 91k On the odo, its been well Used, which is good to see. Beautiful bit of driving there Misha. Thanks for taking us With you. Next years mine. 👍
Yeah, like the one at 3:46! I wonder what makes some cars do that. The only Porsches that do this are the gt3s. It does not happen in normal carrera s manuals
@@pietromartelletti I know what a rev limiter sounds like I'm saying the rev bounce that happens after upshifts in this car. That's what the original commenter said
Theoretically the new 996 GT3 is the 718 GT4, but the 996 looks nimble and tiny, elegant but racy, It doesn't shout in every way, unless driven as required. It's a trait I miss from modern Porsches but it may be the one they had to abandon to make proper money
You can keep your dual clutch transmission thank you, I'll stick to my manuals. Porsche still make manuals on their modern 911's........ But its a £20k optional extra!! The pdk gearbox is rather good tho.
I'll be honest, I spent the first 4 or 5 corners wondering why you had a cable tie around your boot. Then I realised it was actually laces, then I had to rewind and watch again 🤣😎👌
Misha, I'm curious if you think something like a 2/3 way JRZ or other motorsport coilover suspension would have helped it over the curbs? I'm so drawn to the 996 GT3. I love my Touring, but as I've grown as a driver I continue to crave something tactile and raw that requires a very high level of focus and commitment to drive. I keep getting drawn back to the 996 GT3 for that reason.
Love the car and the drive! I wonder what makes the 996 so much more engaging than the 997? Because for me 997 GT3 always was the dream track car with hydraulic steering and a reliable engine
Ya, I have a 997 (cup lip, numeric short shifter, etc) and have driven 996, frankly, I think it comes down to how they are tuned. Are we comparing 2 cars that are tuned, alignment, suspension settings, tires and pressure, etc that are exactly the same? Perhaps the 997 had newer tires and felt “soft” compared to old, dry rotted tires 😉. This isn’t a stock GT3 by any means, so are we comparing apples to apples?
996 GT3 and 996 GT3 cup car have the identical dry sump motorsports Mezger engine, same horsepower. 997 GT3's have the same Mezger but bored out and higher revving. Like most 996 GT3 owners, I have aftermarket suspension, rose jointed links, aftermarket exhaust, roll cage, poly engine mounts, pinned coolant lines, cup car shifter cables.
996 has a touch more feel through the steering than 997 and you can feel more to do with what each corner of the car is doing. Overall a bit more communicative than a 997.
This car is so under rated. What a pure machine to drive, it's all about pure feeling, driving emotions, with no electronics parts. Love it so much.
Just after the M5 E39 video, it makes me saying that the best cars were made in the 90's / 2000's. What a perfect garage combo it could be 🥰
Depends on your age. Those cars get popular now because people who dreamed about those cars while they were young are now at an age where they can afford to buy them. It's like that with every generation of cars.
I get what you're saying, but I didn't grow up caring about cars at all. I was born in '94 and I didn't give a shit about cars until I started driving when I was like 19 or 20, and I didn't really gain my current enthusiasm til maybe a few years ago.
Cars were definitely better built in 90s and early 2000s. After 2007 car makers started going to shit
@@Patriot2499 I don't agree. There are plenty of well built cars in every era.
@@Diac13 Mercedes are a prime example of cost cutting when it comes to quality fit and finish. Mercs from the early 80s and late 70s were made to a better standard than the plastic dashboard with ipad attached effort of today. No imagination or design flare. Just my opinion.😀
5:54 how *nicely* it rotates with an ever so suble left-foot brake application. Really impressive.
Really nice detail. If I do that with my 350z I will fly into the grass. haha.
Yes, but the soft front suspension didn't make it nice enough to repeat in future scenarios
It was almost as gentle as a summers breeze.
Great catch
@@mgcharoudin yeah Aremberg is probably the most forgiving corner (unless you're in a Citroen Xsara 😁)
Misha is playing need for speed in real life.🙂🤫
Porsche Unleashed
But the Nurburgring is the only track he’s unlocked
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Looks like a superb, visceral drive. Never driven one myself but would love to one day
Wise choice, extremely balanced car and great all rounder.
Incredible footwork and a perfect drive as always! Just listen to this engine 😊
That's some serious footwork!
Insane machine and highly underrated
These cars were never underrated, the complete opposite. Just they are getting old now and maybe there's always the assumption that the newer gens are always better
@@cw205mi16 i guess they are getting less attention but still are the best of the best
Maybe it's because I was just getting into cars when I saw a 996 for the first time, or the 996 gt1 Hotwheels I had, but to me this era of Porsche has always been my favorite. Love the yellow too! I'm a JDM kid for life, but if I ever win in Lotto, this is the Porsche I could not skip on getting.
U mean cringe dm bruh euro cars king
@@noname-qm7lk NAH cuz u don't say facts. U say straight up FAXXX
@@nikodaq thanks !
I was out in mine today as well. But just public road. That car is such a joy 👌
Glad we see it the same way 😁😎👍
the Nordschleife is a public road! haha
Sooner or later 996 GT3 mk1 and mk2 will get the praise they deserve as they are great cars, very under rated and they run 18" wheels;)... those who understand know what I'm talking about, and again the "narrow sort of rear track is actually well efficient on the nordschleife.
If it's the old KW clubsport from back in the day, it probably needs a nice rebuild and all will be good again!
plate game on another level 💯
What a fantastic lap video, cam angles, sound and of course the driving. Magnificent car, congrats to the owner. 👌
The stones it takes to go full throttle in a car like that on a track like that, simply inspiring.
I have a 992 GT3 and I think in a few years I may get a 996 or 997 GT3 or GT3RS for my next car. I love my car but there is something about those Mezger engines.
I believe you'd have a perfect car garage then!
It's so satisfying to watch the pedal cam, and just listening to the downshifts
Nice footwork Misha. It was fun to watch.
You are a great driver, and how you use the pedals is on another level. Maybe only at the beginning the first and second gears shift a little earlier. You can see on the faces of the owners that they are not too happy. I am already looking forward to the next video.
Nice Misha! Happy for you that you got to drive one of these (again).
The time I worked as a Porsche-Technician, the 997 was the hot thing and the 996 received a lot of hate. Because of the headlamps etc. The first time I've driven a 996 ("just" the regular one with 320 PS tho) I actually liked it very much and the way it drove.
Welcome to the "Left foot braking masterclass" !!!
It makes all sense with that beast... 👌🏾
Love it!!
you padel control is just pure art
Such a cool car and reg plate . Great lap,Great driving 👍👍
Your videos have helped my racing line on the Nordschleife in forza motorsport 7 tremendously. I play the game a lot and am always searching for an open track day lobby at the ring. I’m actually in one as I type this! You’re one heck of a driver Misha, cheers!
You know its a good car when the bumper is covered in dead bugs.
Really quality content, you make me dream Misha 🏁🙌
996 gt3 is my one of favorite car !! It’s really nice car
Fantastic driving as always 🙌🏽 that left foot braking mid corner gets me going…
996 GT3 MK2！ My favorite 911！
Can't go wrong driving a Porsche on the ring 🔥🔥
It's a weird thing to comment on, but i freaking love the speedometer! I think it was in the (old) Need For Speed Porsche Unleashed you could drive this car :)
If your tires last 7 years on a GT3, you're doing something wrong ;)
Why even have such a beautiful car and having all those mods etc. and then not be invested in good tires? Not sure about cars, but on motorcycles 7 year old cars and driving "spirited" will be a death sentence.. Tires get hard and loses traction way easier. Maybe it's not exactly the same for car tires?
@@sighheinrich varies wildly tire to tire, and the conditions they were stored in. Some are basically mint at this age, some are all dried out and highly unpredictable. Ozone, heat, and uv hugely accelerate drying out.
Might not be the fastest thing in the word, but it's all about how it makes you feel. Analogue all the way for me at least, great lap, great car 👍😎
Missed a few uploads recently but this was a nice one to come back to 😊👌
Beautiful Porsche
The sound this car makes is fantastic 👌🏾
1:34 Stop right there. No way in hell would I EVER take a car on-track with tires that old
We've had worse! haha
It will be just fine.
Agree 100%
Funny how all the owners of the vehicles you drive...always look over your shoulder at the speedo...XD
I am addicted to this channel
Beautiful. And a wicked lap. Love the skids. ✌
This video is pure driving flex, and I love it!
That footwork is crazy
Great footwork there!
that was, um, I need a cigarette. 😵💫
Awesome footwork🦶🦶👌 Fantastic 996!
Really like the video layout with the gauges, footwork, and passengers
What a great lap with not much traffic and perfect weather.
My favorites are the 997 and 991
sound amazing
Mischa and "yellow bird"
Bonding together
real driving
Looks like a lot of fun. Hopefully you can get one for yourself quickly. It seems like you have met your new dream machine.
But alas, we can all dream.
A really great car. With 91k
On the odo, its been well
Used, which is good to see.
Beautiful bit of driving there
Misha. Thanks for taking us
With you. Next years mine. 👍
Favorite car? That sounds like a Ruf Yellowbird to me.
Sorry, i parked like shit! 😂 Best End!
Dream car.
And that intake sound.. it sings😍
This gen still had the Metzger right? I love all 996's, what a beautiful car.
Even 997 still had Mezger
Saw the clip on the homepage and thought "these gfx look very realistic"
Nice to see the foot work!!!
There are two versions of 996 GT3: MK1 vs. MK2.
That's the best gt3 RS cup MR I've seen :DD
The "wha-ma-ma" when releasing the clutch after an upshift is such a rewarding sound!
Yeah, like the one at 3:46!
I wonder what makes some cars do that.
The only Porsches that do this are the gt3s.
It does not happen in normal carrera s manuals
Rev limiter…. Not so rewarding for the engine 😂
@@pietromartelletti
I know what a rev limiter sounds like
I'm saying the rev bounce that happens after upshifts in this car. That's what the original commenter said
@@pietromartelletti Agree with Siddarth. I mean the sound AFTER shifting up and releasing the clutch to the next gear. ;-)
Completely agree. It’s the lovely bark it makes when changing through gears at the top. Fabulous car.
Also forgot to mention, Misha, you really really need to do a lap or some laps in a Cayman R
YES
not too heavy and plenty of feedback. no better car feeling.
Misha you should try my 996 @ some time. Car was tuned by TTP and your opinion would be quite interesting to me.
Let's go!
@@mgcharoudin if weather wont be to bad rainwise coming up weekend I will be at the ring. Guess I get in touch with via APEX then?!
"Sorry, I parked like shit" (but I'm also not gonna change it) xD
The 996.2 gt3 is a real weapon on any circuit. And a bargain!
3:30 Gotta love those plates! NRD 5CHLF ❤
You had me at 996 ♥️♥️
you should compare it with the new gt3rs when you have the chance to drive it 💯
Theoretically the new 996 GT3 is the 718 GT4, but the 996 looks nimble and tiny, elegant but racy, It doesn't shout in every way, unless driven as required.
It's a trait I miss from modern Porsches but it may be the one they had to abandon to make proper money
You forgot electric steering vs hydraulic steering.....
Yes, on paper, the GT4 is incredibly similar to the 6GT3. But once you drive both of them, you will say OMG, how could they be so different.
I think that’s the best carousel I’ve seen so far… Fantastic
Maybe new cars are faster, but those have soul.
It looks like it's trying to understeer in tight turns.
It does
@@mgcharoudin Sad day. Perhaps he can bring it back with new components or adjusted dampers.
@@TyinAlaska
And some tyres that aren’t 7 years old…
That ending 😂
You can keep your dual clutch transmission thank you, I'll stick to my manuals. Porsche still make manuals on their modern 911's........ But its a £20k optional extra!! The pdk gearbox is rather good tho.
I'll be honest, I spent the first 4 or 5 corners wondering why you had a cable tie around your boot. Then I realised it was actually laces, then I had to rewind and watch again 🤣😎👌
Heb je dansles gehad Misha, je voeten gaan soepel over de pedalen. Wat een mooi geluid uit de flat-6.
Awesome car and driver as well. Wish I could left foot brake like that. Also wish I had a car to rev to 8500rpm. One of my favourite videos of yours.
What a perfect car
front end is so bumpy. Rest is excellent
Yellow, fast, sporty. AWESOME!
Very nice car. You looked happier in M2 tho ;)
10:49 - I fucking love that moment🤣 The owner was crearly terrified and Misha started laughing like crazy🤣
Those hills that make you lose weight are easily the scariest thing on the touge 😬
Misha, I'm curious if you think something like a 2/3 way JRZ or other motorsport coilover suspension would have helped it over the curbs? I'm so drawn to the 996 GT3. I love my Touring, but as I've grown as a driver I continue to crave something tactile and raw that requires a very high level of focus and commitment to drive. I keep getting drawn back to the 996 GT3 for that reason.
Absolutely!
Love the car and the drive!
I wonder what makes the 996 so much more engaging than the 997? Because for me 997 GT3 always was the dream track car with hydraulic steering and a reliable engine
Ya, I have a 997 (cup lip, numeric short shifter, etc) and have driven 996, frankly, I think it comes down to how they are tuned. Are we comparing 2 cars that are tuned, alignment, suspension settings, tires and pressure, etc that are exactly the same? Perhaps the 997 had newer tires and felt “soft” compared to old, dry rotted tires 😉. This isn’t a stock GT3 by any means, so are we comparing apples to apples?
996 GT3 and 996 GT3 cup car have the identical dry sump motorsports Mezger engine, same horsepower. 997 GT3's have the same Mezger but bored out and higher revving. Like most 996 GT3 owners, I have aftermarket suspension, rose jointed links, aftermarket exhaust, roll cage, poly engine mounts, pinned coolant lines, cup car shifter cables.
996 has a touch more feel through the steering than 997 and you can feel more to do with what each corner of the car is doing. Overall a bit more communicative than a 997.
While downshifting why give a tap of gas??
pflanzgarten !!! nice drive
Best plates of all of Europe! ^___-
These cars, expensive as they are, are still a bargain imo
My rear tires are also 7 years old and still holds up ok, no worries there. 😎🤣
speed yellow?
So this car is 6kg ligther after one lap..
A seminar in left-foot braking.
i love it dude
Car seems (too) softly sprung for Nordschleife
It feels weird applying brakes with left leg
Hey MIsha, can you give us the name of your helmet or perhaps link to it? Love the videos, keep it up :)
Watching these vids is costing me fuel as it makes me want to drive after watching them...where are my keys 🙂
Try and get a 987 cayman on track! Preferably, a Cayman R to see how it compares to a 996 gt3
I actually have a 987 Cayman S video ready to go
@@mgcharoudin sweeeeet! Awesome driving as always