GT3 Touring break-in

Today, I would like to finally report on my husband's GT3 touring "Shikoku break-in touring". This report will focus on the break-in and impressions of the GT3, rather than on "what kind of roads we drove" as in the recent Tohoku touring. Please take a look.

Day1 Departure for break-in touring

According to the GT3's owner's manual (2019 edition), breaking-in is "For both GT3 and GT3RS, the speed should not exceed 1500 km and 7000 rpm.The statement "The I was also instructed to do so by the dealer.
However, according to the English-language 2018 GT3 instruction manual I have on hand, "3000 km, 4000 rpmSince it says "the engine specifications have changed in some way since MY2019, or there has been a change in policy regarding the break-in process.

According to the instruction manual, "Break-in should be done over as long a distance as possible.Since I have a "2.0", I decided to go touring for now. If it were true, I would have liked to go to Tohoku, but there was not enough time for that.To ShikokuTo go.

Take the Sanyo Expressway.GT3 in 6th gear, cruising at 100 km/h, about 2600 rpm.The car is driven in a It's a very peaceful, super flat ride, and I don't feel any racing car elements at all. It's at a level where you can have a normal conversation and listen to music well enough.(Of course, it's louder than your average car.)

Since this is a break-in run, the driver should avoid stress on the drivetrain due to failed downshifts.Press the "SPORT" button to enable auto-blipping.In the case of GT3, unlike the regular model, thePressing "SPORT" does not change the engine or suspension control.

By nature, the engine is always a car in sport mode.

So, for MT cars, this button is "Autoblipping or not autoblippingIt's just a "PDK SPORT". For your information, the PDK version will be labeled "PDK SPORT" and the PDK shifting schedule will change, and the forthcoming Speedster will be labeled "AUTO BLIP" for ease of understanding since it is a MT vehicle.

The tachometer needle jumps, the exhaust flap opens, and the volume of the sound is completely different as the car moves from 6th to 5th and 4th gears.It is indeed very similar to the exhaust sound of a GT3 Cup car on a circuit.

In terms of volume, the Boxster GTS is quite loud, butThe sound pressure, rather than the volume, is completely different.

On the way, I cruise along the Sanyo Road, turning the engine within 5,000 rpm on the way, as if to check the feeling of that engine. My breaking-in process is called "Run the engine moderately with as low a load as possible.I believe in "breaking in". Incidentally, the instruction manual of my former McLaren, though from a different manufacturer, says the following about breaking in the car.

Drive on a variety of roads and at various engine speeds."
Avoid running at engine speeds below 2,000 rpm."
Avoid running at a constant speed or load for extended periods of time."
...etc.

And. Therefore, I am not going toAllow GT3 to experience as many different situations as possible.We planned this course and driving style in order to make the most of the time we had. After that, GT3 drove through Okayama and crossed the Shimanami Kaido island for a stroll, then headed to the hotel in Ehime Prefecture tonight.

Day2 GT3 from Ehime to Kochi

When I got into GT3 on the morning of the second day, the odometer was already over 500 km. This time we stayed at the "Takanoko HotelThe hotel was also a Porsche Carrera Cup competitor. I remember this hotel well because it was also a competitor in the Porsche Carrera Cup. I have stayed at this hotel several times in the past when touring in Shikoku, and the entrance of the hotel is decorated with famous motorcycles of the past, such as the Honda NR, making it an unforgettable hotel for motorcycle lovers.

The owners must also like cars and motorcycles.The parking lot is spacious, with unrestricted slots and perfect consideration for low-height vehicles.If this were a covered Porsche area, I would definitely pay the extra cost to park there.

The GT3 is still not sleeping well and produces all sorts of clattering noises until the oil temperature rises. Slowly, the GT3 moves through the city and onto the R33. Once the oil was warmed up, we dared to hill climb at around 4000 rpm.Anyway, turn, turn, turn.It makes an amazing turn.

'It's not like a Boxster, it's not like a Boxster!'

Yes, I felt as if the GT3 was telling me to go through the corner.
Oh, my God, really.About as different as Zaku and Guf.(Laughter).

It doesn't matter if it is a hairpin curve or a high-speed corner. It turns exactly as you expect it to turn, with no deviation at all.

Where is the limit?

I have no idea.The effect of the rear axle steering seems to be particularly significant, with really great turning performance.It is.

After all, I must say that GT3 is "something else".

Obviously, I thought it was different from the Boxster.The amount and frequency of braking is definitely less with GT3.That is. I haven't counted, but I'd say 20-30% less. The Boxster was able to easily negotiate the corners where I would have expected it to take a load or slow down a bit before making a turn.

Moreover.I'm surprised because I don't feel scared at all or feel any more lateral Gs than I should.It is. The roll is minimal, and the yaw is not abrupt, but occurs very smoothly, and the car turns as if it were spinning. This is quite different from the Ferrari 488, where lateral G-forces are felt suddenly.

."Is it really RR?The car has a strange sensation. With the air-cooled 964, you could clearly feel the weight of the rear, and you had to put the load on the front and apply torque while turning to get it to turn properly, but with theThe GT3 does not show its RR-ness at all at the general road level.Rather, it moves like an MR. No matter who drives the car, the car drives through the corners properly.

On the other hand, if you properly brake as per RR theory and turn while accelerating, it turns beautifully.A car that naturally responds to such orthodox driving styles with a sense of nostalgia.It is.

Cruising along R197 at a brisk pace, we started on a mountain road on the way to Shikoku Karst. The mountain road was full of gravel and pebbles, making it difficult to pick up the pace.The GT3 is equipped with Michelin's Pilot Sport Cup 2, a sticky sports tire.Therefore, the roll-up of pebbles in particular is not half bad.

If that's all, it's still good, but the GT3 also has less sound insulation in the wheelhouse.The crackling sound of pebbles bouncing off Moro comes into the car.The first is the "I" in "I".

Even the Boxster sounds adequate, but the GT3 sounds even better than that, so I don't feel like flying at all. After all, it is not much fun to drive the GT3 on a rough road system.

In addition, theIt has a front lift option.I heard a dull thumping sound a couple of times, but when I looked at it later, I couldn't find any places where the front lip or bottom had scraped, so it didn't seem to be a big deal. sound, but it didn't seem to be anything serious because I didn't see any scrape on the front lip or bottom of the car.

Let's talk about brakes here.This GT3 has an optional PCCB.This was the first time for me to use PCCBs, but on the first day I took delivery of the car, I could not feel the effectiveness of the brakes at all. Of course, they were not ineffective, but they were on the same level as the brakes on a regular Porsche, so I was not impressed by them at all.

However, with each passing distance, the effect began to become stronger and stronger.It sure works well.I'm starting to feel like I'm in the middle of a "I'm not sure what's going on here". Probably because the pads have become accustomed, the discs have heated up appropriately, and the brake break-in has been completed.

And later, when I got back from touring and got into my Panamera.Once again, the PCCB is amazing.The brakes of the Panamera are also powerful, but the initial touch is completely different. The regular brakes of the Panamera are also powerful, but the initial touch feels completely different. That said, it is not like a Japanese compact car where the brakes work abruptly at the beginning with the power of boost, but rather, they work firmly with a high coefficient of friction just by a light touch.

Therefore, theOn a normal public road, there is no need to go deep at all.Braking force can be freely controlled by simply braking gently with light pressure.

Also, as the instruction manual notes...PCCB makes the brakes squeal better.The air-cooled 964's brakes squeal horribly, but they are no better than that. Sometimes they are quiet, but most of the time they squeal and squeal to a stop.

Well, I'm not a "Porsche brakes are only as good as the squeal they make.I'm a person who thinks of it as a "luxury car," so it doesn't really bother me, but for those who bought the GT3 because they view it as a luxury car, it may be something to complain about. Also, it is easy to catch pebbles, or after rolling up a pebble, it often crunches and squeaks when running.(although it will be gone as soon as it runs for a while)

The GT3 is insanely fast on the downhills from Shikoku Karst to my favorite K48 and down the Shikoku Mountains with gusto. I don't mean fast. It's more like fast, but it's so stable that it can take any corner with aplomb.

From R197 to Kochi, the car enters the Yokonami Kuroshio Line. The winding road has a series of relatively tight corners, but the GT3 runs through them in 3rd and 4th gears. Boxster drivers would be used to driving in 2nd or 3rd gear, but since we were still breaking in the car, and since the engine was running too fast and had too much power in 2nd gear, 3rd gear was just right for this kind of winding road with mainly low and mid-speed corners.

The 991.2 GT3 manual car features aThe computer adjusts the gas pedal opening when shifting up.Therefore, there is no need to ease off the accelerator pedal. This is not easy to get used to at first, and you inevitably have to ease off the gas pedal when shifting up, but once you get used to it, it feels superb.

If you leave the accelerator pedal depressed, disengage the clutch, operate the shift, and then engage the clutch, the connection is very smooth. As long as you operate the shifter and clutch quickly.You can enjoy uninterrupted acceleration like PDK.It is very enjoyable because it offers the fun of manual operation and the seamlessness of PDK all at once.

By the way.Driving with the accelerator normally relaxed during upshifts is, of course, no problem.At that time, the accelerator pedal has priority and the computer does not intervene, so it will not be a hindrance to those who are good at what they do. In addition, theThis function is always enabled regardless of whether the sports mode is turned on or offIt is. For some reason, this function is not mentioned in the manual, so many of you must not know about it. If you have a 991.2 GT3 MT and have not tried it yet, please try it.

Entering the city of Kochi, I found another regular touring stop, the "Kochi Hotel".Southern City HotelGT3 proceeds to the "GT3.This hotel also has a huge parking lot, and the rooms and facilities are good for the price.I like it because it's a very good product.

To prevent toners, the GT3 is placed in a distant parking slot where no one is parked, and the "Never park on the side.I parked the car with an aura of 'I'm not a good driver. Then, we finished the acclimation touring for the day.

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