Porsche 911 GT3–Chicago Cars Direct HD
2007 Porsche 911 GT3 (997) test drive and walk around with Chris from Chicago Cars Direct. The GT3 is the road-going basis of the world’s most popular race car (more than 1000 have been built since 1998). That makes it the pinnacle of the Porsche production-car pyramid as well as the homologation special that justifies the existence of the GT3 racing car. The secret to its split personality is Porsche Active Suspension Management, or PASM, which allows drivers to alter the dynamic character of the car by pushing a button to modify the shock valving of the three-way adjustable Bilsteins. “You can never be happy with one setup for both the road and the racetrack,” Hartmut Kristen, Porsche’s director of motorsport, says from the pit wall while Walter R”hrl rockets past in a screaming yellow GT3. “With PASM, we don’t have to compromise.” It’s no coincidence that Porsche’s motorsports honcho and a two-time World Rally Champion helped develop the GT3. Unlike the Ferrari Enzo, the Bugatti Veyron, and the Porsche Carrera GT, the GT3 isn’t an exercise in corporate ego and wretched excess. Nor is it a car whose fundamentally uninspiring qualities have been overcome with heroic surgery, such as the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, the Chevrolet Cobalt SS, and various AMG Mercedes-Benzes. The GT3 is the 911 pared down to its essence. As such, it embodies the very soul of Porsche, a company that considers motorsports not merely a marketing strategy but a corporate imperative. The first …
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1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 Test Drive and Walkaround with Chris from Chicago Cars Direct. Big changes at GM for 1970 included the end of the corporate edict forbidding engines larger than 400 cubic inches in its intermediate models. Chevrolets big-block V8 was enlarged to 454 ci and formed the basis of the LS6 option, intended to help Chevrolet wrest control of Super Stock drag racing from Chrysler. The redesigned 1970 Chevelle SS was the perfect platform for the LS6 engine, which was underrated at 450 hp and 500 ft-lb of torque. It was backed by either an M22 Rock Crusher 4-speed manual or hard-shifting M40 Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic transmission. Depending on rear-end gearing, which ranged from 3.31:1 to 4.10:1 from the factory, LS6 Chevelles were capable of easy 13-second quarter miles. Diehard Chevrolet racers Ralph Truppi and Tommy Kling of New Jersey dominated the NHRAs North East Division during the 1960s. Truppi was a skilled interpreter of the NHRA rulebook, relying on brainpower rather than financial power for the competitive edge. Truppi later joined forces with Kling, and found Ray Allen, a talented young driver. The Truppi-Kling team focused on incredibly careful preparation, a major factor in their success. When the SS 454 LS6 Chevelle was introduced, Truppi-Kling ordered a Fathom Blue convertible with a column-shifted M40 automatic for a planned assault on the NHRA SS/E class. Their major sponsor was Briggs Chevrolet from South Amboy, New Jersey. The …
omg!!
how did u get ur hands on one of these!? 
DD wooo
lol dude when u floored it ur face was priceless i know that feeling ur a lucky man
dude, I want your job!
haha yea man i love that face expression when u rip it down awesome vids keep it up
chris, try to get your hands on a Lamborghini REVENTON or a Buggati Veyron, I want to see what your review are for those cars.
Porsche 911 GT3 sound wierd they dont realy sound lika a race car
just too bad they don’t update the styling a little… Has looked pretty much the same for decades.
the 08 or 09 or 10 911 did the make the side reflector silver?
My favourite car it is!…even made me smile;-)
nicee…good chioce
@gsaini100 Great question…911 Turbo. BECAUSE…twin-turbo is super smooth with tons of torque, it’s ride is much more supple, and the all-wheel-drive makes it a 4 season car here in Chicago. But, as a street-legal, purpose-built race car, the GT3 is absolutely incredible, and still very civil in daily situations. But for me, the Turbo.
-Chris
chris, would you take the gt3 or 911 turbo?
I raced against one of these GT3s one time, and it blew my mind! Its one thing to see them go in the videos but its another to see them in action in person. Amazing!
you suck, i would do your job for free, hire me
what do you drive??
@chicagocarsdirect I want your job.
I like your videos!Normal guy giving his opinion on cars…For example this is so much better than that retard clarkson and his ‘no car is good enough for ME’ attitude…Also must notice that you got full deion on cars,I mean interior and all,thats what I want to see,not some old guys runing back and forth on airfield.You should def. get your show!
@chicagocarsdirect Amazing vehicle
GT3s are ultimate 911
GT3s are ultimate 911
Great Intro
when you said what ever your doing right now stop I was watching this vid so should i stop?
it’s a 3.6 buddy..
said 3.8 but words said 3.6 lol 1:05
Chris, great job as usual! I would love your job!
I need you guys? to find me a 2006 Chrysler 300 SRT8, under 50K miles, in pristine condition, new or like new Goodyear tires, all service records, clean Carfax report for around $20K. I want to come up from Birmingham, and buy it in late June, or early July. I want one in black, or that bluish gray color. I know that you guys have no trouble finding the 300 SRT8s, so I want one that meets your strict quality standards. I’m ready to buy now.
Why are people criticizing Chris, hes got like the best job on the planet!
@chicagocarsdirect hes just pissed he doesnt have a nice car
The tires are new, wow I’ll take it!!!
It’s a seriously nice car but those aren’t rally wheels, and new tires isn’t that big of a selling point on a car like that.
no replacement for displacement is how it goes not no substitute
@chicagocarsdirect
greatest car ever.
…Words cannot express how much I want this car….
People can buy nice new cars, but only a few lucky people can hav very nice old cars.
This 1 is a nice f*cking car…
I feel so confidence in the trafficlight with this car, let the people hear ur engine…
Steer corection problem is usually found in old car, it wont bother u after some hours driving this car.
@chicagocarsdirect Right on Chris!
Hey man! thank you for these videos.Great car!
@madonnarules
Thanks man.
get a job at kmart in the wharehouse u retard
dude thats my favorit car ever
@xxxtoxxxandxxx finally some love shown for americans , yes were not all illiterate ,fat ,cocky people , btw i love porsche too
You are so lucky to drive all these vehicles in the building! I wish I was you!!
Please check out my vids!
love it <3
I lost my virginity to a guy with a 1970 Chevelle SS-yesterday.
How does a Fruit cup like you get to drive this???
I love these cars… classics just perfect and the sound is just.. wow
Great car.
LMFAO americans can’t drive manual for shit
how much would it cost to restore a chevelle’s body and engine? i love these cars so much…..you americans really know how to make epic cars (and that’s coming from a porsche lover
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@chicagocarsdirect No problem, man. Keep up what you’re doing. Keep posting great content.
@jrs89 Thanks. I appreciate that.
fuck! i know right!! thank you!