That what I was implying but it was completely missed. Just like colors, there will be those who like it and those who won't. We can almost all agree that it will never be NA sound and that it can be improved with aftermarket high quality exhausts.
I recognize sound is a very personal thing. Having now put 350 miles on my F8, I can say that the exhaust note is better than any of the McLaren’s I’ve owned. It’s nowhere near as loud as my C7 ZR1 for example, but that car is too loud for some. Would a little more sound be nice? Sure. But, I’ve come to expect blunted sound as a result of turbo charging. And, it’s only going to get worse. As for my overall impression of the car...it’s fantastic!
I too have no issue with our F8’s sound. I have Pista, Speciale and 812 also. The noise is really good, very engaging and has opened up since being new (400 miles now). It’s plenty loud enough from the driver’s seat, though I obviously can’t vouch from outside. Not really sure I care. It sounds at least as good as our 488 (now departed) and although it is a little quieter than the Pista, if someone wanted to say it actually makes a nicer sound than the Pista’s noisy blare, I wouldn’t necessarily object or agree. Clearly the V12s sound better (and louder) but that applies to the 458 too. The F8 is a great and very usable car. I recently swapped my 3RS for a 2RS. Tomorrow I’m due to do a Porsche Owners Club track day at Silverstone - a new track to me and I know it’s freakishly fast there. I would have great fun and get to grips with the track so easily in the F8 (I have driven Ferrari mid V8s on track plenty and they really inspire confidence, the feel is familiar and despite the F8’s added power compared with the 488, I know how it would go). With the 2RS, I have to confess to feeling much more cautious from what I know of it on the road. I’ll stick with the RS because I bought it to go to the track but the F8 is so good I’m sorely tempted to take it.
The F8 would be a stellar track performer. Had a glimpse of its exemplary capabilities when I drove it at ridiculously car impounding speeds in a vacant industrial area. The grip is tenacious, point the car in the desired direction and it almost intuitively obeys. The suspension is so responsive with such tactile feedback to the road that driver adjustments can be purposely effected with an abundance of confidence.I would confidently predict that the F8 will enter an elite group of super cars that will be as adept on the road as it is on the track.
If the plan is to do a lot of track then best get an alignment done by someone familiar with setting up a 2rs for circuit. Just a word of warning if you are using the stock alignment never come in fast on a full throttle and lift off suddenly into the entry of the corner especially if the tires are not at full temp or you will lose it. I find when you snap lift off full throttle it can unsettle the rear if you are looking to take a lot of speed off suddenly under hard brakes into the entry. Get all the braking done before the corner. The realignment really sorts the rear issue out. I also wouldn't waste time tracking the F8. If you are already feeling cautious with the 2rs that's normal because the thing is so savage and immediate but it has phenomenal potential and really rewards when you work it out. Anyway watch out for those snap lift offs into the corner although I think you will soon learn about it. Enjoy!
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I have a 991.2GT3 RS WP which i have taken on track but it behaves very differently to the GT2 RS..Its not just the power which makes the latter more of a handful but it doesn't have the sublime balance of the GT3 RS..The GT2 RS is about 45Kg heavier and all of that extra heft is turbos,intercoolers and pipework behind the rear axle which really makes a difference when entering a corner..It means a totally different approach to the GT3 RS when braking to avoid a spin..The extra weight's effect on f/r weight distribution makes a big difference so watch the braking after starting to turn the wheel..
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Very interesting day at Silverstone. Not ideal to learn the GT2RS and Silverstone at the same time, but fun all the same. First session, pretty cautious, feeling out both the car and the track. I did book tuition but never took it for various reasons - next time at Silverstone I will since I could easily take 10 seconds off my time. I didn’t really get a fully traffic-free run - by the time I had got up to a decent speed, the rain came and I decided to leave early afternoon. Still, I found out loads about the car, and I really like what I found. I would have been able to get further along in learning the circuit with an F8, mainly because of its ease of driving and my familiarity with the platform. But, the GT2RS is a beast worth trying to tame. Although I use the term ‘beast’ because others seem to think of it that way. Actually, I was able to take liberties with it that I didn’t expect. I actually didn’t find it too different to the 3RS in handling terms, a bit heavier at the rear perhaps, but the same tenacious grip, same faithful front end that tends to have more grip than you give it credit for and very similar balance. What is very different though is the power and the delivery (not a shock, of course) but you find yourself misjudging entry speed very easily because with the 3 it makes a right old racket as you get to the higher register, which is the only way to get it going quickly - it announces your speed. The 2 can be fast at any part of the Rev range and piles on speed with a kind of hilarity. I got carried away in the straights a few times and the corners at the end of the straights are not too easy for a novice 2RS pilot having lots of fun planting the accelerator and enjoying the speed! (Actually the hangar straight and the corner after went well but the corners after the two pit straights were both in the list of corners I struggled with). The 2 RS is by no means quiet, in fact its noises are a whole heap more purposeful than the 3RS. But the 3RS’s linear build of noise with revs and therefore power, give you information about what the car is doing that you have to receive differently in the 2. Three main takeaways; the 2RS is an unbelievable car - much friendlier than it has any right to be (but will very definitely bite if you do something without finesse) and with the right amount of practice, could generate a personal best lap time at most tracks for most drivers. Second, Silverstone is a long, tough, fast, technical test of driving and skill. Many turns are blind and many are fast. I got to grips with about a third of them. Another third i was beginning to work some things out but the last third..... Where’s that instructor! In the end I didn’t have a single lap without doing something scruffy. The third thing is the same point really, you can’t expect to master such a giant of a track in just over half a day. You have to come back. For my first day with the 2RS there, I think I could have gone as quickly with the F8. But you could reach the (amateur) limit of the F8 relatively quickly. The 2RS would keep you searching for your best lap a good while longer, but when you eventually get there, you will definitely be going faster, whoever you are. Great car.
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