"It's as through the palm of your hand is running along the road surface itself" might be one of the best lines I've ever heard in a car review.

Having owned a 964 RS for 14 years, I am now the proud owner of a 997 GT3 RS 3.8 of the exact same colour . It is undeniably a huge step. My blue 964 was rock solid and fabulous but as I got older, I found it tiring to drive on long distance. By contrast, the 997 GT3 RS is an absolute marvel. The engine never seems to run out of revs and you can drive it all day long without getting tired. Both RS are quite similar in their driver’s commitment. I have tried a 991 GT3 4.0 recently but did not manage to enjoy it as much. This car does not involve you as much as a 964 or 997. It is far from bland and is much more performing but just too easy to drive for me. Would I sell my 997 GT3 RS now ? I will not be ready to do so for a long, long time.

Brilliant video 👍🏻 made me love the 997 even more!

Piston heads has really upped their content quality.. once a month these sort of videos will be highly appreciated.. Thanks a TON for the great content again

5:41 Matrix sheep! 🐑

One of the best 997 GT3 RS reviews of all time

Favourite car and presenter. Now ready to jump in my M2 Com 6spd tester and hoon some bavarian broads. Its still early enough I hope😂 Thanks for this Dan!

Great review, Dan. I love 997s, manual, hydraulics, raw Mezger engines.

I can’t stop to watch this video. The beginning of the video brings tears to my eyes every time. Amazing music. Amazing landcape, nice voice. Pure perfection. This video gives me nostalgia and I feel thankful to be alive every time I watch it. Masterpiece video. Astounding brand and masterpiece car. Period.

This is like vintage Chris Harris reviews. Geeking out with a walk around. The ideal review style. Thanks Dan and all involved.

996/997 GT3/RS are the best cars Porsche ever made!

Porsche democratized the new GT3’s - anyone can be quick in them. The 997.2 RS is perfection. It has the right level of speed, and requires a high level of involvement and focus to extract the most out of it, and as such, the reward level is unsurpassed. 997.2 RS is the zenith for Porsche in so many ways.

Has to be one of my favourite ever cars. Top of my bucket list

This is a beautifully shot, presented, and thorough overview of this classic Porsche GT division product. Thank you Dan and PH for taking the baton in creating the kind of content that Evo used to make.

2:13 No sheep were harmed during the making of this video.

*Finally have found people that are literally truly passionate about automotive content.. absolutely terrific lads, nicely done! Cheers*

Every winter, when my RS is in hibernation, I suffer from withdrawal. And then I‘m watching this video again and again.

Porsche 911 GT3 RS 997.2.... This^^ and the 4.0 version are my all time Fav's. Stunning looks, incredible sound, and still a great tribute to the rawness of 911's past. Thanks for doing such a great job reviewing this car and it's super cool history!

5:40 the amazing disappearing sheep!!!!!

Owning that very car with exactly that color combo i can confirm what he says. Turn-In is stunning, didn't expect that. It's even better than a mid-engined 981 Spyder. Damping is spot on for roads, the car is able to cope with really bad roads and still sits tight and gives you lots of confidence. This is it this is RS. 991 doesn't even come close with it's size, rear axle steering and overall artificial touch.

I’m going to have to start taking a flask of tea and throwing in a chill out stop on my weekend morning drive outs. Top idea.

The best auto journalist on youtube--thank you for the beautifully shot and presented content: keep up the good work!

Thank you for showing that piece of greatness once again! Much love!

The 997.2 GT3RS has all the right ingredients. Your passion shines while driving and walking around this amazing vehicle. Ironically the passion of the vehicle also shines when just sitting still but even more so once the throttle is pushed down. Great job for an amazingly legendary vehicle! Thank you.

I only needed this video to decide that this channel deserved being subscribed to. Lovely throwback you did.

Best car review video I have seen in years.

Thank you for bringing my dream car back in the spotlight again.

Really enjoyed the walk around of the GT3 RS with some great information. Present and future legend. Pistonheads is back 👍🏻

Bloody brilliant video! Thanks very much.

Video quality increasing lately. Loved this one, because the car and now because Dan is getting more comfortable in front of the camera. Keep up with the content!!!

Great review of a great car, that mezgar engine...wow!...travelled those roads to work for a couple of years, absolutely spectacular countryside! Terrific to see pistonheads providing top content from an impressive journalist in Dan! Thumbs up!

Absolutely brilliant video. Love these videos from the 'Rise & Drive' series. Great film production, and a right amount of tasteful music, not to mention the attention of detail Dan went into to describe how this 997 Gen II GT3 RS will be a timeless classic. Nice to hear his story of his car journalism career too. I'm 24 and yet to feel like i've made it in the music industry i'm in so this is a boost of encouragement. The 4.0 engines in the 991 generation GT3s/911Rs are incredible in their own way, and so is this Metzger engine too in its own way.

Absolutely beautiful example. Would love to have one of these! And excellent journalism. Keep up the great work!

Think Dan is definitely stepping his game up with the new vids, good content and good bloke, fair play.

MORE Rise and Drive please! This is great stuff

brilliant video! one of the best I've seen for a while 👌

just discovered this awesome video of my dream car....drove one and yes it was the most intense driving experience I ever had.

Perfect video, very eloquent and precise description about the damping on wobbly B roads which is the best I ever experienced in any sports car ! ( I own mine since 2011, and it puts a smile on my face every time I drive it. (At least twice a week even with full lockdown) :-)

future classic for sure. feel/connection of driving is incredible !

Love this series of videos, keep em coming 👍🏼

Such a good video, I've always been a fan of Pistonheads videos but this is up there. Best I've seen in ages. Perfect lighting, location and car :) Bravo

Great video! Really passionate and lots of detail. Brilliant!

Brilliant cinematography. If you really want to know how a car feels to drive, no one does it like Dan. My favourite car presenter of them all.

This early morning thing feels lime a hersal for the n-th time, when going through the backlogs of postonheads videos in a sequence. Othervise well worth the early morning!

This is a really enjoyable series. Great work!

Excellent video. Keep up the good work.

Very nice and nostalgic review Dan Prosser on what many consider to be as you say the best 3RS.

Awesome review and video; thank you!

Cracking video guys! Great content and a top 5 bucket list car

Love your rich descriptions! As the 911 becomes more optimized, controlled, and mid-engined, this might be the sweet spot for a road-focused RS product.

Love. This. Car. In fact I love it so much I recently purchased one. Now I’m eager to drive it and enjoy owning it. Thanks for an amazing review and making me push this carrier even harder to get my new (for me) GT3RS - life is good!

Great series. Dan is the man as usual!

Awesome video Dan keep these excellent reviews coming in!!! (whats with the badge on the bonnet @ 5:31?) Sticker please to keep that motor original!!!

Absolutely crackin'. Give me this over someone telling me how rich they are or their friends are and that they've bought (financed) another car or showed me another f*cking car collection that sits dormant in a spotless disinfectant stench-filled garage (museum). Top, top, quality for the true petrolhead. Thanks PH.

I could live without the PCM but not the airconditioning! This is a wonderful video, Dan - thank you.

Great review and amazing content.

What a great review lads !

Man, I love this series! Everything about it is perfect: the lines, the car choices, the cinematography, the locations. Thanks PistonHeads!

Extraordinary review. I’m currently looking for a 997.2 GT3 but RS version prices are going through the roof now.

The cinematics at the beginning are beautiful!

Amazing video and an even more amazing machine. Almost brings a tear to my eye. I want one so bad !

love love love this review. more would be great! please and thank you :)

Nice to see PH back on form on KZfaq. A friend lent me a 3.8 GT3 with the Clubsport and carbon pack for 3 days yrs ago, it was my first 911 experience and its stands as one of my all time favourites. The interesting thing was that despite shoddy rear tires and me being 10 yrs less experienced driver (I still have no talent) after the initial intimidation and shot ass boring wedding and a bitchy GF moaning about the car, it gave me the confidence to push it by day 3. It highlighted what was missing from my Z4M coupe. Every Porsche I've driven since bar a 964 I've thought was a complete veal of a GT car, not a sports car. Can't say I agree with Dan about the engine though. To me it felt pretty torquey lower down with a great appetite for revs. Wasn't disappointed with the S54 when I got back in it either surprisingly.

I loved every bit of it, Carfection should lift their hat in respect. This video is a true pleasure, you guys really pulled out all stops. To convey the true grit, soul and Mezger houl. please continue to TAKE YOUR TIME as you do, every thing you can possibly can think of to think us viewers into this beauty. I love this car, I dream of it. Manual, analogue and beautiful. It has faults, therefore it has soul.

Fav car channel at the moment

Great video, looking forward to more! 👍

One of few dream cars on my list. Love it

What a review, subscribed just on this 👌

Great car, great road, looked like you were having fun when you passed me!

Very very nice video, thank you!

Stunning.

Great video, what an amazing Road and car.

Really enjoyed that, thank you, Dan. I'm a bit biased but seems like a lot of parallels in the driving experience (evocative) with the BMW 1M. Appreciate from a cost/performance perspective, they're not the same. But what they make you *feel*, seems very similar. Would love to add one of these, one day. 🙏

Good video Dan thank you

Great video Chris Martin!

Quantum tunneling sheep at 5:41. This was indeed the ultimate expression of the GT3 line

I really enjoyed that, thank you.

No one beats Porsche no one will

Great Vid!

Brilliant video.

Amazing mate👍

Video makes me feel even more blessed to own one. 👍🏻

Having owned one I agree... and boy do I miss my lime green scalpel

Amazing car! Great video. Would love to own an RS. One day...

These videos are getting to Catchpole Carfection quality levels, more please.

I remember seeing a random 997 GT3 4.0 on the street a couple of years ago. Special

Enjoyed that and very well shot, Wales is almost as lovely as Scotland ;)

So good I watched it twice.

Great review. Still to this day I think its the greatest GT3RS and the best drivers car. It mixes mechanical with modern technology without losing engagement. The sound of the engine is only surpassed by the Carrera GT IMHO. It still is challenging to drive fast unlike the modern cars and it can still scare you like only an older Porsche 911 can (when the tyres are not warm and you press to early) grip is staggering.. I sometimes feel its like driving a big go cart...

Great review. For all those watching this, even a simple 997 C2 with a Dansk back box and sport cats will give you 8/10 of the pleasure at way way less than 8/10 of the money. The 997 is one of the purest (and prettiest) sports cars ever made. Driving perfection. And they don't break that often either (especially the 3.6 derivative that has a lot less of the bore scoring issues that the 3.8 faced).

Best video on KZfaq. Do one on a manual E46 M3

Thanks for clearing all doubts about what tire to go for in my BMW E46 compact. If Porsche, the benchmark of all sports cars can spec Michelin tires in their masterpiece then, it just clears all doubts for me as to what tire to go for between Gooodyear asymmetric 5, Continental premium contact 6 or Michelin pilot sport 4.

Hands down my favourite car of all time. No substitute. I can only dream, of the way the way it feels, to experience the perfect harmony between gearbox snd engine. To those few lucky ones, Please understand there are ppl that will never ever be able to drive this magnificent machine. Don’t be the that guy that was driving a 997.1 GT3 that stalled out at the light, when trying to beat me and my G35 and impress his cute Asian gf. 😂

God, I would ring this car's neck and love every second of it.

Nice vid guys!

Epic review

Sublime film and car!!

Just like that woman on Oral B advert, I never knew PH had a KZfaq channel! Subbed!

The way Dan Prosser is talking strongly reminds me of Damon Hill.

Great film, well done all :-)