rockitman,
Hopefully there is a solution by now. I noticed this last fall when I drove a 997 turbo, and have heard other tall drivers have had a similar problem. I'm "only" 6'4" and it's an irritation for me, but I'd still buy a GT3 or RS if I could find one.

 

The more and more I read your response's the more obvious it becomes I need to upgrade to a GT3 w/ uber seats.

 

My 997 GT3 arrived last week but I have not picked it up yet...dealer prep and all that stuff...and I did have a chance to sit in it and fire it up. Sounds good but damn that clutch is heavy!

More to point though it does have sport adaptive seats, which I was a bit worried about as there have been some posts that these seats place the driver higher and closer to the steering wheel. Having sat in mine I wonder if these drivers had the seat adjusted correctly, as when I put the seat at it's lowest setting I had a couple inches headroom. I then raised the front of the seat to give better thigh support and I still had about an inch to spare. Ironically putting the backrest too far back positioned me to the lowering part of the roofliner so I had less headroom; ie. I had more if I had the seat less reclined and sat more vertical.

I am 6'5" and am happy that I fit in the sport adaptives, but I will update my opinion if necessary once I have had a chance to pick up the car and drive it later this week .

 

I would like to hear about this, QUESTION are the sport adaptive seats in the GT3 the same as the sport adaptive seats in the Carrera S w/out the alcantara inserts though.

 

That is a good question...I was wondering that myself.

I just put the stock basic seats back in my C4S tonight as I will be trading it in (and it looks like a friend of mine will be buying the car...hopefully), and even with the seat fully down and back, from what I can remember of the GT3, I did not seem to be as low or as far from the dash in the C4S as I was in the GT3.

Again it might have just been wishfull thinking, but I will be able to tell more this weekend.

 

I just picked up my GT3 this afternoon, and have been busy out killing as many bugs as I can.

There are certainly lots of differences between the GT3 and the C4S that I traded in, but that (and pics) I will have to elaborate upon in a later post.

Comparing the room in the C4S with stock seats and the GT3 seats with Brey-Krause adapters, and the 997 GT3 with the sport adaptives, I seem to have the most room in the new GT3. With the stock seats in my old C4S my head was touching the roofliner, and I could have used a little more legroom and space for my right knee. I gained about 1 inch of headroom with the GT3 seats and Brey-Krause adapters and stock sliders, and a couple inches of legroom. In the 997 GT3, I have about 1-2 inches of headroom depending on where I put the seat, 1-2 inches more of legroom and alot more space for my right knee.

Now I just have to get used to the added room, the GT3 clutch, and scraping the hell out of that front diffuser.

 

That's great news for the long of leg among us.

Please tell about the relative ease of heel-toe shifting in each of the three cars you have discussed.

I'm 6'4" and have one heck of a time trying to heel-toe in any 996 I have driven/owned (damn center console!). I've not had any meaningful seat time in a 997 to try my luck.

 

I found it near impossible to heal-toe in the 996 C4S until I put the GT3 seats and Brey-Krause brackets in. With the stock seats that center console is a pain and the steering wheel was constantly in the way as well. Fortunately though there is a console delete option for the 996 (not for the 997).

I have just started heal-toeing a little bit in the GT3, but I am still "breaking it in", and am trying to get used to the clutch release/engagement point and the short-throw shifter. Luckily neither the console nor the steering wheel is getting in the way of my right knee.

I have seem some heal-toe by really jerking their right knee in or out depending if they are just braking or heal-toeing...I do not think there is enough room for us tall guys to do that. But if you heal-toe by just rolling your foot it should be fine.

I personally just need a lot more practice.

 

Many thanks for the info!