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PORSCHE TEST DRIVERS are working with the next 911 GT3 these very weeks. Now we know
PORSCHE TEST DRIVERS are working with the next 911 GT3 these very weeks. Now we know and we thank Porsche, these are the first pictures of an undisguised prototype of the new Porsche 911 GT3.
GT3 is the high-performance variant of the normally aspirated current 911 Carrera – not to be confused with the turbo charged GT2, which is based on the current 911 Turbo.
When that 911 Turbo was first presented in 1999, it already had those newly shaped headlights the standard 911 Carrera received only about a year later. And also the GT2, based on the Turbo and presented in January 2001, got the more modern headlamps right from the start. The latest GT3 was based on the former 911 Carrera, but now Porsche brings the GT3 up to today’s standard – the car on the images and the video – is based on the latest 911 Carrera.
Equipped with a manual six-speed gearbox, the 3.6-litre flat six engine in the rear will pump a stunning 370 HP. Chassis and mechanics will be fine-tuned and should allow a top-speed of around 310 km/h. Traditionally, the interior will be quite Spartan compared to a standard Carrera.
FACTS:
· Coming Porsche 911 GT3
. Our Editor: What Porsche must do
Our Opinion
“PORSCHE 911 GT3 is one of the cars that is hard to improve. But believe me, even with a output of 360 HP the former GT3 asked for more power; I am not saying it wasn’t fast (4.8 sec. and 302 km/h), but the racing handling was just faster than the boxer engine"
"I understand the next GT3 will be a little stronger, plus 10 HP I am told. But no one – I am not talking about Walther Röhrl – is able to feel the difference between 360 and 370 HP. What really counts is more torque. Without increasing bore and stroke it is a little difficult to find more torque, but I am sure Porsche will".
"For serious track use the GT3 needs bigger brakes.”
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