997 GT3

Make no mistake about it, the 911 GT3 is designed for the road. It just happens to be designed by the very same engineers responsible for our competition vehicles. The same development and engineering that went into the 911 race cars that won the 12 hours of Sebring, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the ALMS championship can be found in the 911 GT3.

The car is built around the most powerful normally aspirated engine Porsche has ever built. Zero to 60 takes just a scant 4.1 seconds. Top track speed is 193 miles per hour. The chassis and rear wing are fully adjustable. The car plants firmly in the corners and every driver input is implemented with remarkable precision and clarity.

The 911 GT3 is instantly recognizable – even when your eyes are closed. The flat-six engine has a unique acoustic presence as it revs with ease as high as 8,400 rpm. Press the throttle and power is developed with astonishing immediacy and precision. Even the lightest pedal input is instantly transformed into abundant energy and potential. Applied to the road, the resulting performance is more than a match for the sound. Of course, both characteristics can only be fully appreciated by driving the car yourself.

Powering the new 911 GT3 is a rear-mounted, water-cooled six-cylinder boxer engine. Naturally aspirated, the four-valveper-cylinder engine develops a potent 415 horsepower at 7600 rpm from a total displacement of 3600 cc’s. Maximum torque of 300 lb.-ft. is available at 5500 rpm. Plus, when “Sport” mode is selected, as much as 18.44 lb.-ft. of additional torque is available in the medium rev range, i.e., below the point of maximum torque. Maximum engine speed is 8400 rpm. Even more impressive is the specific output in excess of 115 horsepower per liter. In fact, the new 911 GT3 offers more power-per-unit of engine displacement than that of any other naturally aspirated production Porsche. The benchmark sprint to 60 mph requires as little as 4.1 seconds, and maximum track speed is 193 mph.