The original 997 GT3 was about as good as drivers’ cars get. Or so we thought. Say hello to the faster, sharper, meaner Gen.2 GT3. Chris Harris and Dickie Meaden drive two GT3's and talk to Andreas Preuninger about the finer details behind his new masterpiece.
Prepare to start salivating.
At the Geneva show, we spoke to Porsche board member Wolfgang Durheimer, Executive Vice President - R&D; and Andreas Preuninger, Manager, High Performance cars.
Speculation surrounding the possibility of a new 997 GT3 reached new levels late last year when numerous websites published spyshots of almost completely undisguised cars tooling around Germany.
That the car existed wasn’t the issue – what people couldn’t decide on was whether the car would be launched in 2009, whether it would offer a PDK...
The R8 GT3, or R16 to use its internal name, uses the 4.2-litre V8 from the production car tuned to produce in excess of 500bhp (without restrictors). In accordance to GT3 regulations the car is rear-wheel drive and runs through a six-speed sequential ‘box. Despite the pictures you see here and the fact that the...
It may not be a matter of global importance, but the future direction of Porsche’s high performance engine development has been slightly up in the air since the company unveiled the new DFI units in the revised 997. Engineer Thomas Wassabch was happy to be quoted as saying he felt that this new motor was...