Porsche 911 GT3

It seems only right to go from one hardcore modification to another. For years the Porsche line has created new 911’s then created different levels of the model starting with the standard 911 which is designed for everyday use, and up to the hardened GT3 designed for serious drivers looking to attend track days. Porsche take the standard 911 and follow a similar path as the M3 GTS in losing all the luxuries and any excess weight. Then replacing them with a roll cage to help stiffen then frame for handling and safety reasons. Top of the range lightweight buckets seats with a 3 point safety harness, lashing of carbon fibre, plastic side and rear windows, no back seats, certainly no heavy automatic gear box, titanium alloy wheels, slick tires, more aggressive suspension set up, and Porsche will do all of this for roughly $150,000. Less is more in this case. The engine is no longer the 3.8 but a new 4.0 engine producing 493 horses and a 3.6 0-60 time along with a top speed of 193mph, you can say this car can perform. Even whilst upgrading to a bigger engine Porsche managed to save 10kilos from the standard 911. By not using any Turbo’s or superchargers not only did Porsche save weight, but performance. It is a known fact that if you let the revs dip below about 3500 revs then you will experience turbo lag. For those who don’t know what this is, when a car with a turbo is driving anything under roughly 3500-4000 revs you are just using the engine and the turbo is inactive. Meaning the engine is not at its full performance level. Once the acquired revs are reached the turbo kicks in and the difference in acceleration is clear. When you are racing you want the turbo to constantly be firing to give you the most speed and power possible so when the turbo is in active and getting ready to be used, you are losing time. By keeping his 4.0 naturally aspirated at no point does the engines performance ever fall off, so the driver does not have to work as hard for the lap times and does not have to worry about when the turbo will kick in part the way around a corner causing a big problem. Porsche and its test drivers claim that this is the best GT3 yet and promise buyers won’t regret it...and I am not doubting the geniuses at Porsche for a second.