Following Porsche’s premiere of the new 911 GT3 and GT3 Touring, Porsche dropped a new round of marketing shots on their social media feed. In the case of the GT3 (non-touring), it’s the same specification Pure White (purweiß; nonmetallic UNI; Z99; Porsche) exterior color with Weissach Package.
While we’ve run the entire mix of PR photos available so far, we also wanted to include these marketing shots. They show some other angles and details that haven’t been seen before.
Porsche just revealed the updated 911 GT3 Touring and has followed that up with a few more shots of the launch car specification. That car is listed as Porsche Oak Green Metallic Neo (oakgrünneo; metallic; M6E; Porsche) in the press materials, and we also wanted to include these few more marketing shots for even further details of the car.
Oak Green Metallic has been around Porsche for decades, and like a lot of iconic colors Porsche is reformulating them and bringing them back with the “Neo” suffix to denote the change.
We’re embedding the Facebook post that included the photos should you want to see them in their original format. We’re also adding them here to our gallery. Worth noting, these photos look a bit more on the blue side and a bit less on the gold side of the green spectrum than do the PR shots released earlier. While we haven’t seen Oak Green Metallic Neo in person yet, these images also look more blue than the original Porsche Oak Green we’ve seen on other cars. If you’re considering Porsche Oak Green Metallic Neo, click HERE to check out other stories featuring the color if you want a wider sample set.
The 911 GT3 has offered the ultimate combination of racing genes and day-to-day usability since its introduction in 1999. To mark its 25th anniversary, the new model will launch simultaneously in two versions for the first time: as a track-focused sports car with a rear wing and as a more understated version with a Touring package. With tailor-made packages and innovative options, the GT3 variants can be further customised to the customer’s taste and intended use.
[source: Porsche AG]
Porsche is relaunching the 911 GT3. The exceptionally track-ready road sports car makes its debut in its anniversary year with an expanded lightweight strategy, a naturally aspirated 4.0-litre boxer engine with 375 kW (510 PS) and 450 Nm, and new, highly customer-focused options. The Weissach package, available for the first time in the 911 GT3, offers even more custom configuration options for use on the track. In addition, the sports car comes with more extensive standard equipment and other options that further enhance its precision and sportiness.
The new 911 GT3 models feature a sharpened design in the front and rear as well as adapted aerodynamics. In both variants, the re-contoured front diffuser, the refined shape of the spoiler lip and modified fins on the underbody increase downforce and optimise the air flow. Redesigned Matrix LED headlights, available on the 911 GT3 with an optional white accent ring, combine all the light functions of the 911 and eliminate the need for additional lights in the front apron. This enables an enlarged air inlet area and a clearly structured look. In the rear, the diffuser, air inlets and rear lid have been redesigned. The rear wing of the 911 GT3 has new angled sideplates.
Porsche uses specially developed, aerodynamically shaped trailing arms with a teardrop profile on the double-wishbone front axle. They increase downforce in the wheel arch at high speeds and improve brake cooling. To ensure that the downforce balance between the front and rear axles is maintained even when braking from high speeds, the suspension engineers have reduced pitching (antidive). On the new 911 GT3, the front ball joint of the lower trailing arm has been set lower on the front axle to facilitate this. The 911 GT3 has adopted these modifications from the current 911 GT3 RS. The 911 GT3 comes standard with 255/35 ZR 20 (front) and 315/30 ZR 21 (rear) sports tyres with improved wet grip; optionally, track tyres with road approval are available.
With the model change, Porsche is defining the variants of the 911 GT3 even more clearly. For the first time, the popular Touring package will be available right from the market launch. The “Touring Package” designation goes back to an equipment variant of the 1973 911 Carrera RS 2.7. It has been part of the GT3 programme since 2017. It’s even more distinctive in the new 911 GT3, as reflected in the “911 GT3 touring” logo on the rear lid grille. The 911 GT3 with Touring package dispenses with the fixed wing and thus preserves the timelessly elegant line of the 911. An extendable rear spoiler with a tear-off edge, the famed Gurney flap, and an adapted fin design on the underbody provide aerodynamic balance. The interior offers a high-quality leather interior and a classic sporty ambience.
For the first time, a rear seat system for the 911 GT3 with Touring package is available as an option. This allows the everyday sports car to be adapted even more individually to the wishes of the customer for maximum driving pleasure on winding country roads. “Particularly on winding country roads, you can clearly feel that the steering is even better tuned than its predecessor,” says Porsche brand ambassador Walter Röhrl. “It instils even greater confidence in the car because it responds more calmly from the centre position without losing any of its directness. The shorter gear ratio also significantly enhances driving pleasure on country roads.”
Its low overall weight contributes to the agile and direct handling of the 911 GT3. The new 911 GT3 goes all-in on lightweight design. A new, silver-coloured lightweight aluminium wheel reduces the unsprung masses by more than 1.5 kg compared to the previous model. Optionally, magnesium wheels are available with the Weissach package or the Leichtbau (lightweight) package. They save nine kilograms. A new 40 Ah lithium-ion lightweight battery contributes to the athletic body mass index by shaving off another roughly four kilograms. In the lightest configuration, the new 911 GT3 weighs just 1,420 kilograms.
The 4.0-litre naturally aspirated engine in the new 911 GT3 has been designed for current, significantly stricter exhaust standards and equipped with two particulate filters and four catalytic converters. With this extremely powerful emission control system, Porsche also delivers a gripping soundscape. The engine power of the six-cylinder boxer engine was attained through a series of optimization measures. The cylinder heads have been revised, and the sharper camshafts of the 911 GT3 RS provide even more dynamic performance in the upper engine-speed range.
In addition, flow-optimised individual throttle valves and optimised oil coolers are used. The boxer continues to deliver 375 kW (510 PS). This means that each kilowatt of the revamped high-speed naturally aspirated engine only has to move 3.8 kilograms (2.8 kg/PS) in the lightest vehicle configuration. In addition, both the 7-speed dual clutch transmission (PDK) and the 6-speed GT manual transmission have a final drive ratio that is eight percent shorter than in the predecessor. Both gearbox options are available for both the 911 GT3 and the 911 GT3 with Touring package. The new 911 GT3 accelerates to 100 km/h in 3.4 seconds with PDK and reaches a top speed of 311 km/h (manual gearbox: 3.9 s; 313 km/h).
“On the track, the new 911 GT3 enables even better control because it holds even steadier and handles better on bumps and when driving over kerbs thanks to the optimised damper tuning,” says brand ambassador Jörg Bergmeister. “The anti-dive system noticeably reduces the pitching movement when braking. As a result, the balance of the car remains significantly more consistent under all conditions.”
For the new 911 GT3, a new lightweight sports bucket seat with a folding backrest and a seat shell made of CFRP is available as an option. The seat is equipped with an integrated thorax airbag, electric height adjustment and manual longitudinal adjustment; a three-stage seat heater is available as an option. A part of the headrest padding can be removed. This improves ergonomics for most drivers when wearing a helmet during circuit use. The folding function of the backrest, which is activated via a loop, enables access to the optional rear seat system offered for the first time in the 911 GT3 with Touring package. As an alternative, you can order the Adaptive Sports Seats Plus with electric 18-way adjustment.
The black two-seater standard cockpit in the new 911 GT3 is based on the design of the current 911 models. Unlike the Carrera models, however, the 911 GT3 is not started with a button, but still has a rotary ignition switch. An optionally available roll-over bar demonstrates the proximity to motorsport. The digital instrument panel in the centre supports the driver with a clearly structured display and control concept. Thanks to the contrasting colour scheme, the rev counter and stopwatch can be read in a flash. The “Track Screen” display mode reduces the digital displays to the left and right of the tachometer to key data on tyres, oil, water and fuel and indicates the optimal shifting time to the driver by way of a shift flash. If desired, the tachometer display can be rotated so that the cut-off speed of 9,000 rpm is at the 12 o’clock marking.
Porsche offers various equipment packages for the new 911 GT3. With the Weissach package available for the first time, the 911 GT3 is even more individually configurable for use on circuits. The anti-roll bar, coupling rods and shear panel on the rear axle are made of CFRP as are the roof, sideplates of the rear wing, exterior mirror top shell, mirror triangle and the airblades in the front area. Additional leather and Race-Tex upholstery enhance the look of the interior. For the first time, the upper side of the dashboard on the 911 GT3 is accordingly covered in anti-glare Racetex. CFRP door handles and storage nets optimise the interior door panels for a lightweight design. A CFRP roll cage and magnesium lightweight forged wheels are available as options.
For the 911 GT3 with Touring package, Porsche offers the Leichtbau package. Here, the roof painted in the exterior colour as well as the stabiliser, coupling rods and shear panel on the rear axle are made of CFRP. The lightweight magnesium forged wheels and the lightweight door panels are also part of the package. In conjunction with the standard 6-speed GT sports gearbox, the shortened gear lever from the 911 S/T is used. In front of the gear lever, a plaque with the inscription “Leichtbau” indicates the package.
For the 911 GT3 with rear wing, the Clubsport package for track use is available at no extra charge. It includes a bolted steel roll cage in the rear, a 6-point harness for the driver and a hand-held fire extinguisher. The optional lightweight sports bucket seats are a prerequisite for this.
“The new 911 GT3 has become even more exhilarating and individual. We dug into a wealth of details and gave it many features that our customers wanted. This allows the GT3 to be adapted even more specifically to the purpose or preferences of the driver,” says Andreas Preuninger, Head of GT Cars.
Exclusively for owners of the 911 GT3 and the 911 GT3 Touring, Porsche Design presents an exceptional timepiece that translates the design and performance of the sports car to the wrist. The 911 GT3 chronograph and the 911 GT3 Touring chronograph are equipped with the precise, COSC-certified Porsche Design WERK 01.200 movement, which has a flyback function. The ultra-lightweight titanium case, optionally with black titanium carbide coating, combines sports car design with modern watchmaking.
The GT3 design dial with yellow accents and hexagonal structure evokes the vehicle’s instrument panel, while the winding rotor is based on the design of the GT3 rims. The dial ring is available in all exterior colours of the 911 GT3 and the Touring package, as well as in the colours of the Paint to Sample programme. The band, crafted using original Porsche interior leather and thread, is also matched to the respective configuration of the vehicle.
The new Porsche 911 GT3 and the new Porsche 911 GT3 with Touring package can be ordered from the end of the year.
Typically when we talk remasters, we’re talking about exacting reimagining of iconic and also vintage cars. In the case of RML Group and their Le Mans though, it’s a reinvention of the current 992.1 Porsche 911 Turbo S. RML takes Porsche’s most potent Turbo and dials it up to hypercar levels with its modern reimagining, and until Porsche builds a modern 911 GT2, the Le Mans definitely fits a niche.
In as much, we’re including RML in our remasters series. While we’re not seeking to cover everything in the aftermarket as a “remaster”, we are choosing firms doing formulaic and tailored augmentation of iconic cars. We think this qualifies, though given these all appear to be renderings for now, will save our final impressions for when we finally see one in person. In the meantime, read the full press release below.
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[source: RML Group]
Wellingborough, Northants October 16, 2024 – RML Group Ltd, the UK’s leading high-performance engineering specialist, today unveils first production details of its bespoke P39 project.
Merging Le Mans Hypercar design and daily road-car usability, the P39 40th Special Edition (40SE) delivers an unrivalled blend of RML’s championship-winning expertise and engineering excellence.
Based on the Porsche 992.1 Turbo S, the RML P39 40SE upgrades every area affecting performance, ride and handling. The net result is an extraordinary hypercar that has track capability beyond a Porsche 992 GT3 RS* yet maintains a high level of compliance and day-to-day usability.
Michael Mallock, CEO of RML Group, said: ‘What better way to showcase our leadership on road and track over 40 years than with the launch of a Le Mans Hypercar-inspired hypercar?
‘Our new RML P39 40th Special Edition challenges everything that’s possible in this sector,’ he added. ‘It will comfortably eclipse a GT3 RS* at the Nordschleife while being relaxing and easy to drive all the way home again.’
To expand the car’s handling abilities, P39 40SE’s track has been increased front and rear plus the wheelbase has been lengthened. The bodywork has been replaced by a carbon fibre shell inspired functionally and aesthetically by the new Le Mans Hypercar category.
This features front and rear active aero complete with an integrated, driver-activated drag reduction system (DRS) which reduces aerodynamic drag to boost speed on straights. Furthermore, the entire chassis can be remotely lowered to increase downforce via hydraulic actuators.
In this configuration, P39 40SE generates an extraordinary 662kg of downforce – more than 4.5 times a standard 992.1 911 Turbo S at 150mph.
Making the most of this new-found ability, P39 40SE’s twin-turbo six-cylinder engine is taken to 900bhp at 7,300rpm and 1,000Nm of torque thanks to a new ECU, upgraded turbos and intercoolers, new manifolds and catalytic converters plus a tuned Inconel sports exhaust.
Using RML’s advanced simulation software, these upgrades translate to an anticipated Nordschleife lap time of 6min 45sec*. This compares with 7min 17sec for the standard 992.1 Turbo S and 6min 49sec for the GT3 RS.
Yet as focused and stiff as it is in Track Mode to achieve this scintillating speed, P39 40SE has two distinct modes or characters. With the car in driver-selected Tour Mode, the ride height increases, damping relaxes to make the car more compliant and everyday useable.
Inside, P39 40SE celebrates RML’s 40 years of engineering excellence with new sports seats and embroidery matched with four-point safety harnesses for both driver and passenger. The standard vestigial rear seat is removed and replaced with a custom half roll cage.
The package is completed with no-cost option RML 40SE Ruby Red paintwork and bespoke forged alloy sports rims – 20in at the front and 21in at the rear.
Just 10 examples of P39 40SE will be created at RML’s engineering centre at Wellingborough, near Silverstone, with the first already under construction.
P39 40SE is delivered as a completed vehicle, with each costing £495,000 excluding taxes plus the donor car. RML can source these, as required.
*All times are simulation only
P39 40th Anniversary Special Edition Specification
| P39 40th Special Edition | 992.1 Turbo S | |
| Power (PS) | 912 @ 7,300 rpm | 650 @ 6,750rpm |
| Torque (NM) | 1,000 @ 4,500rpm >800Nm from 3,000rpm | 800Nm @ 2,500-4,000rpm |
| Max Downforce @ 150mph | 662kg | 146kg |
| Max Downforce @ 177mph | 923kg | 204kg |
| 0-60mph (sec) | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| 0-100mph (sec) | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Top speed (mph) | 205 | 205 |
| Nordschleife Lap (min)* | 6:45.00 | 7:17.00 |
| Suspension F/R | McPherson strut/ 5-link | McPherson strut/ 5-link |
| Brakes F/R | Ceramic Composite – 10-pot 420mm/ 4 pot 390mm | Ceramic Composite – 10-pot 420mm/ 4 pot 390mm |
| Wheels F/R | Centre lock – 20″x 10J / 21″ x 12J | Centre lock – 20″x 9.5J / 21″ x 11.5J |
| Tyres F/R | 275/35ZR20 & 335/30ZR21 | 255/35ZR20 & 315/30ZR21 |
| Transmission | 8-speed PDK | 8-speed PDK |
| Dimensions (mm) | ||
| Track F/R | 1,683/1,700 | 1,583/1,600 |
| Wheelbase | 2,475 | 2,450 |
| Width | 1,990 | 1,900 |
| Length | 4,700 | 4,530 |
| Bodywork material | Carbon Fibre | Aluminium |
| 992 GT3RS Comparison* Downforce @ 150mph: 617kg Nordschleife Lap: 6:49.3 |
*All times are simulation only
Porsche is about to launch its first 992.2-based GT car, and it’s likely the updated freshening of the GT3 and GT3 Touring. To message that, they dropped this teaser image along with confirmation of a digital world premiere on October 18 at 18:30 CEST (12:30 EST).
How do we know it’s the GT3? Call it an educated guess. The image shows a car with no vented front fenders and a fixed rear wing. The statement by Porsche also confirms two versions of its first 992.2 “GT Car”… like say a GT3 and a GT3 Touring.
Of course, this being Tailored Driver, it’s also worth mentioning that Porsche stated, “Both (versions) have become even more emotional, offer customers even more individuality and come up with innovative detailed solutions.”
We’ll post the full text below.
First GT model of the new 911 generation
[source: Porsche AG]
Stuttgart The first GT model of the new 911 generation is in the starting blocks. In a digital world premiere, Andreas Preuninger, Head of GT Vehicles, will present the further developed vehicle together with the brand ambassadors Walter Röhrl and Jörg Bergmeister. The new 911 from the GT forge in Flacht will be presented in two variants at the same time. Both have become even more emotional, offer customers even more individuality and come up with innovative detailed solutions.
Broadcast in the Porsche Newsroom
The world premiere of the new 911 GT model will be on 18. October at 18:30 CEST in the Porsche Newsroom at newsroom.porsche.de as well as on the Porsche channels on Youtube and LinkedIn and can then be accessed on demand.
Gunther Werks continues to impress with its progressive evolution of its classic 911 formula based on the reimagining of Porsche’s 993-generation cars. This latest build, teased in these 3-D renderings posted to their social media channels, shows a bespoke take on what should be the subtle – a shade of silver.
Here’s what we know. The car is the next specification built to their GWR formula, meaning unique and aerodynamic widebody with that almost 935-inspired venting of the front quarterpanel. At the rear, a ducktail spoiler gives it more of a touring / roadgoing look and feel.
The color on this 993 is listed as Argenta Shadow Silver and is described as “bespoke”, implying that this particular iteration of silver was formulated for the client commissioning this particular build. This is a 3-D rendering, so not exactly as valuable as “real world” pics for inspection of the silver, so we’re not entirely sure if the “Porsche” script and striping on the doors is blue or simply a darkened silver, while the script itself appears to be more of a white or perhaps matches the finish on the wheels.
We should also dwell a moment on those aforementioned wheels as well. The design itself very closely pays tribute to the design also seen on the modern Porsche 911 GT3. Like the modern car, these too are center lock, and they lean ever-so-slightly toward the gold side of the spectrum. The finish is listed as Desert Mist White Gold finish and we can’t wait to see what that looks like in real life.
See more photos of the car below or via the embedded Facebook link above. You can also check out Gunther Werks directly at guntherwerks.com.
Porsche 993 re-imagineer Gunther Werks has revealed their latest commission, and it plays upon Weissach’s pink heritage. Painted Paint to Sample Amethyst, the Mystique Commission boats bespoke touches throughout its widebody 993 Speedster form.
As a color, Amethyst is a two-stage metallic paint described as having intense travel in direct sunlight, with rich choma in darker light.
Given it is a Speedster, the client who commissioned Mystique also requested an exposed carbon fiber stripe with body color pinstripe. The Amethyst and carbon theme carries into the cabin as well.
When we think about the remasters, Singer Vehicle Design definitely sets the bar for the rest of the field. Their level of craftsmanship and attention to detail is really above and beyond. And, now that they’ve expanded into their latest Classic Turbo range, it’s fascinating to see them expand the Singer tailoring formula.
Most know that Singer began with a reimagining of the Porsche 964, backdating it first to more of an early ’70s 911 of the iconic so-called “long hood” era. More recently, they’ve gone a different direction with their 964-based builds, offering their Classic Turbo formula that reimagines the bigger bumper 80s G-body look that is perhaps more appealing to a younger clientele who hark those rad-era 911s.
This latest round of photos was shot at Goodwood Motor Circuit, and it times not long after the Goodwood Revival. The car itself is handsome enough in Palm Green Metallic, but it’s inside the cabin where their craftsmen really went above and beyond.
The Cognac leather is accented by woven leather seating surfaces patterned after Porsche’s iconic Pasha waving checkered flag cloth. Wood accents add a further level of luxury to this Classic Turbo, with warm brown wood tones on the dash strip, gear shift, handbrake and even door panels where it artfully integrates the door release lever in a way that much improves the classic appearance of those iconic door panel saddle bags.
Check out the images below, and make sure to like and follow Singer Vehicle Design on social media channels like their Facebook post embedded above in order to catch the latest from the California-based builder.
Tartan fabrics symbolise tradition and craftsmanship, belonging and confidence. Exactly 50 years ago, three tartans could be found on the options list exclusively for the Porsche 911 Turbo. It wasn’t until the 1976 model year that they appeared in the 911. To this day, this check pattern classic remains timeless and stylish – on the catwalk and in the sports car.
[source: Porsche]
The day that Anatole Lapine woke up and decided to wear a pair of tartan trousers would be the day on which the chief designer and his team would decide to include tartan fabrics in the interior programme. Dorothea Müller-Goodwyn worked as a stylist at Porsche from 1970 to 1975, and again from 1978 to 2003. “We had a Scottish colleague in our team who recommended two traditional tartan fabric makers from his homeland to me,” recalls Müller-Goodwyn, who then contacted them both. “Unfortunately, they were unable to supply us with fabrics with the qualities that we required for the interior of the sports cars: [they had to be] lightfast and abrasion-resistant.” She finally found a supplier 50 kilometres from Weissach, in Dettingen unter Teck, on the border of the Swabian Mountains. The town is home to the Berger company, which capable of weaving series-production-quality fabrics for the Porsche Style team.
Tartans typically have a crisscross pattern that is created when threads of different colours are woven together. Traditional natives of Scotland, home of the iconic fabric, wear only the tartans of their clan, thereby identifying the family line to which they belong. However, according to the Scottish law of heraldic arms, it is not forbidden to wear the tartans of other clans.
Lapine’s trousers had a blue, green and black pattern inspired by the colours of Black Watch tartan. At the 1973 International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Porsche presented the 911 RSR Turbo concept with seat centres and side bolsters in Black Watch tartan. A year later, Louise Piëch was given the 911 Turbo ‘No. 1’ (Vin: 9115600042), with silver bodywork and an interior upholstered in brick-red cowhide leather, the seat centre in McLaughlin tartan and the Porsche logo on a background of the same tartan pattern. The name of the clan with this red and blue Scottish tartan can also be written ‘MacLachlan’. In 1974, chief designer Lapine and his team added Mackenzie – featuring beige, red, blue, white and olive green – to the trio of tartans. “Following the success of the exclusive tartans in the Turbo, in the next model year we also used them in the 911,” explains Müller-Goodwyn. To this day, it is a tradition at Porsche to reinterpret classic design elements and deploy them in cars with state-of-the-art sports car technology. This is a joint endeavour of Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur and the Style Porsche design department. As part of the Heritage Design strategy, special models are created in the Lifestyle area, which are equipped with iconographic elements. These models stem from the product strategy for highly emotive concepts with a historical connection. These concepts are often based on style-defining textiles that evoke long-forgotten times while also carrying the values of the brand into the future.
It’s early 1984 in West Germany, and after a banner 1983 at the firm, your pockets are lined with Deutsche Marks. So you do the most logical thing possible, and spec out your very own brand new 911. But your colleagues all have them too, so yours must be different. You glance out the window at your wife’s 300TD wagon and think to yourself- yep, that’ll set me apart. It’ll be Mercedes Midnight Blue metallic, ordered via Porsche’s Paint to Sample program, and for a further punch to your coworkers’ gut, you’ll pair it with leather to sample in Grey. Frankie Goes to Hollywood comes on the radio. Life is good.
Fast forward to today, this Paint to Sample Midnight Blue Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe (VIN: WP0ZZZ91ZES101928) has aged pretty well- far better than the hits that once rattled its speakers. Modern touches are fairly limited here, with a Continental single-din radio with Bluetooth capability being the most obvious, and that’s just the way we’d want it.
This Paint to Sample Midnight Blue Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe is currently offered for sale by Bring a Trailer power seller 911r at an at-time-of-writing bid of $19,911 with 6 days remaining. We’d bet it’ll finish somewhere quite a bit north of that.
See the full auction for this Tailored Driver, here.
