Porsche was caught lying! Before you get too upset, we should mention that it is the only acceptable form of lying. The fact that German state-of-the-art car manufacturers tend to be too conservative in terms of performance is yesterday’s news, but the new 911 GT3 has some ballistic acceleration in the real world. Keep in mind that it’s still a rail-oriented car with a naturally aspirated engine at the base, so it’s not a Turbo S in terms of acceleration. Or is it?
Carwow launched the 992 GT3 generation, shattering the manufacturer’s claims of 0-60 mph. With the tires not having an ideal temperature and thus not providing enough traction, the first race was far from ideal, as Mat Watson managed only a sprint of 3.11 seconds. Maybe “only” is not the right word to use, because its first race was already under 3.2 seconds quoted by Porsche for the model equipped with PDK.
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He stopped traction control for the second sprint, but that only made things worse, as the car failed to deliver 502 horses efficiently on the road. It hit 60 mph in 4.36 seconds, which is still a decent moment for a performance car, but not really worthy of the GT3 badge.
As they say, the third time is a charm, thanks to warm tires and active electronic means. It did nothing at 60 mph in 2.87 seconds, making it over 0.3 seconds faster than official specifications. This makes it less than three-tenths of a second slower than the sprint time cited by Porsche for the 911 Turbo S. Needless to say, the latter is also faster in real life, with Carwow’s Mat Watson do the sprint in an amazing way. 2.55 seconds.
The 911 GT3 continued the quarter mile in 10.85 seconds, which is extremely impressive for a sports car built primarily for circuits. By the way, Porsche claims that the latest tracked toy is more than 17 seconds around the Nürburgring than its predecessor, although both have about the same weight and power. It all boils down to numerous aerial improvements and other changes, helping the 911 GT3 go around a corner faster and sharpen maneuverability.
Of course, a hotter RS version is only a matter of time and you can be sure that Porsche will find new ways to give it an advantage over the regular GT3. Incidentally, the amplified model was caught the other day swinging a massive rear wing, like a race car, while hiding its airy front wings, as part of what will likely be a comprehensive upgrade package to win the RS badge. .