Porsche 911

Precision track craft costs Rs 2.31 crore, ex-showroom India

Porsche has launched the new 911 GT3 in India, seven months after it was officially unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. Enthusiasts have had to wait much longer though, three years to be precise, for the GT3 to be offered with a manual transmission. In terms of design, the changes on the 991.2 GT3 are not so obvious. At the front, the bumper is all-new, with larger air intakes and a subtler placement of the LED DRLs/indicators. The 20-inch wheels remain unchanged but are shod with improved tyres from Michelin and Dunlop. The rear bumper is new too, but the most noticeable change on the whole car is the new rear wing. The signature element of the Porsche 911 GT3 is now placed 20mm higher than before to exploit the flow of air better. Combined with newer underbody elements the whole car now generates 20 per cent more downforce at top speed (318/320kmph depending on the transmission) than the 991.1 GT3. Additional air intakes placed ahead of the rear wing and an air exhaust placed just below the wing help the engine breathe better. The engine needs a special mention. It is the largest flat 6-cylinder engine ever fitted to a road going Porsche. The 4.0-litre... read more »

Track-focused 911 to be launched in Mumbai on October 9, 2017

Punching out a colossal 700 horsepower and 750Nm of torque from its 3.8-litre twin-turbo flat six, this is the most powerful road-going 911 ever!