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Adrian Paton2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R
November 19th 2009 18:00
The Porsche 911 is one of the world's favourite sports cars with no less than 16 variants available from the showroom floor. In motorsport, the 911 is equally as popular with various racing variants entered into competitions such as the GT2/GT3 class and the DTM series.
And now it's time to welcome yet another racing variant of the 911 for the 2010 motorsport season: The 911 GT3 R. Succeeding the 911 GT3 Cup S, the GT3 R has been developed for even better drivability and easier handling than past models.
Power comes from a 4.0-litre six-cylinder boxer engine developing 353 kW of power transmitted to the rear axle by a sequential six-speed dog gearbox. Weighing around 1,200 kg, the power-to-weight ratio is superb and performance blistering.
Improvements in technology such as an anti-lock brake system (ABS), traction control and an e-gas with "throttle-blip" function make it much easier to get used to this new GT3 racing car than its predecessor, meaning that the new model is also more appropriate for the ambitious amateur racing driver.
Flared wheel arches added on to the body both front and rear bear clear testimony to the wider track than on the former model. The GT3 R even takes some styling cues from the road-going models such as the LED rear light clusters.
The Porsche 911 GT3 R will debut at the Birmingham Motor Show on January 14, 2010.
The Official Porsche Press Release:
New Racing Version for International GT Sport
Stuttgart. Following the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is entering yet another racing car in the 2010 motorsport season: The 911 GT3 R will be raced in series based on the international FIA GT3 regulations, thus succeeding the 911 GT3 Cup S. The main focus in developing this new model was on even better drivability and even easier handling.
The 911 GT3 R is powered by a four-litre six-cylinder boxer engine delivering maximum output of 480 bhp (353 kW) transmitted to the rear axle by a sequential six-speed dog gearbox.
The starting point in developing the 911 GT3 R weighing just 1,200 kg or 2,646 lb was the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup presented in September for one-make cup racing. Thanks to its increase in engine size by 0.2 litres, the GT3 R offers 30 bhp more than the Cup model. Both cars are based on the extra-wide body of the 911 GT3 RS street-legal sports car.
An anti-lock brake system (ABS), traction control and an e-gas with "throttle-blip" function make it much easier to get used to this new GT3 racing car than its predecessor, meaning that the new model is also more appropriate for the ambitious amateur racing driver.
Flared wheel arches added on to the body both front and rear bear clear testimony to the wider track than on the former model. And like all second-generation versions of the 911, the new 911 GT3 R also comes with striking LED rear light clusters.
The Porsche 911 GT3 R is making its world debut on 14 January 2010 at the Birmingham Motor Show. The car is built by Porsche's Motorsport Department at the Weissach Development Centre and will be delivered to Customer Teams the world over as of spring 2010. The base price of the Porsche 911 GT3 R is 279,000 euros plus local sales tax/VAT.
[Source: Porsche]
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