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Such is the evolution of Porsche. First the 911 GT3, then the lightweight GT3 RS… and now the race-prepped GT3 Cup.
Yes, Porsche has shown off the new track-only iteration of its ever-present supercar, and it looks mean.
Based around the GT3 RS, the Cup has been uprated in just about every department for hardcore circuit work, and stripped out to return a kerbweight around 1,200kg.
The arches have been flared yet further, the suspension has been stiffened and dropped, and there’s a huge downforce-inducing bodykit including that ankle-mangling front lip. If you opt for the ‘Supercup version’, you get the same ceramic brakes found on Porsche’s Carrera Cup racers.
The Cup gets the 3.8-litre flat-six from the GT3 RS, though a new racing exhaust means it produces slightly more power than the ample 450bhp of the road car. It also produces a full 30bhp more than the outgoing GT3 racer. We’d expect it to hit 60mph in comfortably under four seconds.
On the inside, yep, it’s a proper race car. No stereo, satnav or even passenger seat here: just a proper sequential box, a fire extinguisher and a straight-to-the-point info screen on the steering wheel.
Porsche says the GT3 Cup will available in a single colour, Carrera White. This is confusing, because this car is clearly not white.
Nonetheless, it’ll set you – or your generous racing benefactor - back around £130,000. Less is most definitely more…
Now watch the Stig thrash Porsche’s 911 GT3 for Top Gear magazine’s Big Performance Car Showdown:
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What do you think?
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PetrolheadViper commented on this article
at 01:30 pm on 27 August 2009
Noooo not another 911
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Mikeado commented on this article
at 01:43 pm on 27 August 2009
I'm assuming this is a GT-spec 911 for Gentlemen Racers to buy and enter in GT3 or Porsche Supercup or something?
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Mikeado commented on this article
at 01:44 pm on 27 August 2009
Also, £130k seems cheap for such a car (sorry 4 double post).
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StigsIrishCousn commented on this article
at 01:47 pm on 27 August 2009
So if you get the ceramic brakes could you actually just turn up to the next Carrera Cup race in Silverstone with your racing licence and all the gear and just race? If it only comes in white maybe it would be the perfect present for a certain white suited racer...
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TennantsLager commented on this article
at 03:47 pm on 27 August 2009
The picture makes it look like something straight out of a Gran Turismo game - possibly a racing special you have to win via a manufacturer's series event. In other words not bad for a 911.
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