New Porsche 911 GT3 and 911 GT3 with Touring package

Available since 1999, the Porsche 911 GT3 has racing genes with daily usability. Now, for the first time in Malaysia, two GT3 variants have made their debut – a track-focused sports car with a rear wing and a more understated version with a Touring package.

Both GT3 variants, priced from RM 2,290,000, can be further customised to meet personal preferences or specific requirements.

Upgraded engine
The track-ready road sportscar has an upgraded naturally aspirated 4-litre flat-six engine capable of developing up to 510 ps/450 Nm. The cylinder heads have been revised, and the sharper camshafts 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 engine has been designed for current, significantly stricter exhaust standards and equipped with 2 particulate filters and 4 catalytic converters. Even with this extremely efficient emission control, the 911 GT3 offers a gripping soundscape.

In addition, both the 7-speed dual clutch transmission (PDK) and the 6-speed GT manual transmission have a final drive ratio that is 8% shorter than in the predecessor. Both gearbox options are available for both the 911 GT3 and the 911 GT3 with Touring package.

Lighter wheels
The car’s low overall weight contributes to the agile and direct handling of the 911 GT3. Contributors include a new, silver-coloured lightweight aluminium wheel which reduces the unsprung mass by more than 1.5 kgs (compared to the one on the previous model). Optionally, magnesium wheels are available with the Weissach package or the Leichtbau (lightweight) package, which save 9 kgs.

A new 40 Ah lithium-ion lightweight battery also helps the reduce body mass index by shaving off another roughly 4 kgs. In the lightest configuration, the new 911 GT3 weighs just 1,420 kgs.

Better aerodynamics
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 airflow.

Redesigned Matrix LED headlights, available on models 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 (anti-dive). 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. These modifications have been adopted from the current 911 GT3 RS.

“Since the arrival of our very first sportscar in Malaysia, our customers have embraced our motorsport DNA with a strong passion. Whether it’s at our Porsche track days in Sepang or supporting the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, this community truly lives and breathes motorsport. The new 911 GT3 builds on that legacy, giving enthusiasts in Malaysia yet another way to connect with Porsche’s racing DNA – on the track and on the road. We can’t wait to see this track-bred icon being driven,” said Christopher Hunter, CEO of Auto Performance, Sime Motors’ subsidiary handling the Porsche brand.

Sime Darby Auto Performance/Porsche Malaysia is 15 years old