Heart-starter - 911 GT3 R

Heart-starter lands in Australia

Porsche’s extraordinary 911 GT3 R has set foot on Australian soil ready to fly into the hands of an elite band of race car drivers who hunger for a genuine track car.

Robert Gattereder, General Manager of Porsche Centre Brighton, revealed the exciting new iteration of the celebrated Porsche 911, the 911.2 GT3 R – Gen 2. In the past, the 911 lineage has played host to legendary performances at internationally renowned events such as Nürburgring Nordschleife, IMSA, SPA, and our own Bathurst. No doubt this will continue with this new version.

‘Today I have the honour to introduce a very special product to you,’ Mr Gattereder says. ‘It has been engineered and manufactured in Germany, and not more than 90 units left the factory gate in Weissach. Of those, only two brand new cars have made their way to Australia. ‘With this new GT3 R Porsche’s Weissach engineers have pumped up the unrestricted horsepower rating from the previous 373kW (500 hp) to a new rating of 410kW (550 hp) from a naturally aspirated 4-litre flat six engine,’ says a very excited Mr Gattereder.

Porsche’s Weissach hub in Germany is where engineering and enthusiasm have always gone hand in hand.

Heart-starter lands in Australia

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The Development Centre Weissach combines all the components of the early design phase – design studio, prototype development, wind tunnel, and test rigs. Directly adjacent is a dedicated test track, where every Porsche is put through its paces. This applies to sports cars and race cars alike, because the latter are developed just a few hundred metres away on the other side of the test track - in the Porsche Motorsport Centre. There could hardly be closer links between series production and motorsport. The Porsche Gen2 GT3 R has the most recent factory updates and represents the middle tier of Porsche race cars, sandwiched between the GT3 Cup Car and the 911 RSR. ‘It has a combination of aluminium, steel and carbon fibre,’ Mr Gattereder explains.

‘Like everything with Porsche, refinements are not highly visible from the outside, but they are substantial on the inside.

‘Personally, I think this car is very refined with significant improvements in aerodynamics and suspension geometry. ‘From a customer racing perspective, this is the most advanced and most successful GT car available on the global market.’• You can view Mr Gattereder’s video presentation of the car at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1NoKt6AWZM

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