The Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, was officially unveiled. Since 1998, 2,395 units of the near standard vehicle for customer sport were produced. The new edition of the 911 GT3 Cup is the motorsports version of the future 911 GT3 and as such is the first race car that is based on the seventh generation of the sports car. The 911 GT3 Cup will be run exclusively in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup in 2013. The car for one-make racing made its debut on the occasion of the end of motorsport season “Night of Champions” celebration at the R&D Centre in Weissach.
Under the hood of the Porsche 911 GT3, at the center lies the 3.8-litre six-cylinder flat engine, which produces 460 hp (338 kW) at 7,500 revs. a six-speed dog-type gearbox developed by Porsche Motorsport which is operated via shift paddles at the steering wheel for the first time in a Porsche brand trophy race car, which transmits the power to the rear axle.
On the outside the single piece race wheels with center mount were also newly designed by Porsche Motorsport. A new race breaking system has been developed, which further improves the endurance qualities to its successful predecessor, it features 380 millimeter slotted and inner-vented steel brake rotors at the front axle with six-piston aluminum fixed calipers. And at the rear, it features a four-piston version.
Inside, a particular emphasis was put on the driver safety, with a newly designed safety cage, which has been distinctively shaped around the head and shoulders and can be adjusted individually with the help of padding, also a rescue hatch in the roof provides easy access for primary medical attention and for the extrication of the driver.
“The new 911 GT3 Cup is much easier to drive at the limit,” says Porsche works driver Timo Bernhard, who was significantly involved in the development of the new vehicle. “The car is excellently balanced. The new axle geometry is enormously positive for the handling. Apart from that the new Cup 911 is great fun to drive.”
The price for the vehicle, which is available exclusively in white, is 181,200 Euro plus the country-specific value added tax.
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