Porsche is celebrating a lap time of 7 minutes, 12.7 seconds clocked in the 911 GT3 on the Nürburgring track. The record has been set by Porsche test driver Lars Kern in the regular, road legal 911 GT3 with Porsche’s PDK box, where the specifications are similar to its motorsport counterpart. The new Porsche 911 GT3 beat the time set by its predecessor by 12.3 seconds.
Speaking on this, Mr Frank-Steffen Walliser, Vice President Motorsport and GT cars at Porsche said, “By achieving this time, we have emphatically proven that the new 911 GT3 not only provides the best driving experience, but can also deliver an impressive performance on the Nordschleife. The focus was on optimising the driving quality and adapting to the slight increase in engine power.”
Adding to this, Andreas Preuninger, Director GT Product Line said, “A few years ago, lap times like this could only ever be achieved by thoroughbred racing cars with slick tyres. The new GT3 can now achieve this with comparatively modest power, but is still fully suited to everyday use.”
The 911 GT3 is power-packed with 4.0-litre, naturally aspirated flat-six engine that cranks out impressive 493 bhp of maximum power with a top torque of 460 Nm. As we know that Porsche relies more on pure racing technology than the previous model, the car comes equipped with rear-axle steering, a 7-speed Porsche PDK gearbox and Michelin Sport Cup 2 N1 tyres, the sports vehicle approached the starting line in the Eifel in its standard trim.
“If you can drive fast on the Nordschleife, you can drive fast anywhere in the world”, Frank-Steffen Walliser comments.
At an air temperature of 8 degrees and an asphalt temperature of 14 degrees, the conditions for Porsche test driver were ideal for racing. The road-legal rear-wheel drive Coupé recorded its best time under notarial supervision. Currently, Porsche is developing an all new version of the GT2 RS that will come packed with a turbocharged 6-cylinder engine and will produce an impressive power of about 700 bhp with rear wheel drive.
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