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So, the standard 911 is too pedestrian, the Carrera 4 is too heavy, and the Turbo is too soft? For you there is the GT3, the hard-core 911. The GT3 skips frivolities such as four-wheel drive and rear seats in an effort to get lighter. Other pound-shaving measures include an aluminum hood and doors, a carbon-composite deck lid, and a Lexan-composite rear window. At 3076 pounds, the GT3 weighs some 400 pounds less than the 911 Turbo. Of course, the GT3 isn't merely an exercise in reduction. There's also a lowered suspension, additional air scoops, and a two-tiered rear spoiler that provides 55 pounds of downforce - at 186 mph. The normally aspirated flat six is the 3.6-liter, split-crankcase unit directly descended from the GT1 racing engine, and it features full dry-sump lubrication and exotic elements such as titanium connecting rods and sodium-filled valves. Its 415HP falls shy of the Turbo's 480 horses, but it's 60HP ahead of the next-best non-turbocharged 911 engine. That's more than enough to make the GT3 the baddest 911 in town, at least until the GT3 RS goes on sale early 2007.
So, the standard 911 is too pedestrian, the Carrera 4 is too heavy, and the Turbo is too soft? For you there is the GT3, the hard-core 911. The GT3 skips frivolities such as four-wheel drive and rear seats in an effort to get lighter. Other pound-shaving measures include an aluminum hood and doors, a carbon-composite deck lid, and a Lexan-composite rear window. At 3076 pounds, the GT3 weighs some 400 pounds less than the 911 Turbo. Of course, the GT3 isn't merely an exercise in reduction. There's also a lowered suspension, additional air scoops, and a two-tiered rear spoiler that provides 55 pounds of downforce - at 186 mph. The normally aspirated flat six is the 3.6-liter, split-crankcase unit directly descended from the GT1 racing engine, and it features full dry-sump lubrication and exotic elements such as titanium connecting rods and sodium-filled valves. Its 415HP falls shy of the Turbo's 480 horses, but it's 60HP ahead of the next-best non-turbocharged 911 engine. That's more than enough to make the GT3 the baddest 911 in town, at least until the GT3 RS goes on sale early 2007.
Guide created: 10/01/06 (updated 10/13/08)

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