- Porsche is celebrating 25 years of 911 GT3 with a revamped version for the 2025 model year
- The race-car-for-the-road uses a 502-hp 4.0L six to nail 100 km/h from zero in 3.4 seconds
- For the first time on GT3, the Weissach package is available, as is the Touring option
It’s been a full two-and-a-half decades since Porsche first applied the “GT3” suffix to its rear-engined 911 sports car, creating a machine which has the chops to mix it up on the track but not hammer its occupants’ spines to smithereens on the drive home. For the next model year, Porsche is celebrating the milestone with a GT3 revamp.
Under the engine cover is a 4.0L six-cylinder boxer engine making 502 horsepower and 331 lb-ft of torque. Whilst those stats may be familiar to Beetle fans, Porsche says boththe seven-speed PDK and six-speed manual have a final drive ratio which is eight per cent shorter than last year, suggesting acceleration will be more fleet of foot, at least in the upper reaches of the rev range.
Other stats are also familiar, with zero-to-100-km/h (-62-mph) times estimated at 3.4 seconds with the PDK; and 3.9 with the stick. We’ll reserve seat-of-the-pants judgment until we Driving’s David Booth gets behind the wheel. Weight seems to be down slightly, which will also help acceleration; the lightest configuration is said to be 1,447 kilograms (3,190 lbs).
Those gains (losses?) can be found when opting for the Lightweight package, or the Weissach package. Yes, the latter is new to GT3 this year, making the car even more configurable for use on circuits.
Also new is a Touring package slated for day-one launch instead of being kept for later in the year, bringing an extendable rear spoiler instead of a fixed wing; and snazzier interior trappings, plus the option of a rear-seat package you can show off to (or use to frighten the tar out of) extra friends and family. Porsche will also install the shorter shifter from the 911 S/T, should you select the manual transmission with this package.
Lightweight sports bucket seats with a folding backrest and a seat shell made of CFRP is available as an option, or you can save yerself a trip to the chiropractor and simply get the Adaptive Sports Seats Plus with an electric 18-way adjustment. In a nod to tradition, the GT3 retains the rotary ignition switch instead of the button found in Carrera models.
The 2025 Porsche 911 GT3 and variants may be ordered from the end of the year at a starting price of CDN$245,300 — a sum which can climb quickly with Porsche’s notoriously long and spendy options sheet. They will begin arriving on Canadian shores in the summer of 2025.
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