Review Car

2011 Porsche 911 Gt3

Improving the aerodynamic qualities of The 2011 Porsche 911 Gt3 in virtually every respect, Porsche’s engineers and aerodynamicists have focused on each and every millimeter of the car’s outer skin in the interest of maximum performance. Consistently reducing moving masses in the six-cylinder power unit and capitalising on the benefits of infinite Vario Cam camshaft adjustment, The new 2011 2011 Porsche 911 Gt3 comes with a significant boost in power of 15 kW or 21 bhp: Maximum output is up from 265 kW or 360 bhp at 7200 rpm to 280 kW or 381 bhp at 7400 rpm. Maximum torque has increased from 370 to 385 Newton-metres (272-284 lb-ft) at unchanged engine speed of 5000rpm. In the process the six-cylinder power unit has also improved even further in its free-revving running qualities, engine speeds moving up even more dynamically and maximum engine speed increasing accordingly: Now engine control does not take over in the lower four gears until 8200 rpm, as opposed to 7800 rpm in the past. On the road, this improvement of free-revving qualities offers an over-proportional increase in actual performance you can both feel and measure.

The 2011 Porsche 911 Gt3 accelerates to 100 km/h from a standstill in just 4.5 seconds, 0.3 seconds faster than before. And now, also benefiting from even better streamlining, the new model continues to surge ahead all the way to a maximum speed to 306 km/h or 190mph.

The supreme qualities of The 2011 Porsche 911 Gt3 in terms of acceleration, flexibility and top speed are matched just as convincingly by the car’s stopping power and deceleration to master the even greater power of the engine and the car’s dynamic performance enhanced to a new level by the optimized chassis and suspension. The front brake discs have been increased in diameter by 20 millimeters to the new dimension of 350 millimeters or 13.8″. And compared with the previous model featuring four-piston fixed calipers, The new 2011 2011 Porsche 911 Gt3 comes with far more powerful six-piston brake calipers finished by tradition in red. These calipers enlarge the contact area between the brake pads and the brake discs by approximately 40 per cent, ensuring outstanding deceleration and stopping power even under the toughest conditions.

As an option The 2011 Porsche 911 Gt3 may be equipped with Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes (PCCB). Cross-drilled and inner-vented, these ceramic composite brake discs measuring 350 millimeters in diameter are 50 per cent lighter than metal brake discs and reduce unsparing masses by approximately 18 kg. In conjunction with the brake lining also developed specifically for this model, the ceramic brake discs immediately ensure a very high and, in particular, consistent frictional coefficient throughout the entire braking process. Particularly striking points are the newly designed front end with its enhanced swept-back nose and the new side-sills as well as the truly dominating rear spoiler. These are the main reasons for the ongoing reduction of lift forces on both the axles.