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Porsche is targeting a new Nurburgring record for manual cars

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Porsche previously announced that it will not give up the manual gearbox, and now it wants to become the king of this type of transmission. The venue will be one of the most famous tracks in the world, the Nurburgring Nordschleife, where Porsche with the 911 GT3 model will try to set the best lap time for road cars with a manual gearbox. Currently, the record is held by the Viper ACR with a time of 7:01.3.

Andreas Preuninger, director of Porsche GT development, announced the event by saying that the manual gearbox is very important for the German marque. Porsche is used to setting top times with its PDK transmission, available with seven or eight speeds, depending on the model. That’s why this venture should have been a piece of cake for the Stuttgart-based company.

Despite the fact that most manufacturers have decided to stop offering cars with a manual gearbox, not because it is more expensive than an automatic, but because some of them do not want to have two types of gearboxes on their shelves, Porsche will not do that. The Germans are more than aware that the manual transmission will be reserved only for select customers and for true sports cars like the recently updated 911 GT3, which they intend to sell in larger quantities.

If the Porsche 911 GT3 manages to set a new record, it is very clear that the Germans will show others that manual transmissions are still worth using, especially since there are very few true sports cars left in the world with this type of transmission.

Source: Porsche

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Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

The Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is the first racing car created on the current Series 992. For the latest car tests, in endurance races and several national Cup championships, Porsche’s racing department has chosen to take part in this season’s Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS) race.

The test car driven by German drivers Marco Holzer and Uwe Alzen finished in 18th place in the overall standings, which is not so important. Much more important to Porsche is that their, still camouflaged, 992 GT3 Cup has passed the final endurance test in the environment for which it was made.

“As expected, the 911 GT3 Cup performed exceptionally well at its race debut on the particularly demanding Nürburgring-Nordschleife. During its development, we made sure right from the start that it could also be fielded in endurance competitions as well as the one-make cup sprint races. Today’s test run in the NLS underlined that our team has done a great job,” said Project Manager Jan Feldmann.

The Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is powered by a 4.0-liter water-cooled 6-cylinder boxer engine with 510 hp (375 kW) and 347 lb-ft (470 Nm) of torque. The engine is paired with a six-speed sequential dog-type gearbox that delivers power to the rear wheels.

It rides on 18-inch wheels with Michelin 30 / 65-18 (front) and 31 / 71-18 (back) tires. It rides on 18-inch wheels with Michelin 30 / 65-18 (front) and 31 / 71-18 (back) tires. For safe braking and stopping there are ventilated 380 mm steel brake discs with six-piston aluminum monobloc racing brake calipers.

Porsche will offer 460 units for this and next season, which will be offered at a starting price of $263,000 (€ 225,000).

Source: Porsche

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50th anniversary of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.8 AMG

It’s been half a century since Mercedes legendary model won the Spa-Francorchamp 24-hour race. In his honor, Mercedes-AMG has produced three unique models called 50 Years Legend of Spa.

Back in 1971, Mercedes won the race with the Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.8 AMG. In his honor, the company presented the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3, the 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT3 and the current version of the Mercedes-AMG GT3.

All models are painted red with stickers used on the 1971 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.8 AMG. The number 50 on the door represents the anniversary, instead of the number 35 found on the original. Inside, there are many carbon details and an instrument panel with the original signature of AMG founder Hans Werner.

Mercedes models are powered by a 6.3-liter V8 engine with 650 hp and have a new exhaust system, while other specifications have remained unchanged.

A public presentation will be held at this year’s race. Speaking of price, the most expensive is the SLS AMG GT3 and it costs $ 771,000 (650,000 euros). The current version of the Mercedes-AMG GT3 is slightly cheaper and costs around $ 682,000 (575,000 euros), while the cheapest 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT3 is priced at around $ 593,000 (500,000 euros).

Source: Mercedes-Benz