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
