Yahoo Autos The 2021 Porsche 911 GT3 Is Coming With a 4.0L Flat-Six and a Six-Speed Manual
Porsche aficionados seem to love everything that comes out of Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, but that doesn't mean the company won't listen. And when we spent a few hours with Andreas Preuninger, who heads the development of the new 2021 Porsche 911 GT3, we got the feeling that he keenly listens to the customers. In fact, he is their best ally against those who would prefer to neuter the quintessential 911, to take it into the mainstream and make it more digestible.
You can't really tell what the new GT3 will look like thanks to the cladding up front and in the rear. But our sources tell us it looks cleaner than ever, with a lower front air intake that resembles a jet engine. The rear wing is mounted at the top; it looks unusual, and it's said to provide an aerodynamic advantage over a conventionally mounted wing.
Open the door, and the new instrument cluster addresses a major criticism of the 992: While the two outer gauges are hidden behind the steering rim in the regular 992, the GT3 features a specific GT mode that places all important information directly to the left and right of the central analog tachometer.
Happy news come from the powertrain department. The naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat six is a notch up from the previous 911 GT3 and even from its superior evolution, the 991 Speedster's engine with its single throttle valves. The sheer responsiveness and agility of the engine is a marvel, not to mention its expected 500-plus-horsepower rating and 9000 rpm redline.
