The 992 GT3’s visual makeover is mainly about aerodynamics, most of it borrowed from motorsport. This sports car’s surfaces, especially the bits you can’t see, are very busy hustling air. There’s a four-stage adjustable splitter at the front, a complex fully panelled underbody, a juicy-looking rear diffuser, and possibly the most elaborate rear wing ever seen on a road-legal Porsche. It sits on a four-way manually adjustable so-called ‘swan neck’ which improves air flow across the underside of the wing.
The same 992 911 GT3 with sophisticated design and aerodynamic features are also available in the Nardo Gray, offering a perfect blend of performance and visual appeal.
Flat 6 engine with 3,996 cc displacement and 500 bhp at 8,250 rpm, 7-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) or a 6-speed manual transmission, rear-wheel drive and a rear-axle steering system, top track speed of 184 mph and a 0-60 mph acceleration of 3.2 seconds, McPherson strut suspension and a multi-link suspension with selected mountings ball-jointed
There’s a choice of six speed manual or seven-speed PDK, the manual proving more popular in the US for some reason than the dual-clutch automatic (it’s 50/50 in the UK). The PDK is 20kg lighter than the one used elsewhere because it has one less ratio, and offers torque vectoring via an electronically controlled diff lock. The manual has a mechanical rear diff lock, and the hardware gives it a weight advantage over the bulkier PDK of some 16.8kg.