The 992-generation Porsche 911 GT3 is a phenomenal sports car, but how much different is it to drive the race-ready Cup variant?
Porsche actually unveiled the 992-gen 911 GT3 Cup before it launched the road model and Matt Farah recently had the opportunity to drive one around a circuit. Farah notes that it had been raining on the circuit earlier in the day when he drove the car but fortunately, it dried out by the time he jumped behind the wheel.
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Powering the 911 GT3 Cup is a 4.0-liter naturally aspirated flat-six with dry-sump lubrication that produces 510 hp at 8,400 rpm and 346 lb-ft (470 Nm) of torque at 6,150 rpm. Those figures are roughly in line with the street car but the Cup uses a unique sequential six-speed dog-type transmission with paddle shifters, a single-mass flywheel, and a three-plate sintered metal racing clutch.
The first thing that Farah comments on when driving the GT3 Cup is the incredible grip. As standard, the road-going 991 GT3 produces immense amounts of grip but he says the traction in the Cup car is from an entirely different planet. This isn’t simply due to the fat slick tires but all of the added downforce that the Cup car delivers.
In addition, Farah says that he was quite surprised with how easy it was to drive the car and says it was also very comfortable and would be great to take endurance racing.