http://www.caranddriver.com/features...11-gt3-feature


Oh yeah...

The previous GT3 was the only 911 that didn’t get direct fuel injection, yet it still managed to extract 435 horsepower and 317 pound-feet of torque from its 3.8 liters. The 2014 version finally gets direct injection, plus a whole lot more to bump output to 475 ponies and 325 pound-feet from the same displacement.

Based on the latest Carrera S engine and sharing its bore and stroke, the new GT3 engine has forged pistons and titanium rods, hollow valve stems, new cylinder heads with finger-follower valve actuation, and a more elaborate dry-sump lubrication system with seven oil pickups. The engine is some 55 pounds lighter than the old one, but more robust. Its power peak jumps from 7600 rpm to 8250 and its redline from 8400 to 9000. Credit a freer-flowing intake system, camshafts with long duration and lots of lift, and a 12.9:1 compression ratio. The 3.8’s 125 horsepower per liter ties the Ferrari 458’s 4.5-liter V-8 for the highest specific output for a naturally aspirated engine in production. Porsche claims a top speed of 196 mph. Based on the 3.6-second zero-to-60 time of the last GT3 we tested and the addition of a dual-clutch auto with launch control, we’d expect this one to manage the job in 3.2 seconds and to cover the quarter-mile in about 11.6 seconds.

 

It's definitely not the engine that most people are disappointed with, only that they force you to buy PEEEEEEE-DEEEEEEEE-KAYYYYYYYYYY.

 

It's great article! Tks for sharing!

 

one minor flaw, red line on a .2 gt3 is 8500. .1s are 8400. Great article however.

 

+1
no one has any complaint with the performance. I'm sure it will run laps around my GT3, but will it be as fun?

had a test drive in a 458 this weekend (considering it). The transmission is what limited my enjoyment of it. Great car, amazing handling and acceleration, but the car drove me as opposed to me driving the car and at 3 times the price, it is hard to justify when it puts 1/3 of the smile on my face :/

 

don't you mean "Pay-Day-Kah" I'm not sure what to think about it, but all the cars I drive in GT5 I paddle shift

 

LOL so true...

 

Don't worry gents...someone will figure out a manual tranny swap!!!!!

 

one minor flaw, red line on a .2 gt3 is 8500. .1s are 8400. Great article however.

 

I am considering a 458 as well. I think any new sports car you purchase these days drives you, rather than using your own skills to drive it. Especially on the track.