The next Porsche 911 GT3 will be innovative with its suspension system but retain rear-wheel drive and most likely a naturally aspirated engine without any hybrid assistance, according to Porsche GT boss Frank Walliser.
Speaking at the Los Angeles motor show, where the new 992-generation 911 has been revealed, Walliser said that his department “has some really cool ideas on the GT side for suspension". "There’s more potential again, and it will be very much a GT3”, he said.
The next GT3 will arrive around a year after the launch of the standard 911, meaning a 2020 on-sale date is likely. Walliser hinted that it would retain a naturally aspirated engine and not adopt four-wheel drive, giving Porsche a key point of difference still when rivals have gone with one or both of those technologies.
“We’ve discussed four-wheel drive, but with a rear-engined concept it has a different impact than on a front-engined or mid-engined car,” said Walliser.
New Porsche 911: eighth-generation sports car revealed
“Part of the GT cars is that they’re raw, they’re lightweight; four-wheel drive gives you something in the wet but adds 50kg, and you lose some of the fuel capacity of our 90-litre tank.
Join the debate
Add your comment
Looks great
Looks great
Exit some of the speculators!
If it is confirmed the next GT3 will remain n/a and manual/stick then many of the GT3's currently sitting around will hit the market. Won't be a flood, but should help tip prices down which will have its own snowball effect. I am curious because monitoring the used GT3's available here in the USA I have noticed a number of GT3's at dealers with low miles that are more agressively priced. Suggests n/a and manual is true. That given I would expect MSRP on nearly new cars here in USA 6 months from now.
No change required.....
Unless the legislators step in, why would AG change a recipe that produces a car which could sell several times over ?
We go through this rigmarole with every new generation. If the EU jobsworths allow it, then we'll have NA... until a hybrid version makes a compelling case for itself. By the time that actually happens, given the usage and user of the GT3/RS, petrol will have been completely banned. Probably.
So, it's NA all the way..... with possibly a light dusting of 48V battery/alternator in 992.2. Hardly a sea-change.