Watch out Evo and WRX: Porsche 911 GT3 does the rally thing

It might bring popularity to a 2.0+ class.

— d1sinfo (View Profile)

Posted on 4/19/2007 4:42:30 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

Let's talk when this Porche competes in the WRC.

— njshift (View Profile)

Posted on 4/19/2007 4:45:18 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

A stock GT3 weighs 3,075 lbs, according to Porsche's website. Of course, that's after undergoing weight reduction from the 911, but BEFORE adding AWD. It looks to me like one of two things will happen to this car: either they won't give it AWD and it will struggle for traction OR they will modify it to AWD but make it too heavy to compete with the WRX's and EVO's. Remember: WRC is about a lot more than power-to-weight ratios - light weight is primarily a handling issue when the friction goes down...

— 02WRX (View Profile)

Posted on 4/19/2007 4:53:39 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

No negative tone, but it's really not the place for porsche... but I take offence from "this may put an end to.. blah blah" like anyone can just walk in and take years and years of experience and perfection away just because they make good road cars, they've worked very hard to be where they are (subaru and mitsu) and they deserve the dominance they have...

— Spuck (View Profile)

Posted on 4/19/2007 6:22:38 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

spirit successor to the 959 group b???

— WeAreMad (View Profile)

Posted on 4/19/2007 6:36:21 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I am a 100 percent positive this is a GT3 Cup car rather than a run-of-the-mill GT3 road car, which the racer weighs in at 2535 pounds. In late 2004 and early 2005, Marc Duez, former rally champion, brought Porsche back into rally racing when he used the 996 GT3 Cup car at the Ardennes Bleu Rally in Belgium. This concept sparked Aston Martin to develop a V8 Vantage Rally car of its own and Porsche will supply rally teams with GT3 Cups as well. The cars are in the Group N class. Here is a picture of Marc Duez's rally car at Spa Francorchamps doing an ice rally in the GT3 Cup: http://www.spa-francorchamps.be/gfx/report2005/050226abrallye/images/GX6J1516.jpg

— richardp996 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/19/2007 10:56:36 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Considering the price of the Porche it better outperform them all! I am going to laugh if/when the much cheaper evo or subaru beat this porche with the oversized engine. I don't dislike the porche, its just too much $$ and it has too large of an engine to compete so of course it is going to dominate because there is nobody else.

— truckmen (View Profile)

Posted on 4/20/2007 5:16:31 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

So much misinformation in here.

Porsche dominated rally before Subaru, and Mitsu did. The GT3 chassis with awd won't be over 2600lbs(do a search). Last but not least we are not comparing a 35k STi/Evo. A well prepped, welded, and caged STi is pretty pricey too. Most of the time the initial car cost is the smallest part of the budget.

Josh

— d1sinfo (View Profile)

Posted on 4/20/2007 9:44:47 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Subaru and Mitsubishi aren't dominating anything. Citroen, Ford and Renault are dominating the World Rally Championship.

— Heyhuub (View Profile)

Posted on 4/20/2007 11:47:57 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2