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Porsche 997 GT3

It seems that Porsche is already in a finished stage for both the next generation Porsche 997 Turbo and GT3. First of all, the new Turbo has been caught parking near the Porsche factory. As can be seen on the photo on the left, the car is still a bit camouflaged. As for the new GT3, photos keep coming and it seems the release date is just a matter of months and not a year as published earlier. Expect both cars to attend the IAA this year at Frankfurt.

A couple of shots of the GT3 courtesy of Hans Lehmann.

Porsche will continue the GT3 model with a version of the new 911, as these exclusive scoop photographs taken at the Nürburgring track reveal. When sales start early next year, the new hard-core 911 once again acts as a homologation special for Porsche¹s race-track activities. Close inspection of the prototype above shows the subtle changes that mark it out as the new GT3. They include an additional cooling duct just ahead of the leading edge of the hood and a subtle splitter lip on the front bumper. At the rear there's a towering wing with integrated ducting for the rear-mounted engine and twinned central exhaust pipes. The whole car has also been lowered and sports high-performance tires. Porsche is tight-lipped on the power source of the latest GT3, but indications are it will pack a new 3.8-litre engine based on that used in the 911 Carrera S.

With lightweight internals and unique engine mapping, it is designed to rev to over 8000rpm and punch out around 400bhp in production trim, topping the old GT3¹s 3.6-litre powerplant by 25bhp and the newly introduced Carrera S by 50bhp. As before, drive is through a updated six-speed manual gearbox to the rear wheels. Expect it to better the current GT3¹s performance of 0-62mph in 4.5sec, 0-100mph in 9.4sec and 191mph.

Porsche 997 Turbo

New 997 Turbo caught still heavily camoflagued...more to come.

The success of the 911 Turbo Cabriolet, re-introduced late last year after a long period, appears to have found its place in the Porsche 997 model line. The new model, revealed with a hard-top in place, is rumoured to run a twin-turbocharged 3.8-litre flat-six engine with 480bhp ­ up 60bhp on today¹s model. However, Porsche is also working on an S version with a 525bhp version of the same engine.