911 (991) 991 GT3 Cup Officialy unveilied.

[Sunny]

Previews the road-going GT3

Porsche has officially unveiled the 2013 911 GT3 Cup at the company's "Night of Champions” celebration.
Based on the upcoming 911 GT3, the Cup features an evolutionary design with a new front bumper that has a front splitter and carbon fiber canards. There's also a rear wing, a center-mounted dual exhaust system and single-piece racing wheels with wider Michelin racing slicks.
The driver-focused cockpit has a flat-bottomed steering wheel, an angled center stack and a digital instrument cluster. There's also a newly-developed racing seat, an improved roll cage and a roof "rescue hatch" that allows for easy extrication of the driver in the event of a crash.
Motivation is provided by a 3.8-liter flat-six engine that develops 460 HP (338 kW) which is 10 HP (7 kW) more than its predecessor. It is connected to a six-speed "dog-type" transmission that is operated via steering wheel-mounted shift paddles.
According to Porsche works driver Timo Bernhard, “The new 911 GT3 Cup is much easier to drive at the limit. The car is excellently balanced. The new axle geometry is enormously positive for the handling. Apart from that, the new Cup 911 is great fun to drive.”
The 911 GT3 Cup will be priced from €181,200 (excluding VAT) and will compete exclusively in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup beginning next year.
Source: Porsche

http://www.worldcarfans.com/112120951478/2013-porsche-911-gt3-cup-officially-unveiled

 

[Cashmere]

Something awkward about the rear - doesn't flow very well as its predecessor. Regardless, can't wait for the GT3!

Sunny, how is your hunt for a 997 GT3 going?

 

[Sunny]

Something awkward about the rear - doesn't flow very well as its predecessor. Regardless, can't wait for the GT3!

Sunny, how is your hunt for a 997 GT3 going?

Lol, no where.

And yea the rear looks weird. 997 looked had better ass, but then again looks did not probably play a factor with the cup car.

 

[Sayyaaf]

Something awkward about the rear - doesn't flow very well as its predecessor. Regardless, can't wait for the GT3!

Sunny, how is your hunt for a 997 GT3 going?

And they chose a wrong livery to make the back look weirder. Wing looks bigger too

 

[Giannis]

And the rather spartan press release from Porsche AG, for my friend Sunny:

Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
New edition of the world’s most successful race car

Stuttgart. The Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is the most successful race car in the world. Since 1998, 2,395 units of the near standard vehicle for customer sport were produced. The new edition of the 911 GT3 Cup is the motorsports version of the future 911 GT3 and as such is the first race car that is based on the seventh generation of the sports car icon from Zuffenhausen. The 911 GT3 Cup will be run exclusively in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup in 2013. The car for one-make racing made its debut on the occasion of the end of motorsport season “Night of Champions” celebration at the R&D Centre in Weissach.

The new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is powered by a 3.8-litre six-cylinder flat engine. It generates 460 hp (338 kW) at 7,500 revs, surpassing the predecessor by 10 hp. A six-speed dog-type gearbox developed by Porsche Motorsport which is operated via shift paddles at the steering wheel for the first time in a Porsche brand trophy race car transmits the power to the rear axle. The single piece race wheels with centre mount were also newly designed by Porsche Motorsport. The width of the Michelin race slicks was increased by two centimetres to 27 centimetres at the front and by ten millimetres at the rear axle to now measure 31 centimetres.

A newly developed race braking system further improves the excellent endurance qualities compared to its successful predecessor. The 380 millimetre slotted and inner-vented steel brake rotors at the front axle are decelerated by six-piston aluminium fixed callipers. The rear axle features a four-piston version.
During the development of the new car a particular emphasis was put on the driver safety. A newly designed safety cage protects the pilot in case of a roll or a collision as does a newly developed race seat which is distinctively shaped around the head and shoulders and can be adjusted individually with the help of padding. A rescue hatch in the roof provides easy access for primary medical attention and for the extrication of the driver.

“The new 911 GT3 Cup is much easier to drive at the limit,” says Porsche works driver Timo Bernhard, who was significantly involved in the development of the new vehicle. “The car is excellently balanced. The new axle geometry is enormously positive for the handling. Apart from that the new Cup 911 is great fun to drive.”

Like its predecessor the new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is produced in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen on the same assembly line as the road legal models. At the Motorsport Centre in Weissach it receives a general set-up for the circuit and is tested by a professional race driver before delivery to the customers. The basic price for the vehicle, which is available exclusively in white, is 181,200 Euro plus the country-specific value added tax.


Please note: Photos of the new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup are available for accredited journalists from the Porsche Press Database at the internet address https://presse.porsche.de. On this website you can also activate the Porsche Motorsport SMS Info Service to receive the latest news and information from race tracks around the world via text messages.

 

[klier]

And yea the rear looks weird. 997 looked had better ass

It's those decals/colors. There is nothing wrong with the back for the rest. The color scheme makes it look weird...

 

[mini_cooper4]

WOW I love it... best looking Porsche car today. The rear looks vintage and IMHO it's amazing!

 

[Deleted member 25]

I think that rear is to die for, t spanks the previous one.

 

[Sayyaaf]

Guys you noticed the wing mirror Carrera GT style ? It was scooped in the previous leaked fotoshoot what appears to be the new Gt3 in white but was covered. I like

 

[mod9]

It's those decals/colors. There is nothing wrong with the back for the rest. The color scheme makes it look weird...

I agree!

 

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[Sunny]

It's those decals/colors. There is nothing wrong with the back for the rest. The color scheme makes it look weird...

There is also no ducktail at the back which is why I think the rear hump looks so prominent. The old one also has the intake hump but the duck tail covers it when viewed from th rear.

 

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