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Tourbillon · Aug 7, 2023

2025 Porsche 911 GT3 Touring spied with updates

Porsche's 911 GT3 Touring delivers an understated, borderline stealth look, and it's about to be updated.

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2024 Porsche 911 GT3 Touring facelift spy shots - Photo credit: Baldauf

2024 Porsche 911 GT3 Touring spy shots
AUGUST 7, 2023

"Porsche's latest 911 GT3 Touring only arrived for the 2022 model year but an updated version has been spotted testing.

The update looks to be a mild one and likely coincides with the planned update for the full 992-generation range. Also out testing are updated versions of the Carrera, Carrera Cabriolet, Carrera GTS, Targa, Turbo, Turbo S, and regular GT3.
The first members of the updated 911 range, referred to internally as the 992.2 generation, should start arriving late this year or early next. They should initially be 2024 models though some may arrive later next year as 2025 models.

Key among the updates will be a revised dash sporting a fully digital instrument cluster, similar to what's in the Taycan and updated 2024 Cayenne.

Tweaks to the front and rear fascias are also likely, judging by the camouflage gear. A key change will be the integration of the front turn signals within the headlights instead of on the front fascia, as is currently the case.

The headlights also get Porsche's latest matrix LED design, featuring four individual projectors instead of the single main unit used in the current design. The new design, which debuted on the 2024 Cayenne, delivers a more precise light pattern and increased brightness.

It isn't clear what Porsche has planned for the mechanical bits, but a slight uptick in power is normally included with such updates. The GT3 Touring currently comes with a 4.0-liter flat-6 delivering a peak 502 hp. Power goes to the rear wheels via a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic or 6-speed manual.

Hybrid technology will be available on some variants in the updated 911 range, though likely not the GT3. Porsche CEO Oliver Blume in 2022 said the 911's hybrid system will be similar to the system in the former 919 Hybrid LMP1 race car, and not a plug-in hybrid system like in the 918 Spyder hypercar. That means there won't be a plug, and any electric motor-generator(s) will purely be used to support the gas engine and recover energy under braking.'

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Crazy car!

Ghost1 · Aug 16, 2023

What a useless 911.

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dalab · Oct 6, 2023

When in the video he drives it and makes the changes you can feel that it is pure perfection, 9.000!!

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Tourbillon · Oct 19, 2023

Tested: 2023 Porsche 911 Carrera T Goes Back to Basics

Using performance-enhancing features from elsewhere in the lineup and several weight-saving measures, the 911 Carrera T delivers on its purist-focused mission.

BY DREW DORIAN UPDATED: OCT 19, 2023

"UPDATE 10/19/23: This review has been updated with test results.

Porsche loves to pay homage to its past. When your halo model has been in production since the 1960s, there's a rich history to tap into. The 2023 911 Carrera T is the latest to get the retro treatment, although it's certainly no old-school sports car.

Intended to evoke the feeling of the original 1968 Carrera T, the new one adds performance-enhancing goodies from elsewhere in the 911 lineup while reducing weight and trimming luxuries to create a purist's sports car.

This isn't Porsche's first contemporary T model for the 911, as it relaunched the trim during the 991-generation car's tenure. More recently, Porsche has introduced a Macan T SUV, as well as 718 Boxster T and 718 Cayman T models, all using a similar lightweight, performance-enhanced formula. The 911 Carrera T feels focused and provides just enough modern-day amenities to avoid being under-equipped.
Base Carrera Meets Carrera S
The entry-level 911 Carrera has a 379-hp twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter flat-six engine but comes only with an eight-speed PDK automatic transmission, whereas the more expensive Carrera S ups output to 443 horsepower and can be had with Porsche's excellent seven-speed manual. The Carrera T essentially splits the difference, sticking with the 379-hp version of the flat-six but opening up the availability of the seven-speed manual.

The result is a brisk 4.0-second run to 60 mph in our manual-equipped test car, with the Carrera T completing the quarter-mile test in 12.2 seconds at 116 mph. For comparison, the more powerful Carrera S with the same manual transmission proved only slightly quicker, hitting 60 mph in 3.6 seconds and snapping off an 11.8-second quarter-mile time at 122 mph.

Porsche will build you a Carrera T with the PDK, but doing so negates some of the T's weight savings. For what it's worth, the automatic car is said to be quicker, with Porsche claiming a zero-to-60 time of 3.8 seconds. But given the last base Carrera we tested with the PDK hit that mark in 3.2 seconds, Porsche's figure surely is conservative.

In addition to the standard stick shift, the Carrera T adds a mechanical limited-slip differential, Porsche’s PASM active suspension system with sport-tuned dampers, and staggered-fitment wheels and tires. The 20-inch front wheels wear 245-section-width rubber, while the 21-inch rears wear wider 305s. A rear-axle-steering system is optional, and our Python Green example came so equipped. All Carrera Ts come standard with the popular Sport Chrono package and feature Agate Gray exterior trim and a sport exhaust system with gloss-black tailpipes."