Porsche Unveils new 911 GT3 Cup for the Gentleman Racer

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed)
Aug 27th 2009 at 6:02PM

If you're thinking about starting your own career as a "gentleman racer", this is the machine you'll need: the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. It's one of the most popular race cars of all time, and is the staple machinery used in a whole variety of racing series in American, Europe and abroad. And for 2010, Porsche has released a newly revised version that is expected to debut at the Frankfurt auto show next month.

Based on the recently-released GT3 RS, the new GT3 Cup is treated to the same improvements as the rest of the revised 911 range. But from there it's all business. It packs the same 3.9-liter 450-hp flat-six engine as the street-legal GT3, but offers more downforce courtesy of extra wings and competition-spec suspension, wheels and more. It comes in white so each team can emblazon it with their own sponsors' logos, and sells for a cool 150,000 euros.

Gallery: 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

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Ken Aug 28th 2009 10:08AM

It may be a small car, but this thing only gets 16 miles per gallon. It is right up there with the big SUVs.

Dean Aug 29th 2009 10:09AM

Ken,

In case you missed it, and it appears that you did, the GT3 Cup car is a RACE CAR. It is meant for one passenger (driver). It is meant to go fast. It is meant to handle well (which it does exceptionally on both points. 16 miles per gallon for a race car is actually pretty decent, though when you're on the track racing, gas mileage isn't usually of any concern.