Porsche 911 GT3 with a 6-speed handbook units Nurburgring lap file
Porsche has a behavior of destroying lap occasions on the Nurburgring Nordschleife. The 911 GT3 has already been across the observe in file time. Nevertheless, on this event, Porsche determined to take the 6-speed handbook model as a substitute of the PDK. The outcome was a brand new lap file for a manufacturing automotive with a handbook transmission.
The Porsche 911 GT3 geared up with a 6-speed stick shift accomplished a lap of the Nurburgring in 6 min 56.294 seconds, bettering on the earlier file by greater than 9.5 seconds. It was 3 seconds faster than its PDK-equipped predecessor (992.1).
The automotive used for the file run was geared up with the Weissach package deal and was on road-legal Michelin Pilot Sport Cup2 R tires.
“The brand new 911 GT3 conjures up much more confidence on the restrict than the earlier mannequin. I used to be quicker in nearly each nook,” says Jörg Bergmeister, describing the dealing with of the sports activities automotive. “We discovered rather a lot from the 911 GT3 RS, particularly with the chassis. The automotive is rather more secure on bumps and over the curbs. And due to the eight-per-cent-shorter gear ratio, there’s noticeably extra drive from the rear axle when accelerating with the identical engine energy. Even when it could have been a couple of seconds quicker with the seven-speed PDK – with the six-speed handbook gearbox I undoubtedly had extra to do on the quick lap – and it was subsequently much more enjoyable.”
Supply: Porsche
