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Hindustan Times
09-08-2025
- Automotive
- Hindustan Times
Porsche unveils its 911 track monsters for 2026 with aero and suspension upgrades
Porsche MotorSport has unveiled its official, track-only race cars for the 2026 season, featuring a range of updates to performance, suspension, and aerodynamics. The redesigned 911 Cup replaces the outgoing 911 GT3 Cup, and it will be sold to a mix of professional, semi-pro, and amateur teams participating in Porsche's global one-make championships, such as the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup. The upgraded 911 GT3 R is designed for open-brand series with GT3 class rules as well as endurance races such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Teams purchasing the 911 GT3 R are generally established customer racing outfits, some with manufacturer support, targeting overall wins against other car brands. The one-make championships with the 911 Cup offer a level-playing field among a wide range of drivers looking to prove themselves in identical machinery. 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The Cup car now ditches the LED DRLs to minimise costs after inevitable collisions. It further a new three-piece front splitter, which makes it so that only the damaged parts need to be replaced after collisions. The 911 Cup brings enhanced aero performance owing to the new louvre vents integrated into the fenders. These guide airflow through the wheel arches to increase front-end downforce. The rear-end grows more aggressive thanks to the new swan-neck rear wing, and there is a new engine cover as well, made from recycled carbon fibre fleece blended with bio-based epoxy resin. The brakes are thicker with bigger cooling channels, wider brake pads, a bigger fluid reservoir, and an upgraded ABS. The steering has been additionally fine-tuned for a tighter turning radius. Porsche extends the upgrades to the cabin as well, which gets a new multi-function steering wheel, an updated switchgear, and additional foam padding. Under the hood lies a liquid-cooled, 4.0-litre naturally aspirated flat-six engine that is mated to a 6-speed sequential dog-leg gearbox. With this, the 911 Cup makes 512 bhp, up from the outgoing model's 503 bhp output. The boxer engine has been upgraded with individual throttle valves that are flow-optimised and camshafts with extended valve-opening times. Porsche says, this design eliminates the need for a centrally positioned throttle valve, which in turn allows for the installation of an air restrictor," which is often mandatory in other racing championships. Also Read : Black is the new normal with the Porsche Taycan 4S Black Edition, priced at ₹2.07 cr 2026 Porsche 911 GT3 R: The 2026 Porsche 911 GT3 R brings aero and design upgrades for enhanced handling and driveability The Porsche 911 GT3 R has built an impressive reputation in its short tenure, having collected more than 420 podiums since its 2023 debut. It won the inaugural Endurance Trophy for the LMGT3 class in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), including a class victory at Le Mans. It remained undefeated at the French classic yet again in the 2025 season. For the 2026 season, Porsche has optimised the GT3 R's suspension and aerodynamics to allow for 'an even more balanced handling and improved drivability." The car gets new ventiducts on top of the front wheel arches, enhancing aerodynamic performance by counteracting front-end compression during deceleration. As such, this reduces the GT3 R's tendency to tilt forwards during heavy braking, the usual side-effect of rear-engined cars with a light front-end. The massive swan-neck rear wing that takes up a lot of our screen real estate is fitted with a 4mm Gurney flap to help generate additional rear-end downforce. The underbody is fully enclosed, and the modified kinematics of the multi-link rear axle reduce rear-end compression and optimise load distribution. The car further benefits from upgraded brake and power steering system cooling. The 2026 911 GT3 R continues to be powered by the 4.2-litre naturally aspirated flat-six engine that makes up to 557 bhp, depending on the Balance of Performance (BoP) classification decided upon by race officials. Since the drivetrain remains largely unchanged, Porsche is planning to offer around 60 upgrade kits at a price starting at 41,500 euros ( ₹42.40 lakh). With this, teams can install the new generation upgrades directly onto their existing GT3 R race car. Check out Upcoming Cars in India 2025, Best SUVs in India. First Published Date:
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Six Porsche 911 GT Models That Have Barely Been Driven Are Going Up for Auction Next Month
In the market for a pristine example of one of the best Porsche 911s in recent memory? How about a six of them? A collection of six GT models from the sports car's 991 generation will be auctioned off by RM Sotheby's during its 'Six Car, One Truck' sale next month in Munich. Each example promises to be in tip-top shape, with none having more than delivery mileage on the odometer. More from Robb Report Dolce and Gabbana Opens a Sprawling New N.Y.C. Flagship on Madison Ave. A First Look at Amangiri's New Desert Chic Private Residences in Utah Inside Kingsbury-Curtis House, a $6.2 Million Mansion in New York's Historic Tuxedo Park Porsche has been building GT, or Gran Turismo, models since the 1950s. These high-performance, homologation variants are the closest thing the marque offers to a street-legal race car. The first 911 GT was the 1973 Carrera RS and the variants have only become more popular in the decades since its introduction. This class of 911 certainly seems to have captured the imagination of the unnamed owner of the sextet headed for auction. They have compiled a collection of some of the most desirable variants from the 991 generation. Oddly, acquiring rather than driving, appears to be their passion. RM Sotheby's notes that none of the cars have more than 31 miles on the odometer, an unimaginably low number for vehicles that were designed to whipped around a racetrack at high speeds. The set of GT cars includes just one example from the generation's first half, a white 2016 911 R, which is a more exclusive and refined version of 911 GT3. The generation's second half is much better represented. From the 2018 model year, there is an Indian Red 911 GT3 with the Club Sport package, a black 911 GT3 Touring, a white 911 GT3 Cup still covered in protective tape, and a black 911 GT3 Cup R that was designed to compete in Group GT3. Rounding things out is a Racing Yellow 2019 911 GT3 RS equipped with the lightweight Weissach performance package. Also included in the auction is a custom MAN TGX truck and Rolfo Auriga. The truck figures to come in handy if the winner of the auction wants to take multiple cars to their next track day. Unlike other similar auctions of collection, it's all or nothing with this set. All six 911 GT models, and the truck and trailer combo, are being sold as a single lot. RM Sotheby's hasn't announced a pre-sale estimate, but we imagine the collection is all but guaranteed to fetch a seven-figure gavel of Robb Report The 2024 Chevy C8 Corvette: Everything We Know About the Powerful Mid-Engine Beast The World's Best Superyacht Shipyards The ABCs of Chartering a Yacht Click here to read the full article.
