Nowadays, whenever you hear "GT3" it will usually mean just one of two things: either the person you’re talking with has a mutual interest in endurance racing, and most of all the FIA GT3 class, or the topic of conversation is the Porsche 911 GT3. As it happens, I’m talking about racing, and things are about to change in 2015, since five more road cars inspired by the FIA GT3 class are expected to be unveiled in the upcoming months.
According to Autocar’s Andrew Frankel, only one of those cars will bear Porsche badges, while the other four will each come from a different manufacturer. Don’t expect them to be simply called GT3 either, since the Stuttgart sports-car maker has actually trademarked this exact moniker for road-going cars. That said, since Bentley is already offering a limited edition Continental GT3-R, variations of the "GT3" name don’t seem to infringe on the trademark.
Although still speculative, the information regarding most of the upcoming sports cars is anchored in reality, as the FIA GT3 endurance racing category is now more popular than ever and a lot of carmakers are starting to express interest in it. Naturally, this means that almost every FIA GT3 racing car will have a corresponding road car, just like in the golden days of motorsport.
Click past the jump to read more about the future GT3 road cars.
Five More GT3 Road Cars Expected in 2015 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 18 February 2015 06:00 EST.
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