After the debut of the 996-generation 911 in 1998, Porsche began making plans to enter the car into the GT3 class of the FIA, and set out to develop both the race car and the road-going version which was required by GT class homologation rules. The car debuted at the 1999 Geneva Motor Show as the first road-legal Porsche to wear a GT3 badge. As with Porsche’s previous 911 RS models, the 996 GT3 was focused on racing and became the 996-generation’s range-topping model until until a new GT2 was launched for the 2002 model year.
The first in a line of performance cars that would return with each generation (unlike the GT2), the GT3 featured extensive body and interior modifications and a significantly more powerful engine. While the GT2 got its impressive output from a turbocharged unit, the GT3 remained naturally aspirated, although its engine was based on the twin-turbo that motivated the Le Mans-winning GT1. A wide array of modifications made it more streetable.
Porsche continued to build the GT3 into 2005, almost a year after the standard 996 was replaced by the 997, but it did not bring it to the United States until 2004. A decade since it has been discontinued, the 996 GT3 remains one of the most sought-after water-cooled Porsche 911s.
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Porsche 911 GT3 (996) originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 14 May 2015 15:45 EST.
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