{"id":1881660,"date":"2026-04-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1881660"},"modified":"2026-04-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T21:00:00","slug":"woohoo-the-porsche-911-gt3-is-now-available-as-a-convertible-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1881660","title":{"rendered":"Woohoo! The Porsche 911 GT3 is now available as a convertible for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is the Porsche 911 GT3<\/a> S\/C. That suffix means it is a GT3 \u2013 so a Very Good Porsche \u2013 available for the first time without a fixed roof, which means you can enjoy every one of its 9,000rpms to the absolute fullest.<\/p>\n

Ring in the summer season then, with the sound of an angry, naturally aspirated 4.0-litre boxer doing its utmost to give you tinnitus. Porsche tells us this new GT3 S\/C weighs 1,497kg \u2013 35kg more than a GT3 coupe with a six-speed manual (and just 18kg heavier than one with the seven-speed PDK auto).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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That\u2019s largely down to deploying the 911 S\/T\u2019s \u201clightweight design\u201d, which incorporates plenty of carbon fibre: the bonnet, wings, doors, anti-roll bars and shear plates are all made of the stuff.<\/p>\n

The brakes are also standard fit carbon (PCCB), saving some 20kg versus Porsche\u2019s cast iron items. The 20\/21in centrelock wheels \u2013 also taken from the S\/T \u2013 are 9kg lighter than regular wheels because they\u2019re made from magnesium. Magnesium features in the automatic roof, too, while even the tiny 40Ah battery gets the lightweight treatment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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All the better to enjoy that supernaturally good six-cylinder engine and six-speed manual \u2013 there\u2019s no auto on offer, at least not yet. Porsche claims 503bhp and a 0-62mph time and top speed you won\u2019t care about because you\u2019ll be too busy enjoying 9,000rpms of flat-six goodness. (3.9s and 194mph, if you\u2019re interested.)<\/p>\n

Speaking of enjoyment, the GT3 S\/C is the first open-top 911 to use a double wishbone front suspension setup, while the rest of the chassis is basically lifted wholesale from the GT3 Touring.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And when you\u2019re finished enjoying yourself, that new roof with tasty magnesium ribs can close in just 12 seconds at speeds of up to 31mph, via a handy button inside the cabin. A cabin with lightweight carpets and door panels, two electrically adjustable sports seats (it\u2019s a two-seater only), black leather, a digital dash and some shift lights.<\/p>\n

Want more attitude? Porsche will sell you a \u2018Street Style Package\u2019 (pictured below) that takes in grey paint, graphics, gold calipers, updated seat embroidery, and various other trim details. Heck, you can even spec a 911 GT3 S\/C watch, too.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe have already learned with the 911 Speedster and the 718 Spyder RS just how well our high-revving naturally aspirated engine, a particularly dynamic chassis setup and thorough lightweight construction combine to create a true driver’s car without a roof,” said Porsche GT boss Andreas Preuninger.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Combined with the particularly high-grip sports tyres and low weight, the car offers driving pleasure on winding roads that was previously virtually unheard of in an open-top car.”<\/p>\n

Prices for this open-top car with high-grip sports tyres and low weight and a high-revving naturally aspirated engine and a particularly dynamic chassis setup and thorough lightweight construction start at \u00a3200,500. The Street Style pack adds another \u00a324,110. Want the watch, too? That\u2019ll be another \u00a310,600.<\/p>\n

Thing is, though it\u2019s fast, surprisingly simple and will obviously sound heavenly, Porsche already makes drop-top 911s in Carrera, GTS and Turbo form. The \u2018GT3\u2019 badge was always reserved for motorsport-inherited purity. There are, after all, no soft-top Porsche 911 racing cars.<\/p>\n

So is this a stretch too far for the Porsche GT3, or a sign that with EVs stumbling, Porsche needs a sure-fire money-printer ASAP?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is the Porsche 911 GT3 S\/C. That suffix means it is a GT3 \u2013 so a Very Good Porsche \u2013 available for the first time without a fixed roof, which means you can enjoy every one of its 9,000rpms to the absolute fullest. Ring in the summer season then, with the sound of an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,237],"class_list":["post-1881660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-topgear-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1881660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1881660"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1881660\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1881660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1881660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1881660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}