2025 Porsche 911 GT3 Stays Close to Its Predecessor

When it comes to normally aspirated sports cars, the 2025 Porsche 911 GT3 might be as good as it gets. On the one hand that's cause for celebration, because the GT3 is very, very excellent. But there also lies the potential that this is as good as it gets in a very literal sense.

Compared the last 992.1-generation GT3, the new 992.2 version has plateaued.



Power is the same 502 hp (and 16 fewer hp than the GT3 RS) while torque drops 15 pound-feet to 331 lb-ft. All of this is due not to a lack of ambition by Porsche, but rather the challenge of meeting increasingly stringent requirements. On the engine side, tough emissions rules require more exhaust equipment, slightly different depending on the market but resulting in the same increase in back pressure that is the primary culprit for the drop in torque.

As a means to compensate, Porsche shortened the final-drive ratio by eight percent in both the six-speed manual and seven-speed PDK dual-clutch automatic. Weight, thankfully, has also been kept in check, even accounting for new equipment and additional safety such as reinforcements to the door structure. Comparing like for like in PDK form to the previous generation, curb weight on U.

S.-market cars is only up 17 pounds. And some of that weight can be shaved off in both the standard GT3 and the Touring Package.

As before, the Touring Package does without the rear wing, and for the first time it can be optioned with a rear seat (adding weight, of course). Choosing the Leichtbau (Lightweight) package saves 48 pounds in part due to plenty of carbon fiber: the roof, rear anti-roll bar, rear shear panel and coupling links, and lightweight (and folding) bucket seats all use the woven composite. Magnesium wheels save several more pounds, and manual-transmission cars come with a short shifter as a bonus.

Saving pounds on the standard GT3 is done via the Weissach package, which includes the same hardware plus extras like carbon-fiber side mirror caps. The mag wheels are optional here, but the short shifter remains. Speaking of those carbon-fiber buckets, folding (a first for GT3s sold stateside) isn't the only trick.

The headrest pad is also removable to provide extra depth when wearing a helmet. Like with many such seats, there is no graceful way to enter or exit, but once enthroned they offer perfect support, plus power height adjustment to complete the manual sliding adjustment. Properly seated, the next step is to the turn the rotary starter switch.

Porsche says this is so that, should you stall on track, you can quickly restart without having to cycle through button presses. It's also just a better way to start and turn off a car..