The two-seater interior of the new 911 GT3 is rightly referred to as the cockpit: the focus is clearly on the driver’s position and its direct surroundings. The standard Sports Seats Plus already show this with their high side bolsters. Comfort is ensured by electric four-way backrest and seat height adjustment, while the seats are upholstered in attractive black leather, with black Race-Tex used for the seat centre panels. The leather head restraints feature a silver 'GT3' logo, while the backrest shell is finished in contrasting Dark Silver. Porsche optionally offers the adaptive sports seats Plus with electric 18-way adjustment.
The optional full bucket seats with integrated thorax airbag are taken from the Porsche 918 Spyder. They are made of carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) in an attractive exposed carbon design. Their high side bolsters offer secure support in the pelvis and shoulder areas even for extremely dynamic driving styles. They are also weight-optimised with openings in the carbon fibre design for multi-point harnesses. As a pair they weigh 12 kg less than the standard Sports Seats Plus. Height adjustment is performed electrically on both the driver’s and front passenger sides, with manual fore-and-aft adjustment. The black centre section is made of partially perforated and colour-backed Race-Tex. As with the exterior paintwork, GT Silver, Guards Red and Shark Blue contrasting colours are available for this and the GT3 logo of the head restraints.
GT3 multifunction sports steering wheel with Mode switch
Thanks to the possibility of height and longitudinal adjustment, the three-spoke GT3 multifunction sports steering wheel makes a further important contribution to ensuring an optimum seating position. It has a black Race-Tex cover to provide good grip and PDK paddles in Dark Silver. The standard mode switch has also been integrated in the steering wheel for the first time on the 911 GT3. As a result, it can be reached particularly easily and permits fast switchover between the Normal setting and the customisable Sport and Track modes.
Dashboard with analogue rev counter and track screen
With its special functions, the instrument cluster behind the steering wheel is one of the highlights of the new 911 GT3: it combines the classic 911 design with five round dials with the advantages of two high-resolution TFT displays. The increments on the centrally positioned analogue rev counter run right up to the heady 10,000 rpm mark – a necessary measure as the four-litre flat-six engine of the 911 GT3 revs to 9,000 rpm. On either side of this, the seven-inch displays show different vehicle information depending on the chosen configuration. The left display is reserved for the Speed & Assist area and the right display for Car & Info. Its functions are controlled by the buttons on the multifunction steering wheel.
The new track screen will appeal especially to more dynamic drivers. This specific feature of the 911 GT3 reduces the display to the information that counts on the track: on the right, for example, fuel level, oil temperature and oil pressure; on the less configurable left side, the coolant temperature and the information from the tyre pressure monitoring system. The latter can distinguish between the tyre pressure of cold and warm tyres. The rev counter is also flanked by a shift assistant: Like in modern racing cars, it indicates the optimum moment for changing gear by means of lights in graded colours.
Digital tools for optimised race track performance
The Chrono package of the 911 GT3 combines the analogue stopwatch on the dashboard with a digital stopwatch function in the instrument cluster. There is also an additional performance overview in the 10.9-inch full HD touch display of the Porsche Communication Management (PCM). A lap trigger is also optionally available. This can be obtained through Porsche Tequipment and records lap times automatically and with particularly high precision. Like in motorsport, the collected data can then be analysed and compared in the standard Porsche Track Precision App on a smartphone or laptop. The wiring necessary for this comes with the new 911 GT3 from the factory.
The PCM display is among the central elements of the Porsche Advanced Cockpit, which the new 911 GT3 shares with all other models of the current 992 generation of the 911. It serves as the basis for operating numerous functions, ranging from the various sound systems, online navigation, general information on vehicle settings and status messages through to selected functions of integrated smartphones.
Optional Clubsport package with roll bar
A high proportion of GT models from Porsche are also driven on race tracks. For this reason, the sports car manufacturer is again offering an optional Clubsport package for the 911 GT3: this includes above all a bolted-on roll bar behind the front seats. The package also includes the preparation for a battery disconnect switch, a motorsport-specification hand-held fire extinguisher and a six-point harness on the driver’s side.
Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur offers additional personalisation options
An increasing number of customers, especially those of Porsche GT cars, choose to specify personalised equipment. More than half of all GT models are additionally enhanced with items from Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur. The highlights of the more than 70 personalisation options of the Exclusive Manufaktur for the 911 GT3 include exterior mirror top covers in carbon, darkened LED matrix headlights including Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus), and matching Exclusive Design tail light clusters. Rim edges painted in Guards Red or Shark Blue are an additionally available upgrade for the black alloy wheels. Inside the car, elegant accents are created by items such as the rev counter and Sport Chrono stopwatch, the seat belts being finished in selected colours, and trim strips that can be painted to match the car's exterior colour. The optional lightweight roof made of carbon fibre further lowers the vehicle’s centre of gravity.
As part of the personalisation programme, customers worldwide can also choose from an extended colour range with around 100 paint hues. Alongside many classic colours, the range includes shades from Porsche’s history, which can be chosen to give the vehicle's exterior an extra personal touch.
Reserved exclusively for 911 GT3 customers: The Chronograph 911 GT3
As exclusive as the 911 GT3 itself is the individual chronograph that Porsche Design offers solely to customers of the high-performance sports car. Like its motorised role model, it impresses with a dynamic design, consistent performance and high-quality workmanship. Its case reflects the influences that elite motorsport has had on it. Just like the connecting rods of the GT3 engine, it is made of extremely strong, lightweight and hypo-allergenic titanium. The Porsche Design WERK 01.200 movement with flyback function combines starting, stopping and resetting in a single process. It is powered by an individual winding rotor reminiscent of the wheels of the 911 GT3. Porsche Design offers the 911 GT3 chronograph in a sporty version with the colour dial ring in Shark Blue and as a purist version with a black-coloured ring. The colour of the GT3 wheel-rim rotor matches the customer’s vehicle configuration. Further personalisation options are available for the new chronograph in markets where the new Porsche Design custom-built timepieces are already available. The price of the Porsche Design Chronograph 911 GT3 starts from 7,750 euros.