Category: Porsche

The 991-based Porsche 911 GT3 won’t be officially revealed until next year. That gives plenty of time for rendering gurus like Wild Speed to come up with interpretations of what the new GT3 might look like.

Based on the spy pics available to date the front view is probably pretty close to the mark, but the rendering of the back (after the break) has been created with a bit more guess work.

Overall, we reckon it looks pretty good. We just wish we could be more certain in our hope that the GT3 will offer a manual transmission. Don’t be surprised if it is PDK-only.

[Source: Porsche Boost & Wild Speed]

In happier news, the 991 Porsche 911 has just been awarded the 2012 World Performance Car title at the New York International Auto Show.

Matthias Müller, President and Chief Executive Officer of Porsche AG has expressed his joy at the 911’s latest award: “The new 911 received its first award only a short time after it was launched in December 2011. Since then there have been many more. But this internationally important prize is certainly the high-water mark to date.”

The 911 conquered some remarkable competition, too, beating the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 and McLaren MP4-12C for the title.

“The World Car Awards have had a Porsche in the final three for World Performance Car in all but one of the years we’ve been in existence,” the World Car jurors said. “The all-new Porsche 911 Carrera and Carrera S have impressed our expert jury with leaps in innovation and risk-taking design choices while at the same time maintaining and improving upon the driving thrills we look for in any Porsche two-door”.

The Porsche Museum is surely on the top of any car enthusiast’s ‘must visit’ list. One of the cars on display is an original 1963 911. It’s where the legend began. And in the modern era of blindingly fast 911s there’s something uniquely charming and pure about the classic models.

It’s a well known tale that the 911 was supposed to be called the 901, but Porsche were forced into a name change on account of Peugeot trademarking all three digit codes with a zero in the middle. Hence, the 911 was born.

After the break there’s a short video paying homage to one of the motoring world’s truly great icons.

As a sidenote we’ve got a more personal account of the Porsche Museum in the works thanks to one of our long-time readers.

In the United States Porsche is undertaking the somewhat embarrassing move to recall new 911 Carrera S models due to a possible fault which could result in a fuel line to become disconnected.

Over 1200 models, built between October 2011 and January 2012, could be affected. The recall notice reads in part: “A fuel leak could lead to the engine misfiring or stalling, increasing the risk of a crash. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source could increase the risk of a fire.”

It’s probably not the headlines Porsche had in mind for its new 911. We’re wondering, then, would this affect your decision to buy a 991 911 if you were about to sign on the dotted line?

The full recall notice from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration can be read below.

[Source: Autocar]