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Post no. 32 - Porsche 911 996 GT3
“Designed to excel on road and track”
Every variant of the Porsche 911 is built for a different purpose, and that difference makes them unique.
The Carreras are meant to let customers experience what it is like to drive a Porsche every day, and how that ownership journey helps them evolve over the years, becoming more skilled drivers before upgrading further to faster 911s.
The Targas give their owners the open-air sports car driving experience that everyone can cherish.
Then come the GT3s. The GT3 offers an elevated driving experience to its owners, which is as close as driving a stripped-down race car for the road. It’s not about delivering insane performance and speeds, but about offering an exceptional and exhilarating experience behind the wheel. Whether on a regular road or a race track, the GT3 offers that connection between the driver and the car that the 911s are known for. And that’s exactly where they sit between the Carreras and their faster siblings like the GT2s, GT3 RSs and the flagship Turbos. That was the idea behind bringing the GT3 into the model lineup and its product positioning.
The model shown here is the 996 GT3 - “the first GT3” and a Gamechanger, as Porsche calls it. Built as a road-legal homologation version for its motorsport division, it had a 3.6-litre naturally aspirated flat-six engine producing 355 PS, enough to launch this missile to a top speed of 302 kmph. This 1/64 scale model is made by @tarmac.works in collaboration with @ixo_modelcars as part of their Collab 64 series. The 10-spoke alloy wheels, the iconic headlights, the twin exhausts and the fixed rear wing, which was a hallmark of the GT3, are very well replicated to perfection.
I am sure this Porsche series is becoming interesting to all the petrolheads and scale model hobbyists out there!
P.S the last picture was imagined with AI to complement the driving experience the GT3 is known for.
#ModelMonday #PorscheGT3 #Porsche996GT3 #DiecastPhotography #ScaleModelCar
Post no. 32 - Porsche 911 996 GT3
“Designed to excel on road and track”
Every variant of the Porsche 911 is built for a different purpose, and that difference makes them unique.
The Carreras are meant to let customers experience what it is like to drive a Porsche every day, and how that ownership journey helps them evolve over the years, becoming more skilled drivers before upgrading further to faster 911s.
The Targas give their owners the open-air sports car driving experience that everyone can cherish.
Then come the GT3s. The GT3 offers an elevated driving experience to its owners, which is as close as driving a stripped-down race car for the road. It’s not about delivering insane performance and speeds, but about offering an exceptional and exhilarating experience behind the wheel. Whether on a regular road or a race track, the GT3 offers that connection between the driver and the car that the 911s are known for. And that’s exactly where they sit between the Carreras and their faster siblings like the GT2s, GT3 RSs and the flagship Turbos. That was the idea behind bringing the GT3 into the model lineup and its product positioning.
The model shown here is the 996 GT3 - “the first GT3” and a Gamechanger, as Porsche calls it. Built as a road-legal homologation version for its motorsport division, it had a 3.6-litre naturally aspirated flat-six engine producing 355 PS, enough to launch this missile to a top speed of 302 kmph. This 1/64 scale model is made by @tarmac.works in collaboration with @ixo_modelcars as part of their Collab 64 series. The 10-spoke alloy wheels, the iconic headlights, the twin exhausts and the fixed rear wing, which was a hallmark of the GT3, are very well replicated to perfection.
I am sure this Porsche series is becoming interesting to all the petrolheads and scale model hobbyists out there!
P.S the last picture was imagined with AI to complement the driving experience the GT3 is known for.
#ModelMonday #PorscheGT3 #Porsche996GT3 #DiecastPhotography #ScaleModelCar
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