2025 marks the 25th anniversary of the Porsche 911 GT3, which was first introduced in 1999 for the 996 generation. To celebrate, Porsche is doing something it’s never done before by introducing two GT3 variants at the same time. Enter the 992.2 facelifts for the 911 GT3 and GT3 Touring.
Both versions of the GT3 get sharper front fascia designs, different rear bumpers, and new headlights and taillights, aligned with the updates to the standard 2025 911. Enhanced aerodynamics include redesigned front splitters and air inlets, rear diffusers, underbody air guides, spoiler lips and decklids. The standard track-oriented GT3 has a redesigned rear wing, while the more road-oriented Touring package has an active rear spoiler with a gurney flap and a different engine cover.
Being the track-attack machine that the GT3 has always been, weight savings remains the name of the game. There are new lightweight aluminum wheels that Porsche says save 3.3 pounds, and a lightweight lithium-ion battery saves another 10 pounds. If you want even more weight savings, you can spring for magnesium wheels that reduce the weight by another 20 pounds.
The powertrain for the 992.2 GT3 carries over from the pre-facelift model, but that is in no way a bad thing. The naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat-6 boxer engine produces 503 horsepower and 331 pound-feet of torque. The GT3 can certainly get going with a 0 to 60 time of just 3.2 seconds and top speed of 193 mile per hour for the automatic or 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 195 mph for the manual. Due to more strict emission control standards, Porsche had to equip the new GT3’s engine with four catalytic converters and two particulate filters. Despite this, the engine can still hit a screaming 9,000 RPM redline. Buyers can pair that engine with either a seven-speed PDK dual-clutch automatic or a six-speed GT Sport manual transmission with a new final drive ratio that’s eight percent shorter.
Inside, buyers can option and customize the GT3 Touring with their choice of high-grade leather, and in a first for the GT3, the Touring is available with optional rear seats something, Porsche says customers had been requesting. Unlike the 992.2 Carrera models, the new GT3 doesn’t have a start button, instead sticking with the twist knob to the left of the steering wheel. It does get the same fully digital gauge cluster as other new 911s, with a special Track Screen that displays performance info, and you can set the tach to show the 9,000-rpm redline at the 12 o’clock mark.
The GT3 also makes use of more carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP). The optional lightweight sport seats have a CFRP shell with a folding backrest, and if you spec the GT3 Touring with the Lightweight Package, the roof, rear axle and coupling rods are all made of CFRP. Another first for the new GT3 is the availability of a Weissach Package on the winged GT3, something usually reserved for Porsche’s RS models. It gets those same modifications as the Touring’s Lightweight pack but takes the use of CFRP even further by applying it to the rear wing side plates, exterior mirror shells, mirror triangles and front air blades. Both packages also add lightweight door panels with CFRP door handles and storage nets.
Buyers interested in the 2025 911 GT3 can begin placing their orders at the end of the year, but it’ll be a bit of wait before they can get their hands on the cars as deliveries won’t commence until summer 2025. You’ll have to dig deep in your bank account to buy one, of course. Pricing will start at $224,495 including destination, a jump of more than $40,000 over the 992.1 GT3.
