- The 911 GT3 Earls Court docket 51 Version commemorates 75 years of Porsche within the UK.
- It is constructed with an identical 356 coupe restoration.
- The outside is completed in Earls Court docket Inexperienced Paint to Pattern.
- Solely 51 shall be constructed for the UK market.
To commemorate the seventy fifth anniversary of the primary Porsche delivered in the UK, the German automaker constructed a novel particular version of the long-lasting 911. The brand new Porsche 911 GT3 Earls Court docket 51 Version shall be publicly revealed on June 20 via 21 on the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit.
The well-known race observe will play host to an occasion known as Icons of Porsche, Sunstede Silverstone Version, the place the brand new GT3 shall be proven alongside a manufacturing unit recommissioned 1951 356 coupe. Each automobiles are completed in Earls Court docket Inexperienced metallic, the hue most related to Britain, and have been displayed on the primary 356 coupes on the 1951 Earls Court docket Motor Present.
Porsche 911 GT3 Earls Court docket 51 Version
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This automobile was developed by Porsche Vehicles Nice Britain with assist from the Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur group in Stuttgart, Germany. The 2 organizations set out with 4 targets:
- Hyperlink to the unique 356
- Concentrate on driver engagement
- Rejoice the heritage of the Earls Court docket Motor Present and broader Porsche options
- Have the general design of the particular version align with the 1951 mannequin
After carefully analyzing these 4 standards, the 911 GT3 Touring Package was chosen as the bottom. The group then needed to carefully examine the 365 examples on the Earls Court docket present to match the shade of inexperienced, approximate the inside supplies and materials with corduroy and leather-based, and add different particular touches.
The designers landed on a Night time Inexperienced and Chalk Beige leather-based mixture for the inside with Paldao wooden inlays and Mild Silver accents. It even has a wooden shifter like a 911 Carrera T. Some distinctive touches embody an embossed 356 silhouette on the motive force’s facet door with the phrase “driving in its purest kind,” taken from the unique 356 advertising supplies, Union Jacks on the solar visors, Earls Court docket 51 headrest logos, and a 356-style rear engine cowl.
Solely 51 examples shall be constructed, priced at £251,951 ($337,262 USD). Clients will solely have just a few choices to select from, together with a selection of a guide or PDK transmission and a leather-wrapped baggage compartment. The 4.0-liter flat-six with 502 horsepower and 331 pound-feet of torque is unchanged, which is okay by us.
Supply: Porsche
Motor1’s Take: It is a UK-only particular version inbuilt extraordinarily low numbers, but it surely exhibits that Porsche is prepared to present every market a novel tackle an excellent automobile.
