Porsche reveals 992 GT3 by Manthey-Racing

Porsche's factory-backed skunkworks has turned its attention to the new 992-generation GT3, with Manthey-Racing making its own alterations to the model.

Launched earlier this year, the Porsche 911 992 GT3 has so far been heralded as a marked evolution over the previous 991 GT3, having lapped 17 seconds quicker around the Nürburgring Nordschleife course.

However, Manthey-Racing has found its ways to improve the breed, with the former 24 Hours of Le Mans winning outfit supplying its own upgrades to the 992 GT3 MR in an attempt to further enhance the rear-engined sports car.

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Under the skin, the biggest change comes thanks to a new four-way adjustable suspension kit, making use of the new double-wishbone front end, while the brake upgrade kit ensures it can stop harder and for longer, adding braided lines and higher-friction pads.

Although the aesthetic upgrades alter the looks of the GT3, there is function as well as form – the new front lip, splitter, flics, rear diffuser and carbon rear wing all increase the car's levels of downforce, working in tandem with the aforementioned suspension upgrades to keep it stuck to the road.

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In addition to this, if one wishes to run the OM-1 lightweight wheels included in the package, a pair of aerodiscs can be fitted to the rear axle, redirecting the air to cool the brakes and increase its overall efficiency while cutting through the air at speed.

As with previous Manthey efforts, such as the GT2 RS MR, power and torque are unchanged at 375kW and 470Nm respectively – with buyers having to hold out for the GT3 RS if they want Porsche to extract extra oomph out of the four-litre flat-six.

Manthey hasn't announced how much its package will cost, although when it is released in the second quarter of 2022, it will likely bump the GT3's low-$400,000 cost closer to the $500,000 mark.