Look out for this Porsche 911 GT3 with the Manthey Performance Kit: four seconds of improvement at the Nürburgring!

Cut more than 4 seconds from the lap time of the Porsche 911 GT3 at the Nürburgring? Porsche Tequipment makes it possible with the new Manthey Performance kit, setting a new record on the legendary Nordschleife of 6:55.737. Specifically, 4.19 seconds faster than the standard Porsche 911 GT3. And without needing to “tighten the bolts” on the engine, which remains at its 375 kW (510 CV).

Best of all, the components optimized for track driving included in this kit are within reach of any owner of a Porsche 911 GT3, as they are sold through the Porsche Centers.

Chassis and aerodynamic improvements

The Manthey kit bases its effectiveness mainly on components that improve aerodynamic downforce, allowing greater cornering speed at high velocity. Both the spoiler and the front splitters are larger, the elements channeling air under the car have been redesigned, and the new rear wing integrates an adjustable deflector, plus endplates that vary their angle of attack. The rear diffuser fins, made of CFRP (carbon fiber reinforced polymer), are also larger. The aerodynamic elements incorporated into the rear wheels are also made of this same material.

But an increase in efficiency sufficient to achieve that reduction at the Nürburgring would not be possible with these changes alone. The kit includes a suspension with mechanical height adjustment and adjustable dampers in four settings, both in rebound and compression. The front springs are 10% stiffer, and the rear ones are tuned 7% softer. The forged wheels (21 inches at the front and 22 inches for the rear axle), taken from the 911 GT3 options list, reduce the unsprung weight by 7.3 kg. Racing brake pads can also optionally be fitted.

In the following video you can follow the full lap of the 911 GT3 at the Nürburgring, with official driver Kévin Estre at the wheel. The price of the Manthey kit excluding taxes is about 38,000 euros, which represents an investment of around 10,000 euros for each second of improvement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdI6JCQkS0g

Technical specifications of this car

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