Most radical 911 GT3 gets soft top and high-tech alloys

Porsche has removed the wraps and indeed the roof from its most radical 911 GT3 to date in the form of the new GT3 S/C.

- Charl Bosch

A denominator more associated with a supercharged engine, the nomenclature denotes Sport Cabriolet, a first for any GT3 generation.

The spiritual successor for the Speedster based on the 992.1 generation 911, the new 992.2-based S/C is also solely offered with a manual transmission in contrast to the coupe.

Still billed as a proper driver’s car, the S/C’s cloth roof folds and lowers in 12 seconds at up to 50 km/h, with its weight increasing to 1 497kg.

Aside from magnesium having been incorporated into the roof, additional weight saving materials include a smaller battery that saves four kilograms and using carbon fibre for the anti-roll bars, doors and wings.

As standard, the steel brakes are swapped for the carbon composite stoppers, which cuts another 20kg.