This 996-generation Porsche 911 started life as the 89th GT3 to drive off the assembly line ... essentially by stripping a base 911 down to its most pure lightweight basics and fitting it with ...

I’m in the original 996 GT3 – in Speed Yellow, of course; the red spoiler belongs to its replacement, and this road has shown that the step from 996 to 997 brought tangible benefits in terms ...

There have been four generations of the GT3 RS, each based on a different Porsche 911 body design. In chronological order by body type number, they are the 996, the 997, the 991, and the 992.

The 996.2 GT3 had an upgrade to boost its output ... A manual transmission is still offered on the base GT3, but the GT3 RS is only available with the dual-clutch automatic, for lightening fast ...

These are all qualities that have come to represent the range-topping RS models of each 911 generation, first represented in the modern era by the 996 GT3 RS, which was launched in 2003.