Eventually, the engineers at Porsche will only be able to get so much performance out of the 911 platform. Some day, someone in Stuttgart will say, “That’s as far as we can go with this.” Someday, but not today. Because the 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 is here, and, mein gott in himmel!

?Whether it?s a customer enjoying their favorite twisty back road or taking to the track, the new 911 GT3 promises to be among the most exciting and rewarding cars we make,? said Kjell Gruner, President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America, and I, for one, will not argue with him in the slightest. Look, I’m not that much of a Porsche guy, but facts are facts, and the immutable fact here is that the latest GT3 is a staggering performer.
2022 Porsche 911 GT3: Engine & Powertrain

Basically, it’s a naturally aspirated 4.0-liter, six-cylinder boxer engine that redlines at 9,000 rpm and cranks out 502 horsepower and 346 lb-ft. of torque. That is a lot for such small displacement, not to mention that’s a redline you used to only see on motorcycles. The new mill is said to offer an “extremely sharp” throttle response due to its six independent throttle bodies. Porsche says the engine is virtually identical to the unit found in the new 911 GT3 Cup race car, which makes complete sense and is also completely cool. 

South of the engine, you will find a seven-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) transmission that was engineered and tuned specific...