Thank You Porsche!

2018 Porsche 911 GT3 Gets Manual Transmission And 198 MPH Top Speed

Bless us, every one, for Porsche listens to us after all. They listened! They care! The 2018 Porsche 911 GT3 will give buyers the choice of Porsche’s ultra-fast paddle-shifted PDK transmission or a glorious good old three-pedal six-speed manual transmission, per a Porsche press release. Rejoice!

The refreshed 991.2-generation 911 GT3 will come with a naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat-six engine good for 500 horsepower and 338 lb-ft of torque. The 2018 911 GT3's engine is based on the one used in all of the current-generation 911 race cars, including the 911 GT3 R and the 911 RSR. 

Best of all, there’s a little bonus for choosing the manual gearbox. With the standard seven-speed PDK gearbox, it weighs only 3,153 lbs, accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in 3.2 seconds, eventually reaching a top speed of 197 mph.

But the manual is lighter—3,116 lbs—netting it an additional mile per hour in top speed. It gets from 0 to 60 in 3.8 seconds, but you’re going to have a lot more fun getting there if you’ve been mourning the loss of three pedals ever since the 991 GT3 came out.

(Jalopnik.com)