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Wild blue yonder

Price: R3 109 000 Engine: 4,0-litre, 6-cylinder, petrol Transmission: 7-speed dual-clutch Power: 375 kW @ 8 400 r/min Torque: 470 N.m @ 6 100 r/min 0-100 km/h: 3,40 seconds* Top speed: 318 km/h* Fuel consumption: 12,40 L/100 km* CO2 : 283 g/km Rivals: Aston Martin Vantage V8 Coupé, Audi R8 V10 Performance quattro, Ferrari Roma, Lamborghini Huracán Evo Coupé, Mercedes-AMG GT R

+ superb front end; one of the all-time great engines; surprisingly composed on road

- bigger; a touch heavier (yes, we’re nitpicking)

We’ve come to expect that a new 911 GT3 will be quicker than its predecessor around the Nürburgring Nordschleife … it would be worrying if it wasn’t. The 992-generation GT3 isn’t just faster than the 991.2. The magic number it achieved around the Green Hell was under seven

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