The new Porsche 911 GT3 set a record for faster time around the ring in a road car with a manual transmission.

a factory-stock 2025 Porsche 911 GT3 with a 6-speed manual gearbox circled the 12.94-mile “Ring” in 6:56.294 minutes—beating the previous record for a manual gearbox vehicle by over 9.5 seconds.

In the United States of America, the base 992.1-series Porsche 911 GT3 Manthey Performance Kit is pretty close to 72,000 dollars. The lighter wheels add nearly 20,000 bucks to the final price.

and is all-wheel drive. The 911 GT3 also trounced the 1,914hp, all-electric Rimac Nevera's Nurburgring lap time by 9 seconds. In the Porsche 911 hierarchy, the manual 992.2 GT3 ranks the fourth ...