Porsche 911 GT3 (992) review

The GT3’s power output may be resisting inflation but its price hasn’t. Its £135,700 list price is steep enough, and has gone up some £8,000 since the car arrived in 2021. That is no sort of deterrent – as ever demand will comfortably outstrip supply, and only those who enjoy a healthy relationship with their Porsche dealer will likely get near one anyway.

These cars are traditionally great investments, and if the 992-era GT3 proves to be the last of the breed then it’ll automatically command a premium forever more. And yes finance is available – but despite the very attractive residuals, running costs and maintenance conspire to make leasing as financially challenging as the list price.

Naturally, the options list is both a tempting and fiscally challenging proposition, too. The Shark Blue paint of one of the cars you see here is a £2,525 option. However, white, black, Guards Red and Racing Yellow are all FOC. Personally we’d find it hard to say no to Python Green. So we are spending £2,525 after all.

The carbon roof is £2,517, carbon capped door mirrors £1,052, the ceramic brakes £6,498, the wheels painted satin black with the rim borders in body colour are a £1,263 extra, those fantastic full bucket seats are £3,788… on it goes. Go on the configurator and you’ll add an extra £25,000 without thinking.

Combined fuel consumption is 21.7mpg, CO2 emissions 294g/km. No prizes here, but it’ll do better than that on a long trip (but substantially worse on track…). And it’s worth bearing in mind that few things are more sustainable than a Porsche 911 GT3. Looked after properly, it will endure and entertain indefinitely.