Interior.
The sports car environment in the new
911 GT3 is perfectly adapted to the
driver. Man and machine are as one.
Which is just as well because, on the
racetrack, there is usually only a fraction
of a second in which to make the right
decision. Accelerate or brake. Pass lef t
or right. Refuel or chance another lap.
Speed is critical in the cockpit, too.
The driver needs information that can
be accessed quickly and an interior ergonomics concept that enables even
faster use of it.
The requirement is fulfilled by an ascend
ing centre console that places the gear
selector within direct reach of the steer
ing wheel, by ergonomic gearshift pad
dles on the steering wheel itself and by
conveniently positioned controls that
dispense with unnecessary gadgetry but
do open up new possibilities on the
racetrack. 30,000 racing victories were
not achieved by engine power alone.
Instruments.
Precise not fanciful, minimalist not kitsch.
True to Porsche st yle, the five circular
instruments integrated in the cockpit lead
the way. In the middle is the rev counter.
Its dial face is titaniumcoloured and
bears the ‘GT3’ logo. The gear and
upshift indicator helps you to achieve
optimum acceleration.
For the first time in a 911 GT3, the instru
ment cluster is equipped with a high
resolution 4.6 inch TFT colour display. It provides you with data from the on
board
computer, including average speed and
fuel consumption, fuel range and outside
temperature, and allows you to view Tyre
Pressure Monitoring (TPM) information
as well as data from the stopwatch of the
optional Sport Chrono Package. It also
reminds you of your selected communica
tion and audio set tings or displays the
map of the optional navigation system –
but only for the rare occasion you aren’t
on the racetrack.
Designed for high speeds.
Speed of travel and speed of thought.
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Porsche Communication Management
(PCM) including navigation module.
Available as an option, Porsche Communi
cation Management (PCM) is your control
centre for audio, navigation and commu
nication functions. The main feature is
the intuitive seven inch touchscreen.
Radio functions include up to 42 memory
presets and an FM dual tuner with RDS
diversit y. The CD/ DVD drive plays CDs
and audio DVDs and is MP3 compatible.
With the universal audio interface (USB)
in the glove compartment, you can con
nect your iPod
® or any other compatible
audio source of your choice. By means
of the USB socket, it is also possible
to download data from the performance display of the Sport Chrono Package, as
well as data from the electronic logbook.
In the opposite direction, you can trans
fer up to 10,000 tracks in MP3 format to
the internal hard drive of PCM and create
your own jukebox.
The navigation module of PCM with high
speed hard drive allows you to choose
bet ween a 2D display and a 3D perspec
tive. In some regions, even terrain can be
displayed in 3D. The navigation module
also features dynamic route guidance,
which recalculates the route in response
to of ficial traf fic messages (TMC) and
information from traffic flow sensors
(TMC Pro).
Sport Chrono Package.
A precision instrument at the limit: the
optional Sport Chrono Package, com
prising an analogue and digital stopwatch
on the dashboard. It is operated by the
control stalk for the on board computer
and presents timed hours, minutes and
seconds in analogue format. Seconds,
tenths and hundredths of a second
appear on the stopwatch display screen
and are also duplicated on a digital
display in the instrument cluster.
In conjunction with Porsche Communica
tion Management (PCM), Sport Chrono
Package functionalit y is enhanced with a
performance display and the abilit y to
display, store and evaluate recorded lap
times. In this way, the driver can view the
current lap time and distance, number of
laps completed and other times achieved
so far. It is also possible to view the
current fastest lap and range until empt y.
Any travelled distances can be recorded
and benchmark times defined. After all,
you can’t push the limit in just one day.
