Australia-focussed collectible
When it comes to collectible Porsches, the GT3 series tends to be spoken about in almost reverential tones among would-be collectors.
We suspect owning this limited edition version would, for some, be a near-religious experience.
It’s an Australia-focussed car, produced in tiny numbers (25) to mark 70 years of Porsche in this country. While it would be easy to dismiss this as a marketing exercise, local Porsche distribution has a great history behind it.
In an interview with local industry legend Alan Hamilton, Mark Higgins wrote: “Porsche was born in 1948 and just three years later an Australian pump manufacturer acquired the Australian franchise after a chance meeting in a café in Switzerland.” See the full story here.
According to auction house Collecting Cars, the virtues of this variant include:
- The GT3 Touring ‘70 Years Porsche Australia Edition’ was limited to just 25 delivered examples to commemorate the 70-year anniversary of the brand’s presence in Australia, all of which were finished in Fish Silver Grey metallic in recognition of the very first Porsche shipped to Australia.
- In addition, all 25 Australian delivered examples feature over Au$90,000 worth of Exclusive Manufaktur options above the standard GT3 Touring; including unique badging, a bespoke interior colour scheme of Graphite Blue with Madraskaro Check cloth inserts, a painted key with interior-matched pouch, and a ‘70’ embossed armrest cover.
Basic stats include a 4.0lt flat six claiming 375kW (502hp), tied to a six-speed manual transmission. This example claims under 800km on the odo – see it here.
You can see the Which Car review on the 992 GT3 RS here.
And a story on the GT3 generations prior to this, here.