Kremer 997 K3: A chance for something like a Porsche GT3 Cup in non-EA-sims?

I guess many of us already noticed Kremer Racing's exciting new approach on the 997. For those of us who don't already know it, here's some pics:





Basically, it is a 997 Cup with a new design and therefore changes on the aero as well. Don't know if there are relevant changes on the engine etc. tbh.

So, here's my point: Maybe it's a chance for Kunos and others to get a license for a Porsche-like modern racing car...? It would be a Kremer because it's a new design...right?

...and it's looking so great...doesn't it?

 

Good catch, Kremer cars are Porsche's but not Porsches so LOOP HOLE TIME. Marco nows your chance to shut us Porsche fanboys up and get a sort of group 5 looking monster on your side.

 

It looks ugly.
The real K3 was ugly too, but it was an engineering feat at the time. Now this 997 is just ugly.

 

Thats a shame, at the next possible moment in time LIKE THE CAR

 

Saw an onboard lap of it today https://www.facebook.com/nuerburgring/videos/10156798443545454/
Could be possible like the RUF cars. I don't like the look of it though

 

Gotta agree, that thing is horrific. I'd race it as long as I don't have to look at it.

 

I wouldn't be interested in driving it. Far too many bolt on plastic bits.

 

Would be a bit like Sector 3's Fabcar: Porsche racecar physics with different looks and a different name.

And well, those who don't like the looks of it don't have to use external cameras.

 

. . . but, when was the last time one of those bolt-on plastic parts came out of your monitor and smacked you in the face?

Granted, it's not pretty but, hey - if it drives like one, sounds like one, and entertains like one, I'd take it.

 

Well I quite like it tbh. I would love to take it for a spin on the green hell.

 

Agreed. Not a big fan of the old Moby Dick, but the undertaking of converting a 997 GT3R to this one mainly for the fun of it, I like that. And why would you want it to drive like a Porsche? This has pretty little to do with a Porsche, I guess. Well, engine, gearbox and cockpit might be similar, but with that width and aero adjustments, I guess the suspension needed some work, too.

 

Driving characteristics will still be pretty similar, I'm sure. E.g. RR layout is still there.

 

As far as porsches go the kremer/fabcar route is definitely an option for 935-esque car. Although that car could be little too hotroddy/kit-car-esque for kunos to get interested.

That being said I hope kunos has some more rufs coming. I'd love something gt3-esque (road car, not gt car) with similar power levels as the real one. The current rufs are all very powerful which don't really highlight the best thing that is said about those cars: the handling.

A gt3 road car with the cup version as S3 (like with the f40) would be amazing. Or just a lower powered non-turbo S-version of the current rwd rufs.

(I see I have found myself in a car wishlist thread again )

 

Might be nice to have a boost selector in the RT12R. Slightly bending the truth, but the RUF cars are rated between 685 and 730 bhp, too, so would give us some roof to play, with a 0 value that would indicate no Turbo/close to 911. (Don´t know if I actually tried varying it, but I think they don´t have that).

 

Well, we were supposed to be getting the Ruf RT35 S many moons ago, so hopefully we will get it one day...

 

ever since I read about ruf refurbing classic 911's ive had my fingers crossed for a 60's ruf in AC

 

The old ones had charme and the boxy added parts fit a boxy car. That looks like a hybrid of a modern Porsche and some IKEA furneture. At least the parts on the back should be a bit more rounded. The front looks ok.


BTW: Here is the new Falken GT3R.

 

I love how happy the new GT3R is to be existing.

 

Good he will not be in AC, its so cute it would break the immersion whenever I see one in the rearviewmirror.

See: http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/all-i-can-see-in-the-porsche-911-gt3-r-is-d-1763165031

 

Personally I'm not so sure about the 997 K3 as it doesn't quite catch the design of the old K3 and is certainly not as brutal of a car, it's still very exciting to see though. It'd be interesting if that's a "loop-hole" Kunos could use for a car which underlying technology is relatively close to a Porsche. RUF as recognised manufacturer by the German government is a special case, the cars themselves are in essence still very similar to Porsche cars, be it tuned from existing Porsche models to a RUF or built from the ground up from Porsche chassis, with RUF's own developments still comparable to, but evolving further away from the underlying Porsche technology. It should be considered though that in effect no matter if it's a RUF or a Porsche-based race car, the cars will never handle exactly like original Porsche cars (except, of course, being rear-engined!), even small changes can have a large impact.

But the Porsche fanboy in me certainly wouldn't say no to them, especially if the Porsche license situation with EA continues like that.