The engineers and designers at Germany's DMC, the same team that put together one of the best Ferrari 296 GTB tuning packages we've seen, have completed work on a rather bizarre commission from a client in China. The brief of the build was to take the Porsche 911 Carrera and make it look like the current GT3 via a series of body panels. The order for this conversion was placed in 2021 which was before the latest iteration of the track-focused sports car was released.
As a result, the Duesseldorf-based team opted to treat this build as a visual redesign rather than implementing a full conversion. Paying homage to the older models, it was decided that design elements of the 997-generation GT3 would be applied to the body of this 992 Carrera.
Joining the old design with the new, DMC has reverse-engineered the ducktail spoiler that acted as a mounting point for the 997 GT3's racing wing so that it would fit the body of the modern car. On the 992 GT3, the wing is placed above the center vents of the engine cover. Once this design was finalized, the team 3D scanned the 997 GT3's wing and devised a way to mount it to the ducktail.
Keeping true to the design, it has ensured that the wing is fully adjustable so that the owner can manually adapt it to the street, track, and general cruising settings. With the rear wing applied, DMC itself asks whether the modification was even necessary.
In the end, it clarifies that this was just a design study that highlights its passion for cars and the dedication to making its customers happy. It was also a solid training process for the team to hone its aerodynamic design skills. DMC adds that it is happy that the final product looks like an OEM piece rather than a tacky aftermarket product that is just slapped to the body and believes it pays honor to GT3s of the past.
The one-off design has been presented to the Shanghai-based client who is said to be happy with the final product. Where performance is concerned, DMC decided to retain the standard car's power output of 379 horsepower and 331 lb-ft of torque sourced from a twin-turbo 3.0-liter flat-six.