Porsche 991 GT3 Caught Roaming in the U.S.

The new 2014 Porsche 911 GT3 is getting closer to showrooms, so now come the uncloaked spy shots. Looks like Porsche is putting the finishing touches on its 991 GT3. With the cacti in the background, this photo looks like it was taken in a populated desert city somewhere in the Southwestern United States by Instagram user @shant_stig.

Nerd paragraph: The City of Phoenix usually paints its traffic signals black, and poles yellow, so even though this looks a lot like Phoenix, the yellow signals on bare steel poles may be indicating otherwise. Generally Southwest traffic signal housings are black in color and are mounted on unpainted steel poles and mast arms. It’s unlikely this was shot in New Mexico because that state exclusively uses horizontally mounted overhead signals. Significant cool points will be awarded to any commenter with more locational insight.

Back to the subject, we’ve got this Porsche 911 GT3 as well as the Bentley Continental GT3 — two cars coming out soon that have well-endowed rear wings. Are automakers right in making their race-ready models look at home on the runways of LaGuardia, JFK or LAX? Weren’t aircraft-grade wings put to rest when underbody aerodynamics were maximized? Are you a fan of of these teenage street-racer aero fitments, or do they look silly to you?

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