BBi Debuts Porsche 991 Street GT3 R in Vegas

Badass 991 Street GT3 R gets its first public airing at SEMA.

At SEMA, BBi Autosport debuted its current project, a gorgeous 991 Street GT3 R, and it’s truly something special. And it certainly looks like BBi put a lot of painstaking detail into the car to ensure sensors, modules, and even the transponder for the garage opener still work.

The build you see in our photos is at around the halfway stage. The base car was a 2015 991 GT3 and it took six months to plan and get the parts together for the build. Many of the parts have reportedly been shipped from Germany as the car is to be as OEM as possible.

Just to install all the carbon parts required a lot of cutting and elimination of factory body panel reinforcements and then fabrication to make room for new reinforcements and brackets. As a result, the new bodywork effectively lowers the car. So, a lot of care has been put into revising the suspension in order to get the geometry correct. For that, they’ve used suspension parts from both 911 cup cars and the original GT3.

Currently, the 991 Street GT3 R has a stock engine installed. However, the drivetrain is getting a huge overhaul and a large power bump. A  991.2 engine is lined up for twin turbos to be added with printed exhaust and intake manifolds. Heat exchangers and radiators will be added in place of the lights up front as well as a new engine management system, a 12 injector system, and PDK upgrades

This all adds up to what promises to be a spectacular build that should end with 1,200 horsepower to the wheels. The 991 Street GT3 R already looks like it means business and we can’t wait to see it when it hits the next level.

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Ian Wright

Ian Wright has been a professional automotive writer for over two years and is a regular contributor to Corvette Forum, Jaguar Forums, and 6SpeedOnline, among other popular auto sites.

Ian's obsession with cars started young and has left him stranded miles off-road in Land Rovers, being lost far from home in hot hatches, going sideways in rallycross cars, being propelled forward in supercars and, more sensibly, standing in fields staring at classic cars. His first job was as a mechanic, then he trained as a driving instructor before going into media production.

The automotive itch never left though, and he realized writing about cars is his true calling. However, that doesn’t stop Wright from also hosting the Both Hand Drive podcast.

Ian can be reached at bothhanddrive@gmail.com