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During the Frankfurt Motor Show held last September, the German manufacturer Porsche unveiled a very special version of one of its icons, the Porsche 911 GT3. Called "Touring Package", this variant of the GT3 is basically a 911 R updated, to the annoyance of some owners. And is that the Porsche 911 GT3 "Touring Package" was born as an alternative to the previous 911 R -although newer, based on the 991.2-, that is, a coupé with a markedly sporty character with a 4.0-liter engine, a 500-hp atmospheric bóxer and a Manual gearbox with six gears. The dream of any purist. If the car is so perfect, why the anger of some owners of the 911 R? Well, in essence, for the price of the model, which is identical to the normal GT3, that is, 175,437 euros in Spain, and therefore much lower than what Porsche asked in its day for the 911 R. Porsche 911 R The Porsche 911 R has come to be seen for sale for more than five times its original price. Pure speculation And we talked about the original price, of 217,469 euros (in Spain), because afterwards they have come to see copies of the 911 R at prices above one million dollars, or what is the same, more than five times the price of the initial label of fabric. I brake the speculation with the 911 R. Although one of the reasons for the launching of this Touring Package is the demand by the public of atmospheric sports cars with manual change -the essence of sportsmanship-, the fact is that the responsible from 911, August Achleitner, has dropped the Road and Track magazine that there was a reason a little less obvious. If the value of the 911 R has been triggered precisely by offering the combination of a powerful atmospheric engine and a delicious manual gearbox, the "Touring Package" at a price equal to that of a current GT3 is a way to curb the growing speculation with the special models of Porsche and specifically of the R, since what the product offers is basically the same, but without costing an authentic fortune. "If the GT3 Touring Package helps to keep prices a little lower for the average customers of our cars, it's the best thing, of course, there are some owners who are somewhat angry, but nothing happens, we can live with it," he said. Achleitner .. The plug-in hybrid Porsche 911 will arrive in 2023. Porsche 911 plug-in hybrid. The plug-in hybrid Porsche 911 will arrive in 2023, which will have a new generation of batteries, although this version has not yet been approved by Porsche. The big step towards the electric car is inevitable for any manufacturer. However, hybrid technology seems the obligatory intermediate step between the car with a thermal engine and the pure electric one. One of the last to arrive at this step, at least as far as calendar is concerned, will be the Porsche 911 plug-in hybrid, which will arrive in 2023, as we have learned recently. We all know that Porsche is already working on the next generation of its flagship model, the nine-year-old, which will hit the market in 2019 and will go on sale soon after. We also know that the new Porsche 911 will not present an external design radically different from what it already has, but it is true that it will include some important advances in terms of propulsion systems. Recently, Oliver Blume, CEO of Porsche, during an interview with Automotive News, revealed that the company is working on a plug-in hybrid 911. This is not a surprise either, but what we did not know is that it will not arrive in time to be launched with the next generation. Porsche knows that it needs to do well, so the most efficient version will arrive mid-life of the next generation. If we take into account that the brand applies a face wash every four years, we can deduce that the plug-in hybrid 911 will be ready by 2023. Another interesting fact that Blume revealed during the interview is that this hybrid version has not yet received final approval from Porsche. Most likely, the company is waiting to see the technology with which the engineers present it before giving its approval if it meets the standards. Luckily, the brand has experience in the hybridization of supercars, with the Porsche 918 Spyder as the best example. Despite the fact that one of the reasons for the launch of this Touring Package is the demand by the public of atmospheric sports cars with manual transmission - the essence of sportsmanship - the fact is that 911 manager, August Achleitner, has dropped to Road and Track magazine that there was a reason a little less obvious. If the value of the 911 R has been triggered precisely by offering the combination of a powerful atmospheric engine and a delicious manual gearbox, the "Touring Package" at a price equal to that of a current GT3 is a way to curb the growing speculation with the esp models