After 25 Years, Porsche Finally Gave the 911 GT3 a Convertible Top, and It Comes with a Watch

There’s a version of the 911 that Porsche purists have quietly wanted for decades but never thought they’d actually get. Not the track-ready GT3 RS or the limited-run S/T. Instead, they’ve been clamoring for the day when we finally got an open-top GT3 with a manual gearbox and a 9,000-rpm naturally aspirated flat-six. The 2027 Porsche 911 GT3 S/C is exactly that car, and it’s a sight to behold.

Spirit of the S/T

“S/C” is shorthand for Sport Cabriolet, though it’s also a deliberate nod to the 992.1-gen 911 S/T that came before it. Porsche has essentially taken the S/T’s lightweight philosophy and wrapped it around a power-folding convertible top. You also get carbon fiber fenders, carbon doors, magnesium center-lock wheels, PCCB brakes as standard equipment. The result is a car that weighs just 3,322lbs despite being a fully functional, power-operated cabriolet. That’s no small feat of engineering.

A GT3 for the Winding Road

Since its debut as a homologation special in 1999, the GT3 has always been about one thing: motorsport DNA translated directly to the road. From the original 996-generation car, which became the first road-legal vehicle to lap the Nürburgring in under eight minutes, to the 992’s refined aerodynamic body, every GT3 iteration has sharpened that same point. The S/C doesn’t deviate from that lineage. If anything, it makes the case that the formula sounds even better without a roof to muffle it.

The engine is Porsche’s 4.0-liter naturally aspirated flat-six, tuned here with RS-spec camshafts for a sharper delivery in the upper rev range, and it puts out 502hp and 331 lb-ft of torque. The six-speed GT Sport manual transmission, with its short constant axle ratio, is the only way this car comes (no PDX option). It hits 0 to 60 in 3.7 seconds and a 194-mph top speed round out the numbers. The top itself opens and closes in 12 seconds.

The GT3 S/C is also the first open-top 911 with a double wishbone front axle, and Porsche’s chassis setup mirrors that of the GT3 with Touring Package.

Interior and Options

Inside, you get perforated leather, a left-side ignition key (like every proper GT3), and a configurable digital cluster with a Track Screen mode. Four-way Sport Seats Plus are standard, with optional CFRP folding bucket seats if you want to go further. There are no rear seats. There’s an optional storage box for the rear that holds 2.8 cubic feet and is, naturally, covered in leather.

The optional Street Style Package from Exclusive Manufaktur comes with Pyro Red graphics on the fenders, Slate Grey Neo wheels, Victory Gold brake calipers, four-color braided leather seat centers, and an open-pore walnut shift knob with a red shift pattern.

You Know There’s a Watch

Porsche Design is also offering an S/C-exclusive chronograph to go with the car. The titanium-cased watch (optionally finished in black titanium carbide coating) runs on a COSC-certified flyback movement, and its winding rotor is modeled directly after the car’s magnesium forged wheels. The dial color ring is available in every exterior color the S/C comes in, and the strap is cut from actual Porsche interior leather matched to your car’s configuration.

Spec Sheet

Pricing & Availability

The 2027 GT3 S/C starts at $273,000 (plus a $2,350 destination fee) and is available to order now. U.S. delivery is expected in fall 2026. Unlike the S/T, this one isn’t a limited run, so Porsche will build them to demand. The Porsche Design chronograph with a GT3 S/C-themed dial and a rotor modeled after the magnesium wheels is available exclusively to owners.

Recap

2027 Porsche 911 GT3 S/C

Porsche’s 2027 911 GT3 S/C is the first open-top, manual-only GT3, packing a 502-hp, 9,000-rpm flat-six into a surprisingly lightweight cabriolet body borrowed heavily from the 911 S/T.

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