Genesis shocked us all last week with the Magma GT concept; a mid-engined supercar born from the desire to go GT3 racing. Unlike the LMDh class it enters with the GMR-001 in WEC and IMSA, where the race cars are completely unique prototypes that have no influence on production models, GT3 race cars must be based on a production model and are usually fairly close to those vehicles in styling and powertrain. The unveiling of the Magma GT got me thinking: which existing model should be converted into a GT3 race car?
GT racing is already one of the most diverse racing series when it comes to powertrain – we have front-engined cars, mid-engined cars and rear-engined cars – but everything on the grid is a sports car or supercar. (Well, I don’t know if I’d call the Ford Mustang a sports car, but that’s okay.) I really accept any answer to this question. Do you think there should be a fast crossover or pickup on the GT3 grid? I agree. Maybe a large luxury sedan? That would be sick too. But of course there are many more performance cars that would also be great in GT3.
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My second thought was Bugatti, because I like racing the imaginary Gr.4 Veyron in “Gran Turismo 7”, but I think the Tourbillon is too extreme for even GT3 racing – it would be closer to the equivalent of the GT2 or GT1 class if a race car were made, I think. So then I thought of other French cars that could make a great GT3 race car, and I landed on a car that I can’t believe doesn’t exist yet: the Alpine A110. After all, the expensive, carbon fiber-covered A110 R already looks like a race car.
What about you, dear reader? Which car do you think should be made into a GT3 race car? Give me your ideas in the comments below and I’ll round up my favorites later this week.
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