When Porsche released the 911 GT3, it received endless flack from people because a manual gearbox wasn't even an option. Porsche's reasoning was that the car was faster without the manual gearbox, and since it's a track car, the speed is what matters.

But with the introduction of the Cayman GT4, Porsche obviously saw that there is a market for a limited production performance car with a manual gearbox as the only option. And the good news is that it's going to happen again.

Someone familiar with the inner workings at Stuttgart has told Road & Track that there will indeed be a limited production (Update: A source tells us Porsche will build 600 of these cars, total), manual-only 911 powered by the 3.8 liter engine from the 911 GT3. It'll be called the 911 R.

Our source tells us that the car, which is a tribute to the original 911 R, will have no wing, will be lightened, and will have less tire than the 911 GT3. Think about it as a 911 GTS that's even more betterer.

Rumors also say that the car is totally sold out, which may or may not be true. We're told that a number of dealers still haven't even heard about the car, but that might be because the cars have been exclusively offered to Porsche's preferred program, which are people that own 918s or have multiple cars, your VIP buyers, if you will.

We'll hopefully hear more about this very special 911 in the near future.

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