What Is the Weissach Package?

The introduction was a bit long, but now that we know the Weissach Research Center is Porsche’s heart, packed with the latest technology and know-how, let’s look into the Weissach Package itself. In short, the Weissach Package’s main feature is “achieving thorough lightweight construction to offer a world as close to motorsport as possible”.

Therefore, it’s a package designed not for everyday use or mountain roads, but specifically for driving on the circuit (and seriously at that). Well, the fact that it’s only available on the GT2 RS and GT3 RS models says it all.

The Weissach Package was first introduced on the 918 Spyder, and the current 911 GT3 RS equipped with it achieves nearly an 18 kg weight reduction. I personally thought, “Eh… only 18 kg (-_-)?” but the standard GT3 RS is already stripped down for weight savings — even the emblems are stickers and the door handles are just cords — so to further improve performance while reducing weight is quite an achievement.

Visual Differences?

When you opt for the Weissach Package, there are noticeable visual differences. The front lid and roof are finished in carbon fiber reinforced plastic with a carbon weave pattern, and the rear wing features a large “PORSCHE” logo.

And despite the focus on weight reduction, there is one thing they deliberately did not lighten: the headrests bear the Weissach Package logo. Displaying this logo proudly expresses the pride owners have in this package. Incidentally, it was also showcased recently at the Goodwood Festival.

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The retail price of the GT2 RS in Japan, including tax, is 36.56 million yen. Despite the Weissach Package option costing between 2.657 million and 3.241 million yen, the installation rate on the 911 GT2 RS reportedly exceeds 90%.

What’s Next for the Weissach Package?

The autoblog article introduced at the beginning states that Andreas Preuninger, head of Porsche’s GT division, does not rule out introducing lightweight packages to models other than RS in the future. However, the bottleneck for expanding the lineup is reportedly parts procurement (due to the Weissach Package’s unexpectedly high popularity, expanding to more models could make sourcing parts difficult), so the actual outcome remains uncertain.

Wow… This world surrounding cars is deep, there are so many incredibly wealthy people out there, and Porsche’s marketing power that captures and holds the hearts of Porsche fans is amazing. I’d love to work at Porsche in Germany once and experience its essence firsthand (even though I don’t speak German or English lol).