Good, glad these California authorities found a solution

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Manual 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 and GT3 Touring can now be sold in California

A week ago today, Porsche announced the 2022 911 GT3 Touring. With it came the announcement that California residents wouldn’t be allowed to purchase the manual transmission, making the seven-speed PDK the only option — the same applied to the standard GT3. Porsche told us at the time that California’s noise regulations were keeping the manual GT3 and GT3 Touring from conforming.

Today, that’s no longer the case. A Porsche spokesperson just informed us that together with the California DMV and California Highway Patrol, it has found “a solution” to legally selling the manual 911 GT3 and GT3 Touring in California. Porsche’s official statement follows.

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If they really care about this, they should ban all the aftermarket vendors that sell way over regulation noise pollution mufflers  :

California Bans Porsche 911 GT3 With Manual Transmission

While a solution has been found, this problem is far from over…
The state of California has historically been known as the car capital of the United States, but a problem with the 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 has further tarnished a declining reputation. At issue is the available 6-speed manual transmission, which the Golden State deemed non-compliant with its drive-by noise regulation, which has been the bane of many enthusiasts. Even though Porsche was able to work with the state so its California customers don’t have to get the 7-speed dual-clutch automatic, this still exposes a problem which is growing not only there, but in the rest of the country.

Meanwhile in Nevada, the plot to redefine classic cars could have far-reaching implications for enthusiasts. Learn how here.

When governments, be they local or national, keep ramping up regulations on vehicles, it can grow to the point where a laundry list of cars are no longer allowed on public roads. Depending on how the laws are written, this can even be a threat to classic car owners as lawmakers wage war on issues from safety to pollution.