The new 991 GT3 RS Unveiled
#1
12-11-2014, 11:59 AM
The new 991 GT3 RS Unveiled
Originally Posted by CarScoops
The ultimate Porsche 911 is back wearing the famed GT3 RS moniker, with our spies nabbing a group of prototypes testing on the snow.
It's the hardest and most track-focused modern 911 yet, with significant changes over the already hard and fast 468hp (475PS) 991 GT3 starting with a more potent engine producing at least 500hp, which will make it the most powerful (street-legal) naturally-aspirated flat-six produced by Porsche to date.
That's less than the 911 Turbo S' 552hp (560PS), but more than the previous-gen 493hp 4.0-litre 911 GT3 RS 4.0. If anything, it will be faster than the current GT3 that runs to 100km/h (62mph) in 3.5 seconds, and of course, more expensive as well (in the U.S., the 911 GT3 starts at $130,400, and in Germany from €137,303).
If you were hoping for the return of a manual gearbox, the news isn't good, as according to sources, a seven-speed PDK paddle-shift box will be the only transmission on offer, albeit tweaked for the RS
Porsche will refine the GT3's suspension, steering, brakes and wheels, while also trimming down the weight and improving aerodynamics. Almost every body-panel is new, from the double-bubble roof and the wider and vented front and rear fenders, to the bonnet with a deep center groove, the reworked bumpers and massive rear wing.
In keeping with the street-legal racing theme, the RS will get an appropriately equipped interior with special bucket seats and a different décor.
The new GT3 RS will come into the light next year.
It's the hardest and most track-focused modern 911 yet, with significant changes over the already hard and fast 468hp (475PS) 991 GT3 starting with a more potent engine producing at least 500hp, which will make it the most powerful (street-legal) naturally-aspirated flat-six produced by Porsche to date.
That's less than the 911 Turbo S' 552hp (560PS), but more than the previous-gen 493hp 4.0-litre 911 GT3 RS 4.0. If anything, it will be faster than the current GT3 that runs to 100km/h (62mph) in 3.5 seconds, and of course, more expensive as well (in the U.S., the 911 GT3 starts at $130,400, and in Germany from €137,303).
If you were hoping for the return of a manual gearbox, the news isn't good, as according to sources, a seven-speed PDK paddle-shift box will be the only transmission on offer, albeit tweaked for the RS
Porsche will refine the GT3's suspension, steering, brakes and wheels, while also trimming down the weight and improving aerodynamics. Almost every body-panel is new, from the double-bubble roof and the wider and vented front and rear fenders, to the bonnet with a deep center groove, the reworked bumpers and massive rear wing.
In keeping with the street-legal racing theme, the RS will get an appropriately equipped interior with special bucket seats and a different décor.
The new GT3 RS will come into the light next year.
Last edited by hawc; 12-11-2014 at 12:31 PM.
#2
12-11-2014, 12:16 PM
Ugh, they're driving through heavy snow, so does that mean it will be AWD? I would hate to see that.
#7
12-11-2014, 10:27 PM
If you refer to the ice platform hanging off the right side, I didn't get that driving mine in the snow last winter.
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#9
12-12-2014, 07:50 AM
I did get some loading, mostly in the rear arches behind the wheel in the space where the mufflers are located. That area is not enclosed at all, and the curve of the rear bumper cover coming down under the car acts like a shovel! Everything that the tires throw-up into that space gets stuck back there, especially the fine gravel they use on the roads around here everytime it snows! But I don't get hard-pack building up in the fronts anywhere near what those test mules are showing.....
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12-13-2014, 04:55 PM
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Maybe i'm missing something...
why would they test a bunch of GT3 RS's in the snow if they were not AWD?
I don't see the point.
Secondly,
Even if AWD, why test in the snow if it's intended for the track?
Still don't see the point.
Regardless, sweet looking car!
why would they test a bunch of GT3 RS's in the snow if they were not AWD?
I don't see the point.
Secondly,
Even if AWD, why test in the snow if it's intended for the track?
Still don't see the point.
Regardless, sweet looking car!
#14
12-13-2014, 05:21 PM
They were testing in various parts of the U.S. A couple months ago. These cars are being tested ALOT!