The Porsche 911 GT3 RS makes its case even over $300,000.
In the past I have frequently referred to Porsche’s GT cars, and their hardcore sub-variant RS models as “motorsport theater.” I mean this as a compliment, not an insult; the cars aren’t pretending or playing dress-up, and they are very fast. They offer the sensations of what you might get from a race car, but without giving up any of the real conveniences of a street car. To paraphrase the great Katt Williams, they look like a race car, until a race car pull up.
In order to make the GT3 RS do what it does, mainly run a blistering 6:49 Nurburgring time, eight seconds quicker than the 918 Spyder while down 400 horsepower and two driven wheels, there is a lot of racing-grade trickery at work.Starting with the engine, which is subtly but significantly upgraded from the standard GT3 unit. It’s still 4-liters and naturally aspirated, but it has new cylinder heads that are milled specifically to avoid trapping oil during high-G corners.
The prominent intake holes on the rear quarter panels, which act as air intakes for the engine on the “Turbo” models, are repurposed as aerodynamic elements on the RS, with the engine intake moved to the top of the rear decklid. There is some interesting trickery at play here, as during development, Porsche engineers noticed the engine wasn’t making the right power, and discovered that hot air exiting the front radiator was going over the car and directly into the engine.
But, even in its lightest configuration, the GT3 RS is still 33 lbs heavier than the standard GT3. Weight saving measures can only go so far when you’ve got this much stuff crammed into it.
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