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If there’s one thing Porsche does well (well, there’s a lot more than one, but bear with me) it’s track-derived road cars; the press release itself for the new GT3RS makes sure we know that, confidently stating that it “breaks down the barrier between road-going sports cars and race cars.”
And because this is Porsche, that’s far, far more than just corporate speak.
All that aerodynamic addenda you see? All functional, including new vents over the front wheels—very race car-like, those—that combine with the big rear wing and front lip spoiler to add even more downforce. The wider body is shared with the 911 Turbo.
You’ll want that downforce, because all sorts of lightweight materials—including, for the first time, magnesium for the roof—help save 10 kilos over the GT3, already a light car in its own right. Much easier to catch air over crests, then…
Power comes from the naturally-aspirated 4.0-litre flat-6, making a whopping 500 horsepower and 338 lb.-ft. of torque. That makes it the most powerful fuel-injected, naturally aspirated engine in the 911 family, and it’s enough to get the GT3 RS from 0-60 mph in a claimed 3.1 seconds. Paired with a newly-developed PDK transmission (the only transmission announced so far), it helped the GT3 RS complete a lap of the Nurbugring Nordschleife five seconds faster than a standard GT3.
In the chassis department, rear-wheel steering and Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus—whereby power is instantly sent to whichever rear wheel can make the most use of it—helps stabilize the car, while a wider front and rear track (and the widest tires seen on any current 911 model) help reduce body roll.
Inside, you’ll find new seats based on the items from the 918 Spyder hypercar, and a new Track Precision app combines with the GPS to measure a number of parameters as you tackle the track.
Watch for the RS’ launch in the middle of summer 2015.
