Porsche unwraps sizzling 911 GT3 RS for Oz

PORSCHE has revealed full particulars of its scorching 911 GT3 RS for the Australian market, the race-bred street automobile providing a whopping 386kW and 470Nm from its high-revving atmo 4.0-litre flat-six, promising a 0-100km/h time of simply 3.2 seconds and a V-max simply shy of 300km/h.

It’s obtainable to order now and preliminary buyer deliveries will happen from the second quarter of subsequent yr.

Regardless of a beginning value of $500,200 plus on-road prices – a cool $111,600 greater than the common GT3 – the GT3 RS shouldn’t be the costliest mannequin within the 911 line-up, though it’s arguably essentially the most fascinating.

Unveiling of the GT3 RS comes the identical month as Porsche Vehicles Australia raises pricing throughout its 911 vary by between $17,800 and $26,300 relying on variant.

Australia’s 911 mannequin vary now commences at $259,100 + ORC for the entry-grade 911 Carrera PDK and tops out at $527,500 plus ORCs for the 911 Turbo S Cabriolet PDK (see full pricing record under).

Combining technical highlights from Porsche’s extremely revered motorsports program, the 911 GT3 RS combines light-weight building with finely tuned aerodynamics to supply a detailed reference to its track-only sibling, the 911 GT3 R.

A front-mounted radiator, which consumes the house normally occupied by the bags compartment, handles cooling duties for the 911 GT3 RS, liberating up room on the car’s sides for lively aerodynamic parts that work in unison with a two-part rear spoiler and adjustable entrance wing sections.

Porsche says that mixed, these aerodynamic developments can present as much as 409kg of downforce at 200km/h – rising to 860kg at 285km/h – which means the mannequin generates twice as a lot downforce as its 991.2-generation predecessor and 3 times as a lot as the present 911 GT3.

The 911 GT3 RS is additional outfitted with a drag discount system to make it slipperier at increased speeds, the system flattening the aerodynamic profile of the car on the push of a button (inside a particular working vary).

Its aerodynamic parts may serve to supply further deceleration throughout emergency braking from excessive speeds.

In addition to these outstanding aerodynamic parts, the Porsche 911 GT3 RS is additional characterised by aspect blades that serve to direct air outwards, louvered openings to ventilate the entrance wheel arches, inlets behind the entrance wheels to scale back dynamic stress within the wheel arches, nostrils within the bonnet to extract air from the radiator, openings within the rear aspect panels to stability air circulate, and a model-specific rear diffuser tailored from the 911 GT3.

The complicated aerodynamic workings of the 911 GT3 RS are complemented dutifully by the teardrop-shaped profiles of the entrance axle’s double wishbone association, which is claimed to extend downforce on the entrance axle by a staggering 40kg. The entrance monitor of the 911 GT3 RS is 29mm wider than that of the 911 GT3 and the entrance axle hyperlinks are widened accordingly.

Porsche says it has labored to make sure the downforce stability between entrance and rear axles is maintained even when braking from “very excessive speeds”, decreasing pitching below laborious brake purposes, in addition to modifying the spring charges of the multi-link rear-end accordingly.

The entrance ball joint of the decrease trailing arm has been set even decrease on the entrance axle, offering a extra dynamic steering impact.

After all, the 911 GT3 RS is obtainable with a number of drive modes (Regular, Sport and Observe), the latter providing intensive particular person adjustment – together with over the dampers’ rebound and compressions charges.

The mannequin additionally options the identical twin 7.0-inch monitor shows as discovered within the 911 GT3, the contents of that are once more customisable by the driving force.

On the coronary heart of the 911 GT3 RS is Porsche’s coveted 4.0-litre naturally aspirated flat-six, which Porsche says is additional optimised when put next with the 911 GT3. 

The rise in energy (to 386kW) is achieved primarily through reprofiled camshafts, whereas the one throttle consumption and its inflexible valve drive system are as soon as extra “motorsport derived”.

The 911 GT3 RS is fitted completely with the seven-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) dual-clutch transmission, which gives a shorter general ratio set than that discovered within the 911 GT3.

Porsche says the transmission can “face up to even excessive masses throughout frequent use on monitor” and helps propel the automobile from standstill to 100km/h in 3.2 seconds on its approach to a high pace of 296km/h.

Stopping duties fall to aluminium monobloc fastened callipers with six pistons clamping 408mm rotors on the entrance axle. Piston diameters are 2mm bigger (now 32mm) when in comparison with the 911 GT3 and the rotors additionally 2mm thicker (now 36mm). The rear axle continues to be arrested by the 380mm rotors and four-piston calipers as discovered on the 911 GT3.

Elective carbon composite brakes function 410mm rotors on the entrance and 390mm discs up again.

The 911 GT3 RS rides as customary on light-weight cast alloy centrelock wheels shod with “street authorized sports activities tyres” measuring 275/35 R20 on the entrance and 335/30 R21 on the rear.

Following the ideas first demonstrated within the 911 Carrera RS 2.7 half a century in the past, the 911 GT3 RS has undergone some complete weight-reduction in contrast with a daily 911.

Widespread use of carbon-fibre contains the doorways, entrance wings, roof and bonnet, in addition to the inside’s full bucket seats.

Porsche says the 911 GT3 RS suggestions the scales at simply 1450kg (kerb).

The inside of the 911 GT3 RS is upholstered with black leather-based, race-tex and carbon-weave finishes, and is accessible with Porsche’s Membership Sport Bundle as a no-cost possibility. The package deal features a metal roll bar, hand-held fireplace extinguisher and a six-point harness for the driving force.

Australian-delivered Porsche 911 GT3 RS fashions can be additional outfitted with tinted LED most important headlights that includes the Porsche Dynamic Mild System, self-dimming mirrors, rain sensor, entrance axle elevate system, rear park help, a reversing digital camera, tyre restore package (sealant) and DAB+ digital radio reception.

Accessible optionally – and for an undisclosed value – the Weissach Bundle sees the 911 GT3 RS fitted out with the bonnet, roof, elements of the rear wing and higher shell of the wing mirrors in a carbon-weave end. The entrance and rear anti-roll bars, the rear coupling rods and the shear panel on the rear axle are additionally product of carbon-fibre and “contribute to an additional enhancement of the driving dynamics”, Porsche says.

The choice package deal additionally features a carbon-fibre roll cage for the primary time, saving important 6kg over the metal model, plus magnesium cast alloy wheels that trim an additional 8kg from the general package deal. Magnet-type paddle-shifters are additionally fitted.

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